About Avon Inflatables

Since 1959, Avon Inflatables Limited has produced over 200,000 inflatables and rigid inflatable boats (RIB). Recognised as a pioneer and a world leader, Avon has an enviable reputation for design, performance and exceptional product quality.

Created in Bradford on Avon, Avon Inflatables moved to its current location in Dafen near the town of Llanelli, South Wales, UK in the early 1960’s. The company’s growth has been astounding, with an innovative and ever growing product range and a brand name that is recognised throughout the world.

Avon products are available globally from an international network of dealers, distributors and agents and are serviced by a comprehensive network of locally convenient service stations, providing expert after sales support for customers.

Nearly 50 years of producing first-class hand-built products have led to Avon being recognised as ‘the’ product to own in both the inflatable boating and life saving industry. Each product boasts unrivalled design, careful research and rigorous sea trials to guarantee exceptional on water performance and life saving capabilities.

The smallest detail is considered, from the hull design to carrying capacity, ensuring outstanding handling, buoyancy and seaworthiness. As testament to the product quality, Avon’s life raft range has had more successful rescues than any other brand, including the longest life raft survival in history- an impressive 117 days.

The comprehensive Avon range covers all aspects of leisure, commercial, rescue and defence needs. In addition to the many thousands of Avon products enjoyed by leisure customers, Avon products are also used by many of the world’s major Navies, Rescue Organisations such as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in the UK, the United States Coast Guard, commercial operators and environmental agencies such as Greenpeace. These organizations expect and get the highest standards of quality, reliability, technical excellence and performance.

So from the superb Redstart Dingy to the highly sophisticated Searider Rigid Hull Craft, Avon offers a choice that other manufacturers find hard to match. When it comes to design quality, superb finishes, style and exceptional safety standards; the choice is already made because these are the qualities that make all in the range, uniquely Avon.