Complete range of marine lifesaving, safety and fire fighting equipment. Sales, hire and service of inflatable liferafts, lifejackets, immersion suits, inflatable boats, rescue boats. We sell marine distress flares, lifebuoys, fire fighting equipment, VHF radios, sarts, EPIRBs, navigation lights, marine ropes and much more.

Active Research Limited has established an enviable world-wide reputation within the specialist field of marine electronics. This has been achieved by providing an excellent level of service to our extensive client base, designing and manufacturaing prestigious marine electronic equipment. Utilising over 16 years of specialist experience in the design of DSP software and hardware, in the field of smart sensors and underwater acoustics. Actisense is now a market leader in manufacturing intelligent marine electronic products.

All types of seals.

Founded in 1986, Acorn Engineering has one of the largest websites supplying Canal and Narrow boat parts, Caravan, Campervan, Horsebox and Motorhome parts.

In addition, Peter Hopley is a retired Inland Marine Surveyor and BSS examiner, bringing a wealth of product knowledge to the business.

Ace Equipment is a family business which has been established for more than 40 years manufacturing quality trolleys, with an enviable reputation and, therefore, position within the market place providing a wide range of trolleys to suit individual requirements. Ace Equipment offers a unique service providing quality products and  bespoke solutions to meet the most challenging manual handling situations.

We offer boat storage in both the boatyard and the north yard of Gallows Point for yachts and powerboats. We operate a Wise 14 tonne boat hoist for hauling out and launching, alongside a Roodberg boat parker. We operate a 'park and launch' boat storage service with year-round, all states of the tide tractor launching and recovery. Our workshops are capable of accommodating vessels up to 40ft / 12.5m and we can undertake a wide range of marine engineering services, general repairs and refits, respraying and GRP repairs, including insurance work.

We offer pre-purchase surveys, insurance surveys and partial marine surveys. We also undertake project supervision and management on build and refit work for sailing and motor yachts.

We aim to combine exceptional client service with best practice marine survey techniques at reasonable fees.

Our extensive inventory includes Aluminium, Stainless Steel, Copper, Brass and Bronze in all semi-finished forms, covering a wide range of grades/alloys, shapes and sizes – both industry standards and special or bespoke items for particular applications or individual customers.

We have 18 service centres around the country which offer a reliable and on-time delivery service anywhere in the UK. Each centre holds stock to meet the immediate needs of customers in the local area and this is backed up by bulk stocks held at a central warehouse.