Apeks Marine Equipment Ltd. is a manufacturer of
scuba diving equipment based in
Blackburn
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston ...
,
Lancashire
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, England.
The company is best known for its
diving regulators (especially for cold water use) as well as
dry suit
A dry suit or drysuit provides the wearer with environmental protection by way of thermal insulation and exclusion of water, and is worn by underwater diving, divers, boating, boaters, List of water sports, water sports enthusiasts, and others wh ...
valves, which are provided to many dry suit manufacturers. Apeks equipment is used by several militaries and emergency services, including the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
.
[
The company was founded in 1974 by Ken Ainscough and Eric Partington, with its name being an anagram of their initials.]
References
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Companies based in Blackburn
Underwater diving equipment manufacturers
Manufacturing companies of England
Underwater diving in the United Kingdom