Afritrex - Current Sponsors
Petaprint - Our first sponsors of the expedition. Barry and Colin really helped us kick start the expedition by kindly producing our business plans and flyers at a vastly reduced rate! Visit them at 16 Colleg Street, Petersfield for Commercial & Colour Printing, Lithography, Digital & Copying. 01730 262450
Steeple Graphics - Paul and Steph run their own successful printers in Petworth, West Sussex, specialising in exhibition graphics, signage and banners....oh and making vehicles look extremely tasty, as with our Landrover - The Colonel. www.steeplegraphics.co.uk for more info. 01798 344555
Castell Satcom - Stuart has taken the knowledge he gained from working within the communications section of the Navy and now runs an international company providing satellite & radio services to organisations working in remote and hazardous areas of the world. He has been kind enough to provide us with the equipment required to maintain and update our website whilst on the road, providing you with the most up to date information we can. www.castellsatcomradio.com 01743 272956
Mythbreaker Nutrition - A good friend Ben Moser from back in our school days now runs a enterprising company offering nutritional advice designed to help individuals acheive their specific health goals....or try and keep us alive while we take on the expedition! He has kindly offered to supply Afritrex with all of the supplements required to stay fit and healthy on the road where our dietary intake will be, lets say.....restricted! www.themythbreaker.com 08700 111181
Island Tribe - From using Island Tribe Clear Gel when surfing in South Africa I know how good it is at staying on when you've been sat in the water for a few hours...offering protection from the harsh African rays. Warren and Rob who represent the company in the UK and South Africa respectively have been kind enough to supply us with enough of the good stuff to keep our heads and shoulders from frying as we train en route. To keep the amount of kit we have to carry down they've even said we can restock once we hit South Africa! Good show. www.islandtribe.co.uk www.creightonproducts.co.za 01271 815926
Keith Gott Landrovers - Ben Gott, Trevor and Morris have all been providing us with information, parts and their considerable knowledge to help with transforming of 'The Colonel' from a secondhand tried Defender into the expedition vehicle you see on the site today....with Duncan Southall being the Head of Engineering in the garage! The company is based in Alton Hampshire and have over 30 years experience in servicing and customising Land Rover vehicles. Ben Gott is a mad nutter who drives this thing for fun...... www.keithgottracing.co.uk, and their homepage is www.keithgott.co.uk 01420 544333
General Ecology Europe Ltd - A big thank you must be given to the team at the UK branch of General Ecology for supplying us with the kit which will ensure we have a constant supply of clean drinking water whilst we're on the road - something that's essential especially as we'll be drinking so much of it with all of our training. The system we'll be using is the Nature Pure unit which mounts within the kitchen area and removes all bacteria, algae, cysts and other sediments courtesy of its Structured Matrix system. www.purewateronline.co.uk 01293 400644
Lifesystems - First Aid kit, Dental kit, towels, mugs, repellents.....if you need it for a trip abroad then one of Lifemarque companies are bound to make it! The parts of the kit list you hope you'll never need but have to take along just in case, oh and if you're travelling with Owen take 2 first aid kits! www.lifemarque.co.uk 0118 981 1433
Bonwyke - Driving though a continent such as Africa requires security at all times especially when the contents of the vehicle are at stake, so when the very kind people at Bonwyke said they'd supply the security window film which will all but eliminate casual theft through our windows, we were delighted! Applied to all windows except the windscreen it limits what can be seen from the outside and stops glass shattering on impact. www.bonwyke.co.uk 01329 289621
Leatherman - Internationally accepted as THE finest multi-tool on the market, the Leatherman WAVE is an essential piece of expedition kit which we won't be without thanks to Garry and his team here in the UK. As used by Ray Mears, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Ben Southall and Owen Thompson Dredge - goodness they are in good company! Find out more at www.leatherman.co.uk 01539 721032
Vango - If you're planning a camping trip, be it an expedition around the world, a month in the south of France or just a wet weekend in Wales you need to speak to Vango. They produce the entire range of camping equipment you'll need to sleep, eat and stay comfortable - they have been kind enough to supply us with sleeping bags, rucksacs and cooking equipment to make life easier on the road. www.vango.co.uk 01475 746000
Asics - From running two London Marathons in the past I know how important a good pair of running shoes are. Asics are recognised as the brand of shoe to run in offering support, comfort and style. Andrew Freeman has been good enough to supply both of us with a new pair each to make running the races that much easier....we hope! www.asics.co.uk
Pocket Comms - The pocket sized global communicator with over 1,000 pictures. From the Nomads of the Desert, to the Eskimos of the Arctic, the Tribesmen of the Rain Forest to the Hustle of Hong Kong. Simple, quick and easy to use just point at a picture
to get your message across. Jim has been generous enough to supply us with one of these brilliant devices which should help us out when the communication barrier is just too great! www.pocketcomms.com 07887 694007
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