The Armored Group and McSweeney Announce Strategic Alliance

PHOENIX - July 31, 2013 - PRLog -- The Armored Group and McSweeney Designs are happy to announce they have formed a strategic alliance that will enable them to provide world class up-armored executive luxury coaches and dignitary transportation vehicles to a wide array of clients all over the world.  This strategic alliance enables both companies to harness the collective intelligence of both engineering groups to bring added value to their clients and pursue new avenues of business that were remote to both organizations prior to agreement.

The Armored Group and McSweeney teams have worked on several projects together over the last couple years, the most significant being the collaboration of the MD XUV Presidential Motorcade.  The technology required for that particular class of vehicle was highly sophisticated and required a significant amount of collaboration between both companies’ engineering and manufacturing teams.  The success of that enterprise has already led them to undertake the challenge of adapting and redeploying their proprietary MD XUV Motorcade technologies for similar projects on new vehicle platforms which have been commissioned for the protection of another foreign Head of State client.

The combined team have several additional projects in the pipeline for up-armored executive mobile offices and luxury passenger vehicles for an influential roster of dignitary clients in various regions around the globe.  Because of the level of security required by their high-profile clients, certain information on personal identity as well as specific types of vehicles built and technologies employed are proprietary and are closely guarded by the discretion of both The Armored Group and McSweeney Designs.

Jeffrey Hunter, XO executive officer of McSweeney Designs stated: “The MD XUV Presidential Motorcade was the first project to offer a glimpse into the full potential of the strategic alliance between The Armored Group and McSweeney Designs, while we both feel that this project delivered exceptionally well on the promise of our collaboration, we still feel that we are only now scratching the surface of what will be possible now that our alliance is more fully geared toward this type of deeper cooperation on an ongoing basis.  The Armored Group is recognized as the industry leader and has decades of experience and certification in the up-armored segment, there is no one else better to align ourselves with.”

“We look forward to a long partnership with McSweeney Designs.  Together we will be able to extend our reach far beyond what we could reasonably achieve acting independently and do so in a much more efficient and rapid way,” said Bob Pazderka, president of The Armored Group.  “We look forward to collaborating on new innovations that will allow both our companies to collectively and simultaneously, deliver on the promise of optimal threat-level protection and an unparalleled level of comfort and amenities.”  

Both The Armored Group and McSweeney Designs plan to expand their co-developed vehicle portfolio to fill the unique demands and requests of their clients.  In addition to ongoing executive luxury coaches and dignitary transportation opportunities; other projects currently under consideration and co-development include several highly sophisticated tactical projects such as a unique modular, platform neutral, rapid deployment weapons system for a client with an innovative and patented artillery solution.  

ABOUT THE ARMORED GROUP

The Armored Group (TAG) has over 20 years of experience engineering, manufacturing and modifying armored vehicles for use by government military agencies, law enforcement, private businesses and individual citizens around the world.  TAG will engineer, design, build or modify tactical armored vehicles for any terrain and any environment.  They specialize in three categories of armored vehicles:  SWAT, Luxury protection vehicles and cash-in-transit.  

TAG provides the highest quality armored vehicles available and sets the standard for customization, reliability and protection.  To ensure that all TAG vehicles meet the highest standards of safety, they undergo extreme ballistics testing and have received VPAM-BVR 2009/VR7 Ballistic/ERV 2010 Blast Certification for their Toyota Land Cruiser and Toyota Hilux armoring solutions.  

All facilities are ISO 9001 certified and managed by fully qualified and experienced professionals who serve customers around the world.

TAG is a full-line commercial armored vehicles builder and has provided customized engineering, design and building solutions to a vast array of clients including law enforcement agencies all over the world, Brinks, Loomis, Dunbar Armored, KBR, Lockheed Martin, DynCorp, U.S. Army and Air Force, U.S. and foreign governments and agencies such as the DOD, DOS  and the United Nations.

For more information, please visit these company websites: http://www.armoredcars.com/ and http://www.4swat.com or call: 1 888-997-5607 or 602 840 2271.

ABOUT McSWEENEY DESIGNS:

McSweeney Designs is a Birmingham, Alabama based, globally focused designer and manufacturer of uniquely personalized, lifestyle enhanced executive luxury coaches, as well as innovative mobile office and dignitary transportation solutions for people in the know.

Privately owned by the McSweeney Family, for over 30 years, our dedicated community of automotive artists, artisans, craftsman, designers and engineers have devoted their lives to the pursuit of excellence in the highly specialized field of tailor made luxury and haute couture automotive creations. During this time our exclusive clientele has consisted of heads of state, foreign dignitaries, "C-level" international business executives, Fortune 500 companies, high net worth families and individuals, as well as a host of performance and bespoke automotive enthusiasts.

McSweeney Designs is best defined by its relentless passion for seamlessly translating the personal vision of our individual clients while exceeding their expectations with obsessive attention to detail in all aspects of quality, craftsmanship, form, function, fit, and finish.

For more information, or for private commission of your next luxury vehicle, representatives of McSweeney Designs, LLC may be reached through our website at www.mcsweeneydesigns.com.