GDS currently operates under the brand name of Gliderol.

GDS Global Limited has entered the US market with its appointment of Blast Resource Group (BRG) as its exclusive distributor to market and distribute the group’s blast-mitigating and blast-resistant shutters in the US. 

GDS currently operates under the brand name of Gliderol. 

According to an Oct 7 release, the appointment comes on the back of the group’s plans for business growth with positive advancements under its new leadership team that was appointed in late 2023.

BRG is a supplier of metal building systems, offering specialty engineering and design services for clients facing hazardous risks. 

Gliderol’s blast-mitigating and blast-resistant roller shutters were designed by the group to mitigate the risk of hazardous debris arising from conventional roller shutters during a blast. 

The group says the appointment “paves the way for the group to become the US market’s only provider of Gliderol blast-mitigating and blast-resistant roller shutters”. 

The partnership also addresses a critical gap in the US market, due to the absence of similar products designed to withstand explosions, reads the release. 

Gina Lee, executive director of GDS, says, “Alongside our ongoing product innovation and cost management strategies, we made a pivot to pursue growth more aggressively in our markets.”

Aaron Westover, BRG’s president and CEO, adds: “This partnership allows BRG to offer our clients a tailor-made solution to this problem that perfectly complements our longstanding capabilities as a building supplier.”

Meanwhile in Southeast Asia, the group is currently partnered with AJA Enterprises for the sale of Gliderol blast-mitigating and blast-resistant shutters. 

The group and AJA Enterprises have since deployed Gliderol’s blast shutters to safeguard critical infrastructures in the region which include power plants and water-treatment plants.

Shares in GDS Global 5vp closed flat at 5 cents on Oct 7.