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Dive Centre Spotlight: In Deep

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Robyn has been diving since she was 13 years old. She's a RAID IT and avid marine biologist with a passion for UK diving. Robyn also handles all membership activities for RAID UK & Malta.
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At the beginning of April In Deep Dive Centre, Plymouth joined the RAID UK family. Based in the Mountbatten Water Sports Complex in Plymouth the team have excellent facilities on offer.

About In Deep
In Deep was formed to offer diver training, to serve the needs of divers, to conduct marine research and to promote the conservation of the environment and wildlife in the local area. The centre offers a range of diver training, superb dive boat charter packages, a range of gas filling services and has a well-equipped online retail store. Continue reading Dive Centre Spotlight: In Deep

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Business As Usual At RAID UK

Membership Services Coordinator at RAID UK & Malta
Robyn has been diving since she was 13 years old. She's a RAID IT and avid marine biologist with a passion for UK diving. Robyn also handles all membership activities for RAID UK & Malta.
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Since its conception RAID has been redefining the dive industry by putting the dive centre and divers first. Through RAID’s new partnership with Kalkomey Enterprises, RAID dive centres will be able to take full advantage of electronic systems that will make your job easier, and hopefully drive business directly to your doorstep. RAID is committed to helping you grow your business, cut your costs and save you time… FULL STOP!

What makes us different?
Dive RAID UK is committed to putting its divers and dive centres first. We want to help promote your business and attract new divers, as well as retain divers of course. We will help you to do this by keeping your costs down. Membership fees paid by RAID instructors and dive centers are on average 25% less than other training agencies. Student course fees are also less giving you a competitive advantage when competing with the dive center across the street.

RAID can help to grow your business
We’re taking a revolutionary approach to driving dive centers’ growth by centralising all online marketing to RAID HQ and using our money to advertise your Dive Center. We’re not going to give you a field representative you see once every other month for a couple of hours who gives recommendations on best practices. No. We’re taking a hands on approach to drive students and potential scuba divers to your store at the local level. Think of us as your own advertising agency, that you don’t have to pay. Part of this is the RAID Connect Calendar, that is promoting dive centres events throughout our territory.

In addition, as a general rule, we will not place more than 1 exclusively RAID affiliated Dive Center within a 30-mile radius. Other agencies are happy to have clusters of dive centers stacked next to each other because it doesn’t hurt their bottom line, it grows it. However, it hurts the dive center and that’s not putting you first. RAID won’t affiliate with every dive center that it comes across, creating competition for our other dive centers. Even though it may be monetarily beneficial for us to do so, it’s not right.

RAID will save you time
RAID’s goal is to take the heavy lift of business administration off of your back and bear that burden ourselves. Our current online training system helps to reduce paper-based, lengthy processes without taking the emphasis away from dive centres being in control of certifications. Dive centres can easily see their current credit balance and current student lists, plus our roll-back system means dive centres can reuse credits from uncompleted courses before they expire. Our online system also means no manuals being shipped around the world, giving us an amazingly low carbon footprint! The manuals are automatically updated on the system meaning you always have access to the latest version of our materials, without paying for a new set of books or having a dive centre full of old stock.

RAID will bring continuous innovation to the marketplace
So there you have it, our short term plan detailed above. But we’re not done. No, there’s much left to do. RAID is focused on bringing advancements in technology and processes to Dive Centers in order to grow your business. When you’re successful, we’re successful. This isn’t a one-sided relationship.

We’re starting by immediately rolling RAID eLearning courses onto the Kalkomey Learning Management System (LMS) which will deliver the industry’s most advanced scuba education courses. Kalkomey’s LMS will raise the bar for online scuba education by introducing the scuba industry to high levels of interactivity, personalized education and remediation, mobile first design and user experience optimisation.

We know not all dive centers will simply cut ties with their current training agency to take on a new partner, so we’re not even going to ask you to do that. Nope. We just want you to consider what a fresh change might look like – one where your business, and your livelihood, comes first. After that, all we ask is that you give us a try by adding RAID to your current menu and comparing your current programs with RAID’s.

About Kalkomey Enterprises, Inc.
Kalkomey has trained and delivered millions of safety certifications for active outdoor enthusiasts, utilizing online and face-to-face coursework in boating, hunting, snowmobile, and more. Kalkomey operates in all fifty US states, as well as Canada, and is the leading provider across all of North America. Kalkomey was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. Learn more at www.kalkomey.com.

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RAID International backed by Inverness Graham Group

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Inverness Graham Investments, a private investment firm based in Philadelphia, announced today that its recreational safety education portfolio company, Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC, has invested in the RAID Scuba Diver Training agency.

“We’ve been carefully researching the options to enter the scuba market for some time. We chose RAID because it has the values we look for in a company; world class programs driven by an enthusiastic and passionate team that is making Scuba fun for everyone involved,” said Inverness Graham Managing Principal, Michael Morrissey. “Their vast array of training programs and impressive technology platform make them a perfect match to partner with Kalkomey. This marriage positions RAID to challenge the current industry paradigm, which is exactly what we were looking for.”

Kalkomey is the leader in online recreational safety education for state required certifications and is an official provider of recreational safety education materials for all 50 states, as well as Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. Using a web‐based delivery model, Kalkomey has helped millions of students get educated to safely boat, hunt, and operate off-road vehicles and snowmobiles.

Jason Alexander, Kalkomey CEO said, “Our research indicates that people interested in outdoor recreation participate in many different activities over their lifetime. We believe there is enormous demand among the millions of Boat-Ed and Fresh Air enthusiasts we’ve already trained, as well as the hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts that we newly teach each year, that will want to try scuba diving! We’re excited about the opportunity to apply our expertise in parallel industries to drive these potential customers through the doors of dive centers that join the RAID movement. Together with RAID we know we can truly Partner with dive shops to help their businesses grow and thrive.”

RAID is a rapidly emerging dive training brand globally with a mission to innovate the dive industry through digitizing education, systems and processes. Operating in more than 60 countries worldwide, RAID’s state of the art online training platform features the most comprehensive online, pro-active quality assurance system in the industry. The virtually paper-free RAID training system has recently been recognized for ISO compliance, and its programs were also found to meet the RSTC’s minimum standards paving the way for RAID’s membership with the RSTC.

“The RAID system focuses on training divers on critical skills such as proper trim and neutral buoyancy in the diver position, we believe it’s essential to also train dive professionals on those same skills to ensure they are best serving the needs of their students to be divers, not just certified,” said Jim Holliday who will continue on leading business operations as President of RAID.

About Inverness Graham Investments

Headquartered in Newtown Square, PA, Inverness Graham is an operationally focused private investment firm with over $500 million of assets under management. Inverness Graham acquires high growth, innovative manufacturing and services companies. Our approach is as unique as our heritage. Founded by senior executives of the Graham Group, a family owned multi-national industrial concern, we bring unparalleled resources developed over a 50-year operating history to support our portfolio companies. Inverness Graham partners with businesses to provide the financial and operational support necessary to accelerate growth. Learn more at www.invernessgraham.com.

About Kalkomey Enterprises, Inc.

Kalkomey has trained and delivered more than two million safety certifications for active outdoor enthusiasts, utilizing online and face-to-face coursework in boating, hunting, snowmobile, and more. Kalkomey operates in all fifty US states, as well as Canada, and is the leading provider across all of North America. Kalkomey was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. Learn more at www.kalkomey.com.

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New RAID Merchandise Available

Membership Services Coordinator at RAID UK & Malta
Robyn has been diving since she was 13 years old. She's a RAID IT and avid marine biologist with a passion for UK diving. Robyn also handles all membership activities for RAID UK & Malta.
robyn@diveraiduk.com
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Deep Blue Pirates logo as an example

RAID UK & Malta are offering custom logo softshell jackets. They are water resistant and breathable with three external pockets plus an internal phone pocket. The cuffs are adjustable as is the elasticated hem; creating a smart but comfortable jacket for all seasons.

Jacket including one RAID logo as standard is £45. Additional RAID logos are £3 each. The addition of a dive centre logo is also possible depending on order quantity.

For more information or to place an order please contact Robyn robyn@diveraiduk.com

Please use the chest size chart below as a guide (for ladies size 8-10 is a XS).

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VAT Registration

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RAID UK is growing up and requires VAT registration.

RAID UK and Malta will be VAT registered from 1st Nov 2018 (the start of the next financial tax year). Any purchases from RAID UK, including credits, after this date will be subject to VAT.