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Survitec Group is a British manufacturer of personal survival equipment for usage after ejecting from aircraft or when at sea.




History






= RFD

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Reginald Foster Dagnall formed RFD in 1920 in Surrey. Beaufort had been founded in 1852.
RFD liferafts and dinghies were used extensively in World War II for allied aircrew.
RFD Beaufort pioneered submarine escape technology in the 1950s, known as Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment (SEIE).




= Survitec

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The Survitec Group was actually formed in 2000. In 2001 it bought DSB (Deutsche Schlauchboot GmbH). In 2009, The Shark Group (founded in 1975) closed its Northumberland site and production was moved to Birkenhead.
In 2004 it was bought by Montagu Private Equity for £146 million.
In January 2010 Survitec was bought by the private equity firm Warburg Pincus from Montagu Private Equity for £280 million.
In December 2010, it bought Revere Supply Inc of Florida, to become SSPI.
In May 2011 Survitec began the process of acquiring two further companies; Grimsby-based Cosalt Marine, for £31 million. and the commercial liferaft and MES business of Bordeaux-based Zodiac. Cosalt Marine, employed over 450 people at 21 worldwide sites, with a turnover of £57 million.




Structure


Its headquarters and registered office is on Beaufort Road in Birkenhead. The RFD Beaufort factory in Birkenhead is on the A5030 between Poulton and Claughton, next to the Great Float. The RFD Beaufort factory in Dunmurry is on the A1.
It has servicing plants around the world:

Sharon Center, Ohio, USA - RFD Beaufort Inc
Grimsby, United Kingdom
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - Eurovinil
Plymouth, England
Eschershausen, Niedersachsen, Germany - DSB (Deutsche Schlauchboot GmbH)
Les Attaques, Pas-de-Calais, France - RFD France
Belgium - Antwerp, Ostend
Netherlands - Grou, Rotterdam
Spain - Algeciras, Barcelona
Birkenhead - RFD Beaufort
Dunmurry - RFD Beaufort
Dyce, Aberdeen - SurvivalOne and Shark Group (formerly in Broomhill, Northumberland)
Aberdeen - [1] - Survitec Survival Craft
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - RFD Japan
Shanghai, China - WH Brennan
Hong Kong - WH Brennan WH Brennan
Singapore - WH Brennan WH Brennan
Australia Auburn, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia - RFD Australia, Freemantle, Melbourne, Slacks Creek
New Zealand - Auckland, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington
Gosport, UK ("Crewsaver") [2]
Canada - Dartmouth, Mount Pearl, Vancouver ("DBC") [3]
Norway - Aalesund, Bergen, Stokmarnes, Kristiansand
Sweden - Gothenburg




= Customers

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Customers include

Ministry of Defence
US Navy
US Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Navy
Shell
Lockheed Martin
BAE Systems
Carnival Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Princess Cruises




References



General references

Northumberland factory closes in March 2009




External links


Survitec Group
RFD Beaufort Marine

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