The Shark Group team is proud to have won a number of prestigious regional, national and international awards.

Malcolm Brinded, Managing Director of Shell UK Expro Ltd. presenting the late Eric Bramham Chairman of Shark Group with the Millennium Products Award

Shark Group has won a number of accolades and its leading edge products have been used in some of the world's toughest challenges.

Awards:

1992 

Imtec International Innovation Award

1992 

Silk Cut Nautical Award

1995 

Airpocket Helicopter Underwater Emergency Breathing System selected as a Finalist in Best Offshore Safety Product of the Year Award

1995 

Barclays Northern Business Award for Design and Innovation

1996 

NTEC Training for Success Award

1996 

National Training Award Regional Winner

1996 

Inaugural Spirit of Innovation Awards; Finalist

1996 

Barclays Northern Business Awards Best Small Company

2000 

Spirit of Innovation Awards, Finalist

2000 

Air Pocket and Air Pocket Plus become Millennium Products

2002

Finalist - Journal Business Awards Best New Business category

2005

Finalist in North East Chamber of Commerce Awards, Corporate Social Responsibility category

2005

Northern Offshore Federation Award for Training

2005 Northern Offshore Federation Award for Innovation
2006 UKTI Award for Export Achievement

2006

Runner Up, NECC Annual Awards, Skills and Workforce Development

2006 NOF Energy International Achievement Award
2006 Jane Nolan MBE wins NE Woman Rural Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Other Achievements:

1993 

Bruno Peyron and Crew of Commodore Explorer, equipped with SISStemAir, win Jules Verne Round the World in 80 days Trophy

1993 

Shark Integrated Survival System becomes the first fully integrated survival system to fly in the North Sea Sector

1993 

Whitbread Round the World Race - Crews on 7 yachts selected SISStemAir or SISStem 2 suits

1993 

Mike Golding wears SISStem 2 on the Group 4 Global Challenge Solo Circumnavigation, against prevailing winds

1993 

The Shackleton Antarctic Expedition Team wear SISStemAir suits

1994 

Robin Knox-Johnson and Peter Blake's team wear SISStemAir on their Jules Verne Round the World Challenge

1999 

Accredited to BS EN 9001:1994

2003

Recognition as an Investor in People

2005

EASA Part 21 (G) Approval