Bolawrap Successfully Deployed During Violent Confrontation Resulting In No Injuries
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 30, 2019 Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “Wrap”) (Nasdaq: WRTC), an innovator of modern policing solutions, today announced that the Company has signed three new exclusive international distributor agreements covering 5 countries. Wrap’s international distribution network now includes 10 distributors covering 17 countries.
Countries represented by new international distributors include: Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Macau, Hong Kong, and Argentina. Previously announced distributors cover Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, South Korea, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Canada.
Export licenses for 32 countries have been approved by the US Department of Commerce. The Company has trained six of the ten international distributors thus far with plans to train the rest of the distributors in the coming weeks. Training distributor personnel empowers them to demonstrate and sell the BolaWrap products to their customers.
In addition to the 10 exclusive international distributors, Wrap has received US Department of Commerce export licenses or is working with non-exclusive distributors and representatives arranging initial product introductions in an additional 25 countries. Some of these countries include Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, several Caribbean Island countries, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Italy, Mexico, Columbia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, and Brazil.
“We are moving at a great pace following our first $1+ million international order,” said Tom Smith, President of Wrap Technologies. “The international community continues to express a strong interest in the BolaWrap, and our growing distribution network enables us to meet the need for remote restraint.”
This past week the company performed a BolaWrap demonstration in Washington D.C. hosted by Fredrick County Sheriff’s Office to multiple countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, and US agencies including Fredericks Police Department, MPDC, FNA, and Howard County PD.
“We are on track to meet 2019 strategic objectives and are well funded to aggressively pursue both domestic and international sales opportunities,” added David Norris, CEO. “We are very pleased with the response from those agencies evaluating and those purchasing our improved BolaWrap 100 with its integrated green line laser.”
About Wrap Technologies (WRTC)
Wrap Technologies is an innovator of modern policing solutions. The Company’s BolaWrap 100 product is a patented, hand-held remote restraint device that discharges an eight-foot bola style Kevlar® tether to entangle an individual at a range of 10-25 feet. Developed by award winning inventor Elwood Norris, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, the small but powerful BolaWrap 100 assists law enforcement to safely and effectively control encounters, especially those involving an individual experiencing a mental crisis. For information on the Company please visit www.wraptechnologies.com. Examples of recent media coverage are available as links under the “Media” tab of the website.
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BolaWrap is a trademark of Wrap Technologies, Inc. All other trade names used herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective holders.
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