ISP salutes Seawork support

ISP says it has witnessed an overseas sales surge in the last year, driving turnover up 10% to £7.6m. Staff numbers have also risen sharply by more than 15% to 115 in the same period.

Growth has been boosted by international deals in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Pakistan and across Europe, with exports now accounting for more than 65pc of ISP’s total sales.

ISP sales director Geoff Billington said Seawork’s international forum provides a terrific platform to promote the firm’s broad portfolio of products – which include liferafts, personal locator beacons, intrepid immersion suits and hydrostatic release units.

During the last year, the firm also secured its largest ever single lifejacket order to supply 6,500 twin chamber jackets to the Polish Army, in a contract worth in excess of £1.2m.

“We are delighted to be returning to Seawork in the summer,” said Mr Billington. “We exhibit at a number of international trade shows and Seawork remains one of the best to promote our products, and communicate who we are and what we do, to a commercial maritime audience.”

Visit ISP on stand B153 at Seawork, which takes place at ABP’s Port of Southampton from 10 to 12 June 2014.