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Posted by Submission on February 22, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Do you ever wonder where your dive equipment comes from?
Do you care whether your equipment was manufactured in China or Mexico? Have you ever looked at your labels to see how far your dive gear has travelled to get to you?
In this age of environmental awareness, it’s easy for us to make purchasing decisions based on our green ethics but would you ever buy based on where the equipment was manufactured? One of our distributors has made it his mission to get more UK products on the UK market. Sounds like perfect sense doesn’t it? In fact, the brochure is labelled with all of the products manufactured here. James from Submerge is trying to support British industry by sourcing a variety of different UK businesses, some with no experience of producing for the diving sector, to produce products similar to those that come out of Chinese factories or other countries. So latex products are coming from Oxfordshire, Glues and lubricants are coming from Birmingham to name a few. He is working on finding more companies to enhance his range of products manufactured here.
Perhaps British businesses may not be as competitive as huge factories overseas with lower labour costs but freight charges and handling as well as currency exchange can make it cheaper for us to buy from the UK. While some businesses are considering closing their doors due to the current economic climate it can only benefit them to venture into new markets with their super duper technological machinery ready to mould the latest sparkly new Scuba gadget for you.
Apeks has been one of the leaders in UK dive equipment manufacturing for decades. If you own a set of Apeks regulators then they were made in the UK, with all hoses and service parts machined in the factory in Blackburn. Apeks is a UK brand to be proud of, servicing the world with outstanding innovation and performance.
A P Valves is another goliath of the UK diving industry which actually started life in a garden shed. Buying SMB’s, Buddy Jackets, Reels as well as many other products with the A P Valves logo on ensures that you
have ‘brought British’.
And if you want technical equipment made within the British Isles then Custom Divers offer ‘the Best of British’ from their Surrey base. So wear that Union Jack on the Custom Divers Wing with pride, knowing that you supported a local business. Let’s face it, it had to be a UK company with a sense of humour that came up with the Hewee go and the Shewee go.
In my utopia (which includes the UK turning into a Caribbean island in the next decade) it would be nice to think that your decisions would be based on backing British industry and boosting the UK economy but this could be just a pipe dream. So does all of this actually matter? Are you really that interested in where your parts are made or where your regulators come from? Let me know your thoughts. I’d love to hear from you.
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Posted by Submission on December 22, 2011 at 11:27 am
Ho, ho, ho! We’re nearly there!
Today’s celebration of Advent is an offer on the Sherwood Mag 4 mask, which we are offering out to you today for 30% off! That brings the price down from £44.95 to £31.46.
These masks are a normal mask with a very clever design to help you read your gauges underwater. Incorporated into the mask is a small reading lens at the bottom with a prescription of +1.75 so that you can see your computer, your depth and your air. This is great for people who usually wear reading glasses, or who struggle to read in low light conditions.
We also have the Sherwood Mag 4 in a range of colours in stock; Blue, Black, Clear, Pink and Black with black silicone.
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Posted by Submission on December 21, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Okay, so the yesterdays post was just a little bit of fun but here is a real Advent Special Offer. Today we are offering the Northern Diver Flectalon Undersuits for just £65
We have the 100 gram, 200 gram and 300 gram undersuits all in the offer today. These undersuits are ideal for all seasons of diving, especially if you opt for the 300gm. They will keep you lovely and warm underneath your drysuit or one of the schools if you don’t own your own.
The 100 gm suits are perfect for those that don’t really feel the cold or those that dive in the warmer months. The 200gm suits are an ideal option as a middle weight, or those diving an extended season but not in the very depths of winter.
Please come into the Dive Centre to check out what we’ve got and to grab yourself a bargain.
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Posted by Submission on December 20, 2011 at 10:51 am
Today’s Advent Special is inspired by my Christmas gift last year of shadowing a zoo keeper for the day. Today we are offering you the opportunity to become a shop keeper for the day. You’ll be awarded a certificate after the day to show your achievement as well as have your photo taken as a way to remember the occasion.
You’ll have the opportunity to interact with real divers, observe their behaviour and if needed the real shop keeper will be on hand to help you all day.
This is a limited offer so remember, there are only 365 days in a year, spaces will go quickly so book yours now!
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Posted by Submission on December 19, 2011 at 11:52 am
I hope that you all had a fantastic weekend and have been enjoying the snow! Today’s celebration of the 19th Day of Advent is a great stocking filler idea.
We are offering 40% off several of our knives, such as the Titanium KN80T knife or the Titanium Leg Knife, which are usually £59.95 but today are £35.97!
This is a superb knife and an essential piece of kit, especially if your New Years Resolution is to do more coastal diving! Being Titanium, it is lightweight and less likely to rust that stainless steel. Not only that but you could impress all your family with that famous line from Crocodile Dundee! We also have some small BCD knives at £10 available too though, so why not pop into the Dive Centre today for a look.
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Posted by Submission on December 17, 2011 at 9:45 am
Happy shopping today if you are braving the Christmas Crowds. For those of you who are super organised and have a relaxed day ahead of you, why not pop into the Dive Centre to take us up on Advent Deal 17! Just take care on the car park.
Today we are offering 10% discount on any of the Underwater Kinetics Diving Torches. Underwater Kinetics have been making torches for years and they have some trusted favourites in the range like the C4 Dive Torch and C8 Dive Torch, as well as the super cool SL3 Dive Torch.
We have a range of different options in store such as Xenon torches or bright white LED torches. If you want a big, pistol grip torch or something small to fit inside your pocket, we have something to suit everyone.
Enjoy your saturday!
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Posted by Submission on December 16, 2011 at 11:00 am
Hohoho! It’s snowing…
Today’s super Advent Special offer is on our full range of gear bags. Today only you can get 10% off all bags in stock in the Dive Centre (and we’ve got a lot!) 
So whether you’re after a massive hold all to chuck all of your kit in on a dive boat, a travel bag for your holidays or a fin bag for keeping your mask, snorkel and fins together on the beach we’ve got something here for you.
Come into the Dive Centre today and take a look at the options we’ve got for you.
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Posted by Submission on December 15, 2011 at 10:10 am
Phheww, it’s been so busy here in the Dive Centre so I apologise for not having any advent special offers for the last couple of days. So as way of apology I have a few cool offers today for you all. To celebrate the 15th day of Advent, we are featuring Beaver Spring Fin Straps, Aqualung Balance and Libra BCD’s as well as the Underwater Kinetics Dry Boxes.
Today we have the Beaver Spring Fin Strap on special offer at the fantastic price of £18.50 instead of £26.50. Make your life easier, especially in colder water, by donning spring straps. So when your fingers are cold, or your gloves are thick and fiddling with fin straps is a nightmare get some spring straps.
Today only we are offering the Aqualung BCD’s at 20% off. RRP is £405.95 so with the discount you can buy today for just £324. This applies to the Aqualung ladies Libra BCD and the gents Balance BCD. The Libra is my favourite ladies BCD out of the range and is a super comfortable, rear inflation BC with integrated weights.
We’re also offering 20% on Underwater Kinetics Ultraboxes, which is a range of dry boxes suitable for putting your valuables in so that you can put your box in with your wet kit or for taking your car keys and mobile phone on to a boat. It would also be great for camera batteries, memory cards and other photography kit you might need to keep dry.
We look forward to seeing you later.
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Posted by Submission on December 8, 2011 at 10:04 am
You didn’t hang around yesterday did you? Thanks to all of you who came into the Dive Centre to take us up on our offer.
We’re now on the 8th day of Advent and more and more festive decorations are appearing. Our offer today is 25% off Momentum Watches, a perfect gift for any diver, snorkeler or just for yourself.
The M1 watch is waterproof to 200m and looks very smart as a dress watch but is perfect for underwater use as well. If you’re planning on venturing down the Professional route then it may be worth considering as you will need a precise underwater timing device when you get involved in teaching.
This offer includes only the current stock in the Dive Centre. We have these with stainless steel straps, rubber or webbing straps and some lovely ladies watches too.
Stainless Steel Strap was £99, today only £74
Rubber Strap was £75, today only £56.25
Webbing Strap was £70 today only £52.50
Check back tomorrow for a great offer on Spring Fin Straps
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Posted by Submission on December 7, 2011 at 10:35 am
If you haven’t seen our upside down Christmas tree yet make sure you pop into the Dive Centre to admire it!
Today’s special offer to celebrate the 7th day of Advent is on our range of hangers. Today we’re offering 25% off all hangers, excluding the Hangair (and we’ve got loads of different ones!). 
We’ve got flexible ones, solid ones, drysuit hangers, BCD hangers, accessory hangers, ones that come apart and twist around…the possibilities are endless!
So if your drysuit is hanging over the shower curtain rail or your kit is wet in the box still, it’s about time you got yourself a decent equipment hanger. Pop into the Dive Centre today to grab yourself a bargain.
Check back tomorrow for our deal on Momentum Watches…
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have ‘brought British’.
