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Valeport Ltd.

www.valeport.co.uk

Based in Totnes, Devon and led by Matthew Quartley, Va- leport is one of the foremost manufacturers of oceanograph- ic and hydrographic instrumentation for more than 50 years.

The privately owned, independent family business em- ploys 102 people for the design, manufacture and service of underwater measuring equipment. The company started by making instruments for measuring the speed of water in

London’s River Thames, and has evolved over more than ? ve decades to house a comprehensive portfolio of under- water measuring equipment across multiple sectors.

This year Valeport launched a new company, Valeport Wa- ter, to service increasing demand from the water industry.

Valeport Water draws on the manufacturing capabilities of the original Valeport company and the ? rm has restructured and expanded its UK HQ base to facilitate the growth of

Valeport Water.

In 2021 the SWiFT CTD was launched in response to requests from customers looking for direct CTD readings from an instrument that delivered an improved user experi- ence. Valeport has an established, popular range of SWiFT pro? lers which are designed with the intention of a seamless work? ow at their core. Common to all the SWiFT pro? lers is the high accuracy sensor technology which has been com- bined with Bluetooth wireless technology, a rechargeable battery and an integral GPS. The next generation of sensors for ROV/AUV operations have also been launched by Va- leport within the last 12 months. The range of instruments with unique interchangeable pressure sensors help users who work at a range of different depths and offer excep- tional reliability, precision accuracy and an enhanced and ef? cient user experience. The new miniIPS2 and uvSVX with ? eld-swappable sensor heads make it easy for users to select the correct pressure range for their work and bring increased accuracy at any depth; bene? tting users who pre- viously required different instruments for shallow and deep water. These new compact and robust sensors have been selected by Ocean In? nity to provide sound velocity and bathymetric data for its Armada Fleet.

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