PDM Product Development Olympic Success

PDM’s most recent, and possibly most high profilimg_6902e, product took centre stage when HRH The Duke of Kent visited our offices and factory to present the Queen’s Award for Enterprise and Innovation.

A display of products made by PDM to illustrate our innovative techniques included a dry-top worn by Team GB medal-winning kayakers and canoeists during the Rio Olympics. We provided the wrist and bicep seals for the tops – a key component in keeping it ‘dry’.

The top and accompanying photo of it being used was an image everyone could relate to and perfectly demonstrated how effective, versatile and essential PDM products are.

The dry-top was loaned to us by world-leading kayaking clothing and equipment manufacturers, Peak UK, which provided items of Team GB clothing. Peak UK needed water tight seals for the dry tops in the right red colour to match the Team GB uniform. A tight schedule meant PDM had just two weeks to perfect the product.