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BulletSafe Bulletproof Vests
In the 1990s, engineer Tom Nardone was working for a defense-oriented helicopter company. He was tasked with testing bulletproof fuel-tank liners made from a little-known but very powerful material: Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE or "PE" for short).
Back in the 1990s, nearly all bulletproof vests were made from Kevlar, which is far more expensive and difficult to manufacture than PE. An entrepreneur at heart, Nardone began to wonder if bulletproof vests could be made with PE to save companies and individuals money on their security budgets.
In 2010, Nardone discovered many companies were using PE for their bulletproof vests, but they were still charging as much as Kevlar-based vests, roughly $1000 per unit.
The Market
The reasons for this material-price disparity were well-founded, but also surmountable. First, the US federal government pays ½ of police department bulletproof vest costs through the Bulletproof Vest Partnership program. Therefore, many police departments aren’t interested in saving money on their bulletproof vests.
Second, most bulletproof vest companies’ custom-produce their vests instead of relying on modern assembly lines and mass production. Also, most of these companies tend to source their material from more expensive, local factories instead of saving a bundle by having the components made elsewhere.
Finally, bulletproof vest sales need a large and dedicated sales force to reach the chiefs and sheriffs of the countless police departments across the country. Lacking such a sales force, most bulletproof vest companies simply cannot market and distribute their product effectively on a large-scale.
BulletSafe Now
After 8 years of independent sales efforts, BulletSafe was acquired by the Sellmark Corporation. Now, BulletSafe is served by Sellmark’s large, well-trained sales force and units are delivered with speed and professionalism.
Now, BulletSafe customers can quickly and easily identify which vest they need from Sellmark’s height-and-weight charts, and they can speak with representatives for order and product details with greater ease and accuracy than ever before. Currently, BulletSafe vests are available online at bulletsafe.com and are also available at over 250 dealers across the country.
BulletSafe’s purpose is crystal-clear; to deliver quality, affordable bulletproof vests and accessories to anyone who needs them. BulletSafe hopes to give America’s forgotten security workers peace-of-mind and top-quality protection to ensure they can always return home safely to their families.