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MLA is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of public order equipment and clothing to police forces and prison services all over the world, established in 1993..
Our on-site manufacturing facility allows is to produce high quality, reliable equipment which can be made to your specification.
Bespoke Design Service
Our Bespoke Design Service puts you in control. A talented and creative team of product designers are available to work closely with you throughout the specification process. From initial design brief to final design selection we can offer professional guidance to ensure we meet your requirements.
So, your idea can be brought to fruition or your ideal solution can be found – whether that’s a ready-made product or a bespoke design for a specialist application.
We concentrate on quality and performance in the field. We are sure that this, coupled with the right choice of materials and construction, balances the robust with the practice and comfortable.
We’re confident in the pursuit of excellence.
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MLA are proud to have been a supplier to Essex Police for 20 years
MLA News
TACTICAL SUPPORT BELT DEVELOPED
A flame-retardant tactical support belt has been developed by the MLA design team to evenly distribute weight across the hips, providing lumbar support to help prevent lower back pain. Our two-prong leather equipment belt fits perfectly and allows various pouches and accessories to be fixed to the belt spreading the load and reducing pressure. It... Read more »
Read MoreNEW PRODUCT – Firearms Leg-Drop Pouch
A new product has been developed for firearms teams by MLA’s design and development team. The Firearms Leg-Drop pouch has a magazine pouch, two baton round pouches and pockets at the back for glow sticks. The pouch, which has just been launched, is already in use by one UK police force. For more information please... Read more »
Read MoreStopstick Training Day
A team from MLA’s design, purchasing and contracts department spent the day with South Yorkshire Police to see Stop Stick in action. The day was aimed at ensuring police officers were kept up-to-date with their Stop Stick training but allowed MLA staff to see first-hand how the tyre deflation device worked. Natalie Dearlove and Mimi... Read more »
Read MoreGauntlet Public Order Glove making a return
Back by popular demand is our Defender D30 Gauntlet glove following several requests from UK forces. The glove is flame-retardant, cut-resistant (EN 388 Level 4) with knitted Aramid throughout. It is made from goatskin leather, is hardwearing and both abrasion and penetration resistant. The Gauntlet gives extra protection to the wrist area and is the... Read more »
Read MoreMLA PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS TO CREATE GARMENT FOR ROUGH SLEEPERS
A GARMENT for rough sleepers has been created by students in York following a partnership between MLA and York College Fashion Department. For the second year running, Michael Lupton, has given the fashion and clothing students a brief for their final major project, which this year was inspired by the ‘Fashioned from Nature’ exhibition at... Read more »
Read MoreSTOPSTICK STOPS LORRY TRAVELLING WRONG WAY DOWN M1
South Yorkshire Police have had another success with Stopstick after stopping a LGV travelling on the wrong side of the road down the M1. The large Iveco rigid LGV had cloned plates, and failed to stop. Stopstick was deployed and brought the speed down to 20mph. The driver lost control allowing police to capture and... Read more »
Read MoreFASHION DESIGN GRADUATE JOINS MLA
We are delighted to welcome fashion degree graduate Lauren Dodd to work with the design team at MLA. Lauren impressively received a First Class Honours for her BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Production course. She had already done some work with MLA during her second year on the course, when she worked with Joy Lupton... Read more »
Read MoreMLA Typhoon Boot Meets New BSI Standard
We are delighted to announce our Defender Typhoon Plus public order boot now meets the new British Institute Standard (BSI). The revised standard reflects the changes of threats and operational needs of the user, including the need of further protection from petrol bombing and penetrative chemical threats. The new standard allows for new technologies such... Read more »
Read MoreWelcome to the new MLA website!
What can our new website do for you? A website redesign for most businesses is a pretty laborious undertaking that feels, at times, endless. But the process that we went through over the past few months here at MLA was a rewarding one, because we got to think about how we really wanted our business,... Read more »
Read MoreMLA Announced New Workshop, New Helmet & New Jobs!
Tues 14th March, Seaton Ross – Michael Lupton Associates Ltd (MLA) announced at the 2017 Home Office Security and Policing Event in Farnborough last week, that they have now brought leather and canvas production in house to their facility in Seaton Ross. MLA, leaders in the Personal Protection Equipment and clothing field, have been in... Read more »
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