Our Suppliers:

Apeks Marine Equipment Ltd began manufacturing 30 years ago with one goal - to make the best diving equipment in the world. Our strengths in design, development and engineering craftsmanship produce equipment of such a high standard that they are now the benchmark standards other manufacturers strive for.

Through constant innovation and development Apeks has grown into a major player in the diving industry. We now make more regulators for UK divers than any other manufacturer and export more than 70% of our equipment to over 50 countries.

Still the only UK manufacturer of regulators Apeks is a respected name throughout the world.
Those same high standards that started the company apply just as much today. Ken Ainscough, a keen diver and engineer founded the company with Eric Partington, and the dedicated divers and experts now working at Apeks are all committed to those original values.

The company's design, development, manufacturing and production processes use the latest technology and state of the art equipment. Rigorous total quality control procedures comply with the highest standards under the European Quality Assurance System BS EN ISO 9001 ensuring Apeks' quality which is the envy of others.

Our regulators have been tested by the world's leading authorities on regulator performance and in fact were the first to pass EN 250 and be awarded the coveted CE mark. They consistently come at the top in independent performance tests throughout the world, reflecting Apeks' commitment to investment in research and development.

We design, develop, test, manufacture, and assemble products in our purpose-built factory in Blackburn. As we control the manufacturing process from start to finish Apeks offers a lifetime guarantee, such is our confidence in the reliability of our manufactured equipment. Apeks is the name diving enthusiasts and professionals trust.

We are on the approved defence contractors list for the supply of diving equipment to the armed forces. As well as the wide range of products we manufacture for the diving industry, we manufacture for navies, including the British Navy, for the army, and also for emergency services such as coast guards, police forces and fire services. For example, we are involved in the design and manufacture of the Dual mode mask and supply valves and regulators for current in-service mine counter measures.

Our commitment doesn't end at the sales counter. We care about our customers. Apeks products are backed by a professional service with a world wide reputation and distribution network. Our products and spare parts are widely available and we operate service courses for dealers and professional organisations. Our dealers will be able to help you with any advice required on our products.

Aqua Lung is the name that first introduced the world to Scuba diving more than 60 years ago when Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emille Gagnan developed the first "Aqua-Lung." The excitement and adventurous spirit of that first dive continues today and is reflected in Aqua Lung's dedication to quality and innovation.

Aqua Lung's growth over the last 60 years has continued with the acquisition of several leading companies that share our excitement and innovative spirit. The expertise that these businesses bring to Aqua Lung has allowed us to better serve our customers by offering a wider range of high quality diving equipment.

Today, both Aqua Lung International and Aqua Lung America are highly successful divisions of Air Liquide. With more than 200 employees in the U.S. and over 500 employees worldwide, Aqua Lung International now has 12 divisions throughout the world.

Aqua Lung international includes the best brands in aquatic equipment. Aqua Lung's long history in the dive industry, the worldwide network of dealers, and the expertise of our companies, has led to the high demand for our equipment for recreational, technical and military applications in more than 30 countries.

At Abyss, Gim and his team search the world for the highest quality materials they can find, and extensive research and development goes into all production processes. Abyss leads the way in using innovative technologies and fabrics and was the first company in the industry to use kevlar for kneepads. Abyss also manufactured the first Kevlar-coated drysuit. Today, three models of Abyss' kevlar drysuits are being used extensively in the technical and commercial fields. Abyss is constantly upgrading and improving product design and production to ensure you, the diver, get the right product to meet your needs-at the right price.

We have an extensive line of drysuits designed to meet a full range of needs of recreational, technical and commercial divers-from those working in the cold north Atlantic waters to those cave diving in Florida. All suits are available in three different thicknesses of neopreme-6.5mm, 4mm compressed and 2mm crushed neoprene-and a host of exterior coatings and features are available to satisfy almost any requirements.

Today, divers are demanding specialized product with higher technical features. Answering this request is Hollis; dive gear designed for serious divers.

Hollis brings innovation and engineering experience to the dive industry by designing the highest quality and most innovative scuba diving equipment available. Equipment designed to accommodate the beginning sport diver to the exploratory technical diver, using the most cutting edge materials and proven technologies for any condition.

Designed and Built with Pride in the USA.

Oceanic Worldwide is a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing and distribution of high-quality SCUBA diving and snorkeling equipment. Headquartered in San Leandro, California, the company has built a reputation for developing technological innovations that lead the scuba industry into the 21st Century.

Henderson is a leading manufacturor of wetsuits and accessories. Incluiding the very popular Hyperstretch line of suits.

HYPERSTRETCH® - This revolutionary new 4-way stretch neoprene can stretch up to 250% of its original size. This provides huge advantages over wetsuits made from standard neoprene. Hyperstretch will provide a "custom like" fit on multiple body types wearing the same size suit. Your suit will still fit well even if you?ve made a few too many trips to the buffet line. Hyperstretch suits are the ultimate for layering, their ability to be worn over other suits is unsurpassed. If you ever wished for a wetsuit that was as comfortable as a pair of well worn jeans... your wish has come true.

Neo Sport's unparalleled combination of product features and benefits coupled with a focus on efficient manufacturing techniques and material selection have propelled Neo Sport products to be viewed as an exceptional consumer value.

Neo Sport products provide the comfort, warmth, durability and technical advantages required by today's active Watersports enthusiasts.

PINNACLE is an attitude about life, globally inspired, environmentally impassioned, and technologically state-of-the-art... PINNACLE is about merging you with the elements, immersing you into an alien yet beautiful world and enhancing your EXPERIENCE...

PINNACLE is the end result of over 30 years of development. The evolutionary process began back in 1969 when John Gordon made his first wetsuit. Since then, John and his team have been constantly honing and developing products, creating the world's first wrist seals, ripple knees and heat-reflective laminates (forerunner to today’s titanium lining) in the process. John has worked with NASA and the European Space Agency and designed drysuits for the British and Dutch navies. He resides on the European committee writing directives for wetsuits, drysuits and other marine safety equipment. John's specialty has been identifying obstacles and finding the right TECHNOLOGY to overcome them. His string of design awards pay testament to his insight, ingenuity, and tenacity.

As the company has grown and evolved, it became the innacle that you see today. The spirit of IMAGINATION and nvention continues with the introduction of Merino™, an internationally patented wetsuit-lining perfect for the 21st century. The love of adventure, insightful imagination, and practical experience has led to today’s Pinnacle.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT AT PINNACLE?

Wetsuits and drysuits are complex garments. They are, at their core, survival suits, regulating our body temperature in a cold harsh environment.

But, as sport divers, we also demand that our suits are comfortable, stylish, high-quality and low-maintenance. The main reason we wear a wetsuit or a drysuit in cold water is simply to keep warm. Ensuring that our body temperature remains stable is not only pleasant - it is downright vital. WARMTH is the single most important priority for us at Pinnacle, followed closely by COMFORT, because there's no point being warm if your mobility and enjoyment are restricted.

Pinnacle takes the best available design features, production techniques and materials to create QUALITY wetsuits, drysuits, and accessories that are built to last.

Diving is a hazardous occupation. That's why safety has always been the most important issue for us at Trelleborg Protective Products when designing and producing the Viking diving suits. We see functionality as the most important aspect of safety. A diving suit that works the way it should, is perhaps the best safety assurance the professional diver can get.

Providing sport divers all around the world with diving suits, that are perfectly adapted to their purpose, is our other passion. Suits that give everybody, even the beginner, a special feeling of control and safety that makes every dive just as fantastic - or as undramatic - as expected.

It is this attitude, and of course our diving suits in themselves, that has made Viking the world's leading brand for all diving purposes. And that's why you will always find us in all waters.

AKONA products are built for any adventure in any climate, any environment, and are uniquely designed for activities both below water and above. Engineered to be rugged, versatile and feature rich, all AKONA products are constructed for a lifetime of exploration.

Fourth Element began in 1999 with a conversation over a post dive beer in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt. We set out to design high quality clothing with a simple yet diving oriented style. With backgrounds in design and human physiology, we spent a year and a half researching designs and fabrics for a range of casual and technical diving clothing.

The Fourth Element Technical range is designed around the principles of performance, function and innovation. Using the latest fabric technology in unique combinations and designs, the Fourth Element Technical range revolutionises thermal protection for both Wetsuit and Drysuit diving.

The Xerotherm Arctic is the latest addition to the range - it is an extreme performance undersuit combining two layers of advanced fabric to manage the microclimate around the wearer's body. The low bulk construction makes it ideal for using under neoprene drysuits and it retains its performance even when wet.

The Xerotherm Arctic can be used in conjunction with the drybase or the xerotherm base layers for the ultimate drysuit diving thermal protection system.

XS Scuba may be a newer name in the diving industry; however, the ownership behind the name is anything but new. XS Scuba was formed in 2002 by three individuals that spent many years working together developing, promoting and selling diving equipment for one of the major dive manufacturers.

Over 30 years of cumulative experience goes into every product that bears the XS Scuba name. Our philosophy is simple – build reliable products, targeted at the recreational diver, that offer unique features at reasonable prices. From our beginning product of a patented weight belt, XS Scuba has quickly grown to be a full-line supplier of snorkeling and diving products. You bring the bathing suit and the towel, XS Scuba will provide the rest!

XS Scuba is the largest distributor of Luxfer aluminum diving cylinders and Thermo valves in the world. Our expertise in cylinders has allowed us to introduce Worthington cylinders to the diving industry. Worthington, the largest steel cylinder manufacturer in the world, now builds the traditional “low pressure” steel cylinders as well as the new X-Series™ cylinder with working pressures of 3,442 psig. Thermo Valves have become the industry standard in reliability and innovation. The Thermo PRO valve with its nitrox-ready, yoke to DIN convertibility makes it the valve of choice for many divers. Through the strategic acquisition of other diving companies during 2004, XS Scuba is now able to introduce a line of regulators, gauges and buoyancy compensators that are already recognized for their performance and reliability. Major industry publications have awarded many of these products their highest ratings. The innovation and quality that goes into each of these products reflects the standards set by XS Scuba for everything we sell.

Our reputation is built on the products that we produce, the relationships that we develop, the customer service we give, and support that we provide. We understand that the ultimate measure of our success is in the hands of the diving public. We hope you will give us a try.

Pro Dive Canada Inc. is a Canadian wholesaler of scuba diving and snorkeling products. Our products are manufactured by industry leaders who are internationally recognized for their high standards of excellence in design and workmanship.

These quality products are available through our scuba and watersport Dealers - who will be pleased to assist you in selecting the best equipment for your diving and snorkeling experiences.

Innovative Scuba is a supplier of many scuba-related accessories.

The worlds largest supplier to retail stores and distributors of sport diving and watersports accessories.

We stock over 4300 different products, and have them available for shipping within 24 hours most days of the year.

AERIS offers a complete range of innovative and feature-rich SCUBA diving and snorkeling equipment. Our goals today are the same as the day we opened for business; to raise the standard of products sold in the diving industry. Each one of our products represents an improvement in performance, aesthetics, function, and value.

Try one for yourself, we're confident you'll agree

Armor bags are some of the tuffest bags you can buy. Protecting your dive gear is important and thats why you can always trust an Armor Bag to do the job.

Whether it's your first time snorkeling or your annual scuba trip in the tropics, SeaLife® cameras and accessories help you discover the underwater world. Taking underwater pictures as you explore the deep saves magical memories that you can relive until your next undersea adventure. These photographic short stories about peering into the eyes of rarely seen creatures are permanent records from a world infrequently revealed.

For over 25 years, Pioneer Research, has made the worlds most popular underwater cameras. Pioneer developed SeaLife® Cameras in 1993, as a new breed of cameras that made it easier and more enjoyable then ever before to take pictures underwater. In 2000, SeaLife® pioneered underwater imaging with the introduction of its first digital camera that revolutionized the underwater imaging.

Today, SeaLife® offers a wide array of popular underwater film and digital cameras, and underwater camera accessories. SeaLife® is the only truly expandable camera system that allows you to add accessories when you want - all SeaLife® underwater strobes and lenses are interchangeable with any SeaLife® camera.

The SeaLife® Pledge

SeaLife® Cameras supports the dive industry through the development of products and programs that encourage underwater discovery. We are constantly evaluating our product line to ensure that our equipment delivers the most consistent results, even in difficult conditions.

We invite snorkelers to advanced divers to experience underwater photography, and we strive to satisfy the needs of every customer. Through our extensive partnerships with dive shops and industry associations, we continue to seek opportunities to broaden interest in underwater life and cultivate an appreciation for the underwater environment.

With over 75 percent of the earth covered with water, our underwater world holds more than 25,000 species of fish and innumerable forms of wildlife that do not exist on land. SeaLife® actively supports efforts that help lead to greater appreciation and protection of the world's underwater resources.

For over a quarter century UK International, better known as UK, has been in the business of designing and manufacturing lights, containers and accessories for use in harsh or difficult environments. Our waterproof lights are the standard for scuba divers, firefighters, utility workers and health and safety personnel. UK protective dry cases meet rigid standards set by OEMs to protect their products in challenging environments. Many lights meet standards set by testing agencies that include FM, CSA, UL and CENELEC as well as standards set by the NFPA and Military.

Each product is designed and engineered at our facility for maximum performance using high quality state-of-the-art components. At UK International we engineer advanced features into our products in order to provide the added performance you require. Our products are carefully manufactured in the U.S.A at our facility in California. UK lights are incredibly bright, compact, waterproof, dust proof, non-corroding and electrically non-conductive. They include features such as custom optical quality reflectors, smooth illumination, xenon filled lamps, side-by-side battery configurations, engineering grade plastics, and ergonomic shapes. Our watertight cases are made in a wide range of sizes and are available with optional latch and handle styles, custom interiors, special colors and engineering grade plastics.

Many of our new products evolve from our customer's feedback. We welcome and seek your ideas and opinions about our products so that we can continue our mission to create and manufacture quality and useful products that are tough enough to use wherever man will venture.