FrontierMEDEX has named industry veteran Ed Bordun as its new Sales Director of Canada.

FrontierMEDEX conducted a survey of more than 400 travelers last week, and found that most travelers place a higher priority on the weather than on their own safety.

FrontierMEDEX, which offers integrated security and medical solutions for travelers, offers these suggestions for companies sending employees to potentially hazardous parts of the world:

Expanding abroad will be a lot more fun if you can avoid cultural faux pas, kidnapping, disease, and accidents.

by Tim Mitchell.

Last year, Fortune 500 companies experienced greater growth overseas than they did in the U.S. Opportunity for revenue is always accompanied by risk. During my career in risk management, I've found that the dangers to employees and businesses expanding into foreign countries fall into five categories.

In a move that will significantly enhance remote operational safety, employees of Tethys Petroleum in Central Asia have acquired new life-saving skills, successfully completing the FrontierMEDEX First Person on Scene training course.

From war zones to holiday homes, FrontierMEDEX is opening up new frontiers in 21^st century travel.

In a year that has witnessed the Arab spring, hurricanes, eruptions, a near-nuclear meltdown and the end of Osama Bin Laden’s tenure as head of Al-Qaeda, FrontierMEDEX will provide the solutions that will enable travelers to go further and do more.

Mitcheldean and Baltimore, March 17 2011 - Two of the world's most respected assistance, medical, safety and security solutions providers, Exploration Logistics Group and MEDEX Global Solutions, have merged to form FrontierMEDEX Group. Together they deliver a fully integrated, world-wide assistance, medical, safety and security service, ranging from remote medical clinics, insurance and travel intelligence to medical and political evacuation.

Global CEO, Tim Mitchell, makes clear the potential of the new company -

Baltimore, February 1, 2011 - MEDEX Global Solutions' Security Services Division has raised their Status Phase for travelers in Egypt from Alert Status to Evacuation Status. This change is based on the company's in-house Intelligence Team's assessment of the situation on the ground. That assessment is consistent with the U.S. State Department's order to evacuate all non-essential U.S. government personnel from Egypt and recommendation that U.S. citizen not travel to Egypt at this time.

Mitcheldean, December 2010 - Exploration Logistics Group is pleased to announce that MML Capital Partners have taken a minority interest in the Group, positioning the company for a further period of development and expansion.

Exploration Logistics Group has been a key partner in medical and safety services to commercial organisations, governments, institutions and major humanitarian initiatives worldwide for more than 25 years. Through its divisions Frontier Medical, Exlogs Safety, MineTech International, Exlogs Canine Services and Medekit, the company provides specialist remote site medical support, a range of safety support services including field specialists, driver training and mountaineering support, landmine and ordnance remediation services and medical supplies and equipment. As a specialist supplier to the oil and gas industry, the Group has been instrumental in developing safety standards, improving operational efficiency and enhancing employee health and welfare.

Mitcheldean, December 2010 - A recent International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) audit has given the green light to Exploration Logistics Group's practices and processes, confirming the quality of head office procedures which impact directly on the quality of service delivered to customers in the field.

Baltimore, August 31, 2010 - MEDEX Global Solutions Ranks No. 25 in the Insurance Industry on the 2010 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 117%.

Inc. Magazine ranked MEDEX Global Solutions No. 25 in the Insurance Industry on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. MEDEX Global Solutions ranked No. 44 out of all Baltimore based companies who made the list and No. 2190 out of all companies on the list.