Primetake

Primetake

Primetake Ltd

Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Ammunition & EnergeticsWeaponsArmour & ProtectionCounter-UAS & Air DefenseDual-use
Founded 1991Subsystem Manufacturer, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Special Forces, Homeland Security & Police, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 26, 2026

About

Founded in 1991, Primetake is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Fiskerton, United Kingdom working in ammunition & energetics, weapons, armour & protection +4 more.

UK manufacturer of specialist ammunition and pyrotechnics for law enforcement, military, special forces, security agencies, bomb disposal, gas flaring and bird control. Founded in 1991, initially as a wildlife management and aviation safety firm producing bird scaring cartridges. The company designs, develops and produces 12 gauge method-of-entry rounds, distraction devices, EOD power cartridges and initiation components, anti-material slugs, training rounds and ceremonial cartridges. It operates in-house testing facilities including an underground tunnel, a military bunker and firing ranges, and supplies customers across many countries through global distribution partners.

Location

Fiskerton, United Kingdom

Founded

1991

Company type

Private company

Legal name

Primetake Ltd

Focus areas

ammunitionpyrotechnicsEODbreaching roundsdistraction deviceslaw enforcementmunitions

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Ammunition & EnergeticsWeaponsArmour & ProtectionCounter-UAS & Air DefenseSoldier EquipmentMissiles & MunitionsSimulation & Training

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerContract ManufacturerComponent Supplier

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Distraction devices (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 bang)

Flashbang / distraction device

Multi-bang grenades producing bright flash and loud bang to disorient individuals, in operational, lightweight and training variants.

12 gauge door breaching rounds (RAM rounds)

Breaching round

Frangible 12 gauge rounds with stainless steel powder payload for disrupting hinges, locks and door furniture, including waterproof variants.

12 gauge powder irritant CS rounds

Irritant round

Frangible 12 gauge rounds releasing CS powder to penetrate doors and glazing and create an irritant cloud for law enforcement.

12G Anti-Material Penetrator (AMP) round

Anti-material slug

High-powered slug designed to destroy steel, glass and rubber, used by law enforcement to disable engine blocks, tyres and barriers.

T-Blank training round

Training ammunition

12 gauge training round simulating operational CS and breaching rounds without the same risks or destruction.

EOD power cartridges (Hotrod, Pigstick, window breaker, 0.50 Electric EOD)

EOD power cartridge

Electrically initiated cartridges used in explosive ordnance disposal to disrupt IEDs, breach casings and remove glass barriers.

EOD igniters and switches (Igniter Safety Fuse, Combination Switch)

EOD initiation device

Ignition and initiation components for explosive ordnance disposal operations.

Long range CS and bird scaring cartridges

Pyrotechnic / munition

Long range irritant rounds and non-lethal bird control cartridges.

Ceremonial saluting cartridges and signal cartridges

Pyrotechnic

Saluting, signal and gas flare ignition cartridges for ceremonial, military and industrial use.

End users

Land ForcesSpecial ForcesHomeland Security & PoliceDefense Industry

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