From divers' drysuits and more

Cannon Tri-laminates Ltd produces an extensive range of high quality Safety & Leisure products, many incorporating high visibility and / or fluorescent dyed substrates, proofed to give air-holding properties for use in the manufacture of life jackets, survival / transit suits, canopy and buoyancy fabrics for life-rafts and leisure craft.

The leisure market is supplied by Cannon Tri-laminates Ltd, with established single and double sided neoprene (polychloroprene, CR) and 2 ply butyl (IIR) coated fabrics for watersports wear and canoe spray-decks along with a full range of both polyester and nylon (2 ply) butyl rubber coated tri-laminate materials for divers’ dry suits, gunslips and luggage manufacture.

Gilbert’s official professional rugby match balls are manufactured from blended natural rubber, 3 ply, polycotton / cotton / polycotton, in addition we also supply a full range of commercial natural rubber (NR) proofed fabrics.

The Company serves this diverse, increasingly demanding and complex market by continually monitoring developments within the allied industries. Close customer liaison and the continuous search for new textiles, combinations and colours, have led to the development of new and patented materials that give extra durability when used in garments for today’s sophisticated watersports market.