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Covelya Group Chairman

Simon Partridge &

Building Brands for the Next Generation

More than 50 years ago, John Partridge started

Sonardyne in the family home, with ‘a test tank in the garden, a workshop in the garage and an electronics lab in the spare room.’ Much has changed since 1971, and today his son Simon Partridge serves as the chairman of

Covelya Group, an umbrella organization for its growing family of brand names in the subsea space, including:

Sonardyne, Wavefront, Chelsea Technologies, EIVA,

Voyis and Forcys. MTR interviewed Simon Partridge recently to discuss the future pace and direction of growth for the organization.

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