International Safety Group Profile

ISP is a member of the International Safety Group. The group was originally founded in 1982, based on a core business of trading in Military clothing and accessories.

The political environment gradually changed throughout the 80's and the company moved into R & D facilities for the Marine Industry. This gradually evolved into manufacturing of lifejackets and distribution of products such as Zodiac liferafts.

In 1992/3 the company started to expand it's lifejacket facilities and between 94 and 97 eventually progressed to be Europe's largest manufacturer of inflatable lifejackets, focusing in the main on the supply of own label products to the leisure industry, with over 90% of it's production being exported around the world.

From around 96, the company started to also manufacture inflatable lifejackets for military use and to date has secured many major contracts for both Naval and Army usage.

From 94 the company also started to develop the concept of supplying turnkey/system supply contracts for total safety product packages, especially to the offshore oil industry and to date the company has successfully completed several major contracts. This operation has now been extended to include vessel new builds, with the concept that buyers can source many products at competitive prices via single source systems.

The company also manufactures a range of immersion suits, which again are sold worldwide.

The Zodiac distribution operation now sells in excess of 300 liferaft/rescue boats (all SOLAS standard) mainly in the UK, but also to selected areas around the world.

Quality - The Company is an IS09001 registered company. Its manufactured products. I.E Lifejackets etc, are all tested to either CEN Standards (CE393, 396, 399) or SOLAS products, to the latest EU directive (Shipswheel).

The Group has a turnover of over £3 million and employs 40 staff at its Liverpool factory. The Company only sells to the trade and not to the general public.