Wescom Group’s latest news about its survival solutions. The company has specialist manufacturing sites in Australia, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom and circa 360 employees. Wescom Group manufactures and supplies survival provisions, pyrotechnic and electronic distress signalling, survival rations, perimeter safety lights and medical and pharmaceutical solutions. Its brands include ANP Pharma, Comet, Eflare, Pains Wessex, sMRT and Wescom Defence.
Wescom Group’s new first aid kits have now received Certificate of Type Approvals from Lloyd’s Register for marine use. The ANP Pharma-branded products are the culmination of internal investment expanding Wescom Group’s UK pharmaceutical distribution facilities in Basildon, UK, to enable the development of SOLAS and Category C first aid kits for the marine sector. […]
Survival solutions specialist Wescom Group has released the first of its new series of distress beacons. The firm says the Alert AIS DSC Man Overboard device offers enhanced localised recovery with simplified fitting, faster activation and wearer acknowledgments. The Alert is the first in a series of new beacons produced at Wescom Group’s new manufacturing […]
Survival solutions manufacturer Wescom Group has launched its new sMRT Alert DSC AIS man-overboard device. Wescom says the distress beacon enhances localised recovery with simplified fitting, faster activation and wearer acknowledgements. The sMRT Alert is said to represent the digitisation of man overboard (MOB) beacons, with two-way signalling, real-time location tracking via AIS (Automatic Identification […]
Oceanvolt’s HighPower ServoProp 25 has been announced as the overall winner of the DAME Design Awards at METSTRADE 2023. Andre Hoek, chair of the DAME Award jury, presented the 32nd-anniversary edition of the DAME Awards at the opening of the METSTRADE show this morning (15 November 2023) during the METSTRADE Breakfast Briefing in the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre. […]
Leading survival solutions manufacturer Wescom Group has expanded its presence in the maritime market by acquiring medical supplies company ANP Pharma. UK-based ANP Pharma is a leading supplier of choice for regulated pharmaceuticals in the marine sector. ANP offers a range of services, including supply of regulated medicines for medical stores, vessel medical supply audits and remote medical […]
Emergency distress signal manufacturer Wescom Group is showcasing its new sMRT Shield 406MHz ‘next-generation’ PLB at METSTRADE this week (15-17 November 2022). The firm is also launching a new man overboard light and smoke signal at the three-day trade exhibition, currently taking place in Amsterdam. Following its recent acquisition of UK-based personal locator beacon manufacturer Marine […]
Emergency distress signal manufacturer Wescom Group has acquired UK-based personal locator beacon manufacturer Marine Rescue Technologies (MRT). The acquisition, it’s reported, will expand the group’s presence in the marine survival market, enhancing its profile as a source of marine distress and safety signalling. “We are delighted to have welcomed MRT to the Wescom Group; this […]
Pains Wessex, a UK-based producer of pyrotechnic marine rescue distress signals, says it has received over 3,500 expired pyrotechnics and raised over £2,000 during its recent flare amnesty days. In collaboration with its UK leisure distributor, Lalizas, the company hosted a series of flare amnesty days across the south coast, in Penryn, Southampton and Poole, […]
Pains Wessex, part of the Wescom Group which manufactures pyrotechnics for the commercial and leisure marine markets, has launched a sustainable flare pack. Available for the brand’s Inshore Flare Pack, Coastal Flare Pack and Offshore Flare Pack, the upgrade provides customers the option to purchase flare packs without the inclusion of a plastic polybottle. Instead, […]
Jonathan Hirsh has joined Wescom Signal and Rescue as its new marine sales director. Jonathan started his career at BT Research developing software for the Whitbread Round The World Race and later held senior roles in sales and commercial development for Inmarsat. A keen sailor, Jonathan has taken part in the BT Global Challenge round-the-world yacht […]
Emergency distress signal manufacturer WesCom has expanded its presence in the defence sector by acquiring UK-based defence signalling manufacturer, PW Defence Ltd. (PWD). The company says the acquisition will enable it to expand its defence product portfolio and international sales network, whilst benefitting from new manufacturing and testing facilities. WesCom, headquartered in Hampshire, has a […]