National Oceanography Centre opens doors to world-leading European Glider Service Centre

Teledyne Marine and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are proud to announce the launch of the new NOC Glider Service Centre; a joint partnership created for the servicing, support and repair of Teledyne Slocum Gliders from across Europe. This new partnership will benefit our European glider customers, avoiding the time and expense of shipping systems back to the US for service and upgrades.

The NOC Glider Service Centre will initially service payload bays including sensor calibrations and pressure testing. Services will gradually increase to offer subassembly servicing (shallow and deep water pumps), and will eventually move into complete vehicle servicing, upgrades and repairs. Training, piloting, spares and sales are also in the pipeline.

NOC is at the heart of underwater glider operations in Europe, with extensive expertise in this niche field, making them uniquely qualified to offer this commercial service. The NOC operates the UKs National Marine Equipment Pool, which includes Europe’s largest fleet of underwater gliders that they have been successfully equipping, servicing and operating for extended scientific missions for over 15 years.