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file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dave%20Fannon.CENT...BS%20AWAY!%20-%20MOBILE%20PRESS%20ARTICLE%20ON%20CPM.txt News Archives Mobile Register (AL) July 31, 2005 *BOMBS* *AWAY*! GEORGE TALBOT Business Reporter *BOMBS* *AWAY*! Theodore companys blast-resistant trash cans in demand in fight against transit terrorism By GEORGE TALBOT Business Reporter There is the wastepaper basket, the garbage can and even the industrial-strength Dumpster. And then there is Dave Fannons 2,000-pound, *bomb*-swallowing can of steel. Fannon, president of Centerpoint Manufacturing Inc. in Theodore, holds the patent on a blast-resistant trash receptacle capable of absorbing the explosions from dynamite, pipe *bombs* and other explosive devices potentially used by terrorists. Founded in 2002, the company in March began offering two versions of its so-called BlastGard MTR trash cans after extensive testing at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. In June, Centerpoint landed a $735,000 contract to supply 190 trash cans to the Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, to be installed in the citys subway system. More to come? The deal may be the first of bigger orders to come. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has said it is looking for suppliers of *bomb*-resistant trash cans, and virtually every major American airport and passenger rail system is reviewing its potential exposure after the file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dave%20F...%20-%20MOBILE%20PRESS%20ARTICLE%20ON%20CPM.txt (1 of 4)2/21/2007 10:09:58 AM file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dave%20Fannon.CENT...BS%20AWAY!%20-%20MOBILE%20PRESS%20ARTICLE%20ON%20CPM.txt July 7 London train bombings. We got a wake-up call after 9/11, but what happened in London really raised the awareness level of just how vulnerable we still are, Fannon said. Centerpoint is one of about a half-dozen companies now manufacturing a blast-resistant trash can. One of the biggest, the Israeli-owned