VR Technology and Avon Rubber PLC

[VR Technology]

VR Technology is pleased to announce that as of 26th April 2013 the company became part of Avon Protection under the Avon Rubber p.l.c group.

With over 120 years’ experience, Avon Rubber is an innovative engineering group who specialise in respiratory protection system technology for the Protection & Defence market and in consumables for the Dairy market with their own Milkrite brand.

Avon invests significantly in research and development; designing, testing and manufacturing specialist products from a number of sites in the USA and UK and is recognised as a global market leader.

Avon’s acquisition of VR Technology is seen as a significant enhancement for both companies and for the future of terrestrial and sub-marine life support systems.

Avon will continue to support and expand VR Technology’s recreational customer base and its existing ties with Oceanic/Hollis in the USA.

Speaking of the acquisition Peter Slabbert, CEO at Avon, said “We are delighted to have VR Technology on board and welcome all the team. Avon Protection has previously progressed from ground forces to air and this development into sub-marine is very exciting for us all ”.

For further product information visit Avon Protection Systems - Avon Rubber p.l.c. (http://www.avon-protection.com) and VR Technology (http://www.technologyindepth.com)

[Neil Brock]

I am not privy to what's occurring, and maybe I am a cynic, but something whiff's here..............

Notice: 1801141 (Issue: 60474) (http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/60474/notices/1801141)

[Paul r s]

Think of it as a "bail out"....... All sentinel divers know about bailing out :)

[Glos-Tech]

but something whiff's here..............

I think you need one of there Respiratory Protection Products, I suggest the Riot Control Filter

That should get rid of the Whiff Neil

[Soggy]

Is it standard practise to wind up a company having sold the company's assets to another?

My spidery senses are tingling.

[Neil Brock]

but something whiff's here..............

I think you need one of there Respiratory Protection Products, I suggest the Riot Control Filter

That should get rid of the Whiff Neil

Wot's wrong with normal rubber suit's then ???, your some kind of pervert you are :nod:

[Hot Totty]

I'm off to them thurs, suppose I'll find out if their still there ;)

[Soggy]

I'm off to them thurs, suppose I'll find out if their still there ;)

Can you 'acquire' a temp stick for me ;)

[Hot Totty]

Can you 'acquire' a temp stick for me ;)

Will see what I can scrounge - does it need to work ;)

[Soggy]

Will see what I can scrounge - does it need to work ;)

Would be better than the one I've got ;)

[Adrian]

I wondered who Avon had brought when the Times wrote about it on Saturday.

[flyingfisheye]

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[Hot Totty]

Can you say "hello" to my unit? they have had it for near three months now for the 2 week 200 hours service! I was thinking of changing its name to "Terry Waite" :n:

Why??? What's the problem

[flyingfisheye]

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[Paul r s]

You think you're missing dives now........ Wait till you've had the opticon upgrade lol :)

[Soggy]

You think you're missing dives now........ Wait till you've had the opticon upgrade lol :)

That's why I want to keep my hardwired but not sure that's an option :(

[flyingfisheye]

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[VR Technology]

I am not privy to what's occurring, and maybe I am a cynic, but something whiff's here..............

Notice: 1801141 (Issue: 60474) (http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/60474/notices/1801141)

Thanks Neil,

VR Technology Ltd was a subsidiary company of VR Technology Holdings Ltd (the parent company) and these 2 companies were run side by side for some time. When Avon agreed to buy VR Technology Holdings Ltd, the decision was made by the Directors to close down VR Technology Ltd.

[WFO]

Not good news about this at the moment...

[Jackdiver]

Not good news about this at the moment...

Why? You know something else to this?

Edit: Oh, okay just seen the other thread... However VR are still trading and supporting their existing product line.

[SoggyBottoms]

However VR are still trading and supporting their existing product line.

keep drinking that CoolAid

[WFO]

However VR are still trading and supporting their existing product line.

They're clearly not supporting the existing product line, they've just shat all over their customer base from before the takeover. With unethical practices like that I wouldn't piss down their leg if their feet were afire.

[flyingfisheye]

Has any one any hints on the optocon for the Sentinel? works and then it does't then it does! the fibre optic cable seams the problem. Thinking about fitting a pair of gauges and ignoring the output but that would be aborting the pre dive on the hand set! Will the batteries really last three years? I very much doubt it!

I am amassed that something as useless has been added to a great unit.

[Jackdiver]

Has any one any hints on the optocon for the Sentinel? works and then it does't then it does! the fibre optic cable seams the problem. Thinking about fitting a pair of gauges and ignoring the output but that would be aborting the pre dive on the hand set! Will the batteries really last three years? I very much doubt it!

I am amassed that something as useless has been added to a great unit.

Three years? No chance, I'm lucky if I get six months for the HP sensors. Got about twelve months out of the O2 cell sender before one of the batterys went, but that could just be a bad battery. At least there is a back up in that though.

The Optocon HP senders are crap. Very sensitive to any crap in the light path.
VR seem to know this, as there is now a wireless option using Oceanic wireless transmitters.