Business View Magazine | July 2019

222 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2019 AT A GLANCE THE MD CHARLTON COMPANY LTD. WHAT: Law enforcement and military equipment distributors WHERE: Headquarters in Victoria, British Columbia WEBSITE: www.mdcharlton.ca T he MD Charlton Company Ltd. was founded in 1980 and purchased in 2002 by Alec Rossa. Rob Cook is the company’s Vice President and National Sales Manager. MD Charlton is a leading supplier of firearms, accoutrements, and other types of equipment and clothing to Canadian police forces, the Canadian military, other law enforcement agencies, and security professionals with quality products and superlative customer service. “MD Charlton became an innovator and disrupter in the industry very early on,” according to Rossa. “In 1991-92, it introduced pepper spray and expandable batons into the Canadian marketplace. In 1999, it introduced the Taser, and finally moved into its first facility.”