Complacency Kills - A Kontek Podcast

Critical infrastructure faces a variety of outside and inside threats within their organization that range from impacts of disturbing day to day operations & SOP changes to radiological release. Sit down with Mike Witt & Pete Peterson and join us in the conversation. What are those outstanding threats? What has industry done to counter them? What do we see on the horizon as future and evol...

In the 8th episode of Complacency Kills - A Kontek Podcast, Mike Witt and Billy Barton with Kontek Industries sit down to have a quick chat on some of the factors they look for when evaluating tactical instructors, courses and training equipment. You can learn more on Kontek training equipment here: https://www.kontekindustries.com/products   Also be sure to check out these videos on Kontek t...

In episode #7 of the Complacency Kills Podcast, Billy Barton and Nick Kesser sit down and discuss what the value add is for General Contractors to work with Kontek when physicals security is a portion of the project scope.  We dive into stories of challenges and outcomes that saved General Contractors time, money and headache when managing large scale construction.  You can also see our...

This is our sixth episode of Complacency Kills - A Kontek Podcast, discussing the evolution of armor from our experiences, from the 1990's to today.  Massive leaps have been made in armor systems, the focus on the level of user comfort and performance have made armor what it is today.  Check out James Ergas (retired Federal Law Enforcement & Special Operations) and Michael Witt (prio...

In the fifth episode of Complacency Kills - A Kontek Podcast, Michael Witt (Sales & Marketing Director) and Adam Baird (COO) sit down to discuss the transition from an outsourced manufacturing  model to performing the builds in house.   The trials and tribulations, the ups and the downs and why we made the change at Kontek.

In this episode we dive into the unique backgrounds of life and military experience to bring a diverse group of dudes together and make an unstoppable team. How has our perception changed since leaving the military? What are some lessons learned that we have brought with us to Kontek? Check out the podcast to see what is new and upcoming in force protection work. 

In episode #3 of Complacency Kills, we explore the world of engineering at Kontek.  How does one get into blast and ballistic related engineering? What is it that drives these guys everyday to perfect designs and create lifesaving systems for military, law enforcement and security groups. Check us out at www.kontekindustries.com.

Episode #2 of Complacency Kills (Protect Thy House) covers the methods and best practices of target hardening.   These general principles apply to schools, hospitals, municipal buildings, commercial facilities and much more. This episode goes into depth on ballistic glass, structural armor, security vestibules, bollards, gates, access control and much more!  Be sure to follow us and...

This is our pilot episode, exploring the use case for guard booths, why blast & ballistic features are critical and what impacts decisions have when selecting features for a booth to be able to fight from.  Watch the Podcast here: https://youtu.be/jvZDSl8nVGs