RFD BEAUFORT AND SHARK GROUP SIGN RE-BREATHER AGREEMENT
RFD Beaufort has signed a distribution agreement with Shark Group for the sales and marketing of re-breather products for military applications.
In conjunction with RFD Beaufort lifejackets, this agreement now enables RFD Beaufort to offer military customers commercial off-the-shelf lifejacket/re-breather solutions for air and land transport requirements.
This agreement follows the close working relationship between RFD Beaufort and Shark Group, which was generated during the recent development of an integrated lifejacket/re-breather solution for the UK Royal Marines BvS10 Viking vehicle. This combined the development of a Vehicle Crew Lifejacket (VCLJ) by RFD Beaufort and the Vehicle Re-breather by Shark Group.
Re-breather technology enables increased escape times from submerged aircraft or vehicles by facilitating the re-breathing of exhaled air. Shark Group re-breather systems have been developed to address “Cold Shock”, an involuntary response to immersion in cold water and to support the user during the underwater escape from an aircraft or vehicle. Surface survivability is provided by the lifejacket. The re-breathers are simple to use, with a low training requirement.
Shark Group’s innovative, award winning survival technology is in use in the offshore oil and gas industry and by military operators in the most challenging global environments.
RFD Beaufort is a world leader in Survival Technologies, focusing on serving the marine, aerospace and defence markets. The Survitec Group, of which RFD Beaufort is a member, has a global presence and brings together leading companies involved in the design, manufacture, distribution and servicing of safety and survival equipment. The Survitec Group holds market-leading positions worldwide in marine and aerospace liferafts, marine evacuation systems, the latest generation pilot flight equipment, submarine escape equipment and inflatable buildings.
For further information please contact:
Dave Newsam, RFD Beaufort Limited TEL: 0151 670 5463 FAX: 0151 652 8276 EMAIL: dnewsam@rfdbeaufort.com
WEBSITE: www.rfdbeaufort.com
or
Karen Mascarenhas, MASCARENHAS PR, TEL: 020 8305 0650 FAX: 020 8305 9520 EMAIL: karen@kmpr.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.kmpr.co.uk
CAPTION: LIFEJACKET/RE-BREATHER FOR AIR TRANSPORT NOW AVAILABLE FROM RFD BEAUFORT