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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Burlington Medical Supplies (BMS), in partnership with ODIN, the leading provider of RFID-enabled healthcare solutions, announces a revolutionary new concept for managing data for X-ray aprons and other radiation protection garments. The patent-pending Burlington Apron Inventory Management System (BAIMS) is available through BurmedID, a division of BMS. X-ray aprons, thyroid shields and other radiation protection accessories made by...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Burlington Medical Supplies has announced the latest development in its campaign to provide the highest level of value to its customers. The radiation protection and X-ray medical supply company now offers enhancements in its table pad line. Mega Grip coatings and Tri-Foam interiors are now available in its custom-made table pads, which are manufactured at its Newport News, Virginia facility. The Mega Grip brand of coatings helps to...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Burlington Medical Supplies, a radiation protection and x-ray medical supply company, now offers no fog lenses. These lead glasses are the latest in technology for healthcare professionals who work in scatter radiation environments, such as doctors, nurses and technologists. These glasses are made with hi-lite transmission leaded glass that is treated with a unique thermally cured coating. They can be cleaned with any standard lens...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The BOSH Group (TBG) has named Frank Byrum as its Chief Technology Officer. Byrum will leverage a distinguished career in technology development and software engineering to formulate and oversee implementation of TBG's long-term technological strategy. He assumed his new position on February 1. Chief Executive Officer Robert Fitzgerald selected Byrum to posture the company at the leading edge of unmanned system technology as...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to significant recent growth in its x-ray medical supply business, Burlington Medical Supplies of Newport News, Virginia has announced several changes to its sales and marketing operations. Steve Porter has joined the radiation protection distributor and supplier in the newly created position as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, based out of Newport News headquarters. Porter has had experience as a division sales manager and national...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Orion Air Group (OAG), through their sister corporation Tempus Jets, announced an agreement with the Government of Rwanda to establish a stronger and more robust private aviation presence in the region. Initial plans include the establishment of traditional Fixed Base Operation (FBO) services and also the positioning of a number of turbine powered aircraft that will be available for on-demand charter to support humanitarian service...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Air Group Holdings, LLC, through their subsidiary Tempus Jet Centers has been awarded a Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 145 Repair Station Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Certificate Number 2TPR844B). The certificate was issued to the Tempus Jet Centers, Newport News facility located at the Newport News - Williamsburg International Airport (KPHF) on May 4, 2011. The new Repair Station Certificate...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Burlington Medical Supplies, headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, has introduced a new product into its inventory. The Single Swing-Arm Drape attaches to a medical procedure table's arm extension and protects the worker from any scattered beams of radiation during patient x-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans. The black vinyl drape is 39-and-a-half inches wide by 28 inches long. The non-absorbent drapes are made of .5 mm lead. Used...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ATAC (Airborne Tactical Advantage Company), has surpassed the 20,000 flight hours milestone training U.S. Military forces. The U.S. leader in outsourced tactical airborne services for 16 years, ATAC provides tactical air services for the U.S. Navy, Marines, and Air Force across a wide variety of threat replication and tactical aircraft training requirements. ATAC was recently awarded a $43 million follow-on contract from the Navy. (Photo:...
Newport News-AREVA Joint Venture Lauded PITTSBURGH, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent letter by United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission raised concerns about our nation's current capability to produce component parts for the growth of the nuclear industry in the U.S. It was written in response to the awarding of loan guarantees by the U.S. government to build two nuclear reactors in Burke, Georgia that could...
