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Optima

@OptimaGroupUK

Leaders in explosive threat mitigation

 United Kingdom
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Joined May 2013
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"If we don't clear battlefields from explosives there are likely to be used in suicide belts or as munition for drones - with devastating consequences" - Will Meurer, IED Threat Mitigation Adviser for @UNMAS, at the #NDMUN22 event on Challenges and Responses to IEDs.
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The smiles say it all!!! Silver today in the Slalom at the Para Alpine World Championships! 🥈🥈 what a day....thank you to everyone for their support & messages. Means so much 🙌 . . . . . . . . #silver #mennaandjen #gobeyond #visuallyimpaired #teamwor… bit.ly/2MukoHv
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🇬🇧 @mennaandjen made it 2️⃣ medals from 2️⃣ races at the World Para Alpine Champs last week. With the Womens Super Combined and the Womens Super G races this Thursday and Friday - they could make it 3️⃣ or 4️⃣ medals! #GoBeyond
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So excited to share that Menna and I have been selected to represent GB in all 5 events at the World Champs in Kransjka Gora and Sella Nevea next week! #GoBeyond @mennaandjen
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🇬🇧⛷️GB Snowsport is pleased to announced the squad which will contest the @ParaAlpine World Championships in Kranjska Gora 🇸🇮 and Italy 🇮🇹 from Monday See who's been selected here 👉gbsnowsport.com/news-info/ne…
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The winners of the SJA Bill McGowran Trophy women's award are: Downhill Skiier Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide, Capt Jennifer Kehoe@mennaandjen #SJA2018
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[#Iraq] @StateDept & @UNMAS continue clearance of #IEDs in #Mosul enabling the timely #rehabilitation of critical #infrastructure and leading to #lives saved and #livelihoods restored.
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We are incredibly honoured to have been awarded Women Of The Year Award for Outstanding Achievement For Overcoming Sterotypes and becoming Britain’s most successful female Paralympians, winning four medals in 2018. ift.tt/2P2Yw9C
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@DFID_UK9 Oct 2018
This year #UKAid funded @UNMAS teams have cleared 15000 explosives, 750 suicide belts and 330 deadly traps in Iraq, including from schools, hospitals and playgrounds Children can now back to school and families can return to a normal life #AidWorks thesun.co.uk/news/7448128/is…
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There really isn’t much of a greater honour than carrying the flag for your country. This is up there with our top moments to date. 🙌 ⛷ ift.tt/2zzwTwI
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Excellent piece in our 2018 edition of @CBNWJournals Xplosive and delighted to be partnered with Triton @OptimaGroupUK #counterterrorism #eod #afghanistanisnotsafe
Optima (@OptimaGroupUK) profile pictureOptima@OptimaGroupUK25 Sep 2018
TRITON NEWS: Read Triton’s latest article in CBNW Xplosive magazine for a fascinating insight into its analysis of last spring’s VBIED attack in Kabul’s Green Zone ow.ly/SyCd30lXxXj
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Check out UNMAS supported Community Liaison Officers, Shahad and Majd, talking about their jobs and delivering #riskeducation messages to the people of #Mosul. bit.ly/2KwoZGA #RadioOneFm #womeninmineaction @UNIraq @01onefm
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“We are clearing schools, health centers, water treatment plants, electricity stations, so that the authorities can take care of immediate needs, and that in return invites people to come back.” bit.ly/2zy4dpJ
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"نحن نقوم بتطهير المدارس و المراكز الصحية و مراكز معالجة المياه محطات الكهرباء لكي يستطيع السلطات أن يعتنوا بالحاجات الفورية، و هذا بدوره يحثُّ الناس على العودة." إقرأ المزيد هنا: ow.ly/rdHk30kWqUt @OptimaGroupUK @UNIraq @DeutscheWelle @GermanyDiplo @GermanyUN
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“It will take #decades and decades to rid #Mosul of #explosive hazards”. @DeutscheWelle recently visited #UNMAS operations in #Iraq. Read #DW full article and learn more about UNMAS activities here: dw.com/en/iraq-danger-amid-m…
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Deputy UN Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for #Iraq, Marta Ruedas handed over a letter of commendation from UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres to @UNMAS Chief of Operations, Mark Warburton for exceptional courage. Learn more: bit.ly/2tREsvq
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In Mosul, the @IraqiGovt is implementing a successful demining strategy - read this article to learn more about the progress made so far: goo.gl/cNU3aM
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The Old City of is the most heavily contaminated part of #Mosul. View this video to learn more about the complexity of searching for and clearing explosive hazards in Mosul, #Iraq bit.ly/2t8H8Ex @UNIraq @OptimaGroupUK
Mosul - One Year of Clearance [English]

Mosul - One Year of Clearance [English]

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[#Iraq] Due to the nature of threats posed by explosive hazards, UNMAS teams are among the first responders allowing the humanitarian community and local authorities to intervene quickly and efficiently to help civilians. Read more here: bit.ly/2J6yBHY
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#Mineclearance veteran Paul Heslop of @UNMAS has seen some of the worst damage wrought by #explosives, but nothing like #Mosul. For this #TheLidIsOn podcast, he discusses how removing mines and bombs literally clears the path for #peace and #development. soundcloud.com/unradio/the-l…
The Lid Is On: From Angola to Iraq, mine removal ‘the precursor to...

The Lid Is On: From Angola to Iraq, mine removal ‘the precursor to...

In this episode of our podcast, The Lid Is On, Paul Heslop of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) tells Dianne Penn how removing mines and bombs literally clears the path for peace and development. Mu

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#Iraq About 350,000 m² of #Fallujah Train Station grounds and tracks searched/cleared - a crucial precursor to enabling the national state-owned railway company to conduct necessary repairs #RebuildIraq @UNIraq @OptimaGroupUK
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