DESCO News

08/04/10: Trelleborg has retired the Hunter brand. The drysuit page has been redone reflecting the change.

04/01/10:

1.We have issued a revised pricelist. This is the fourth revision of the pricelist this year. With the wide use of the internet virtually instantaneous distribution of revised documents is possible, so we are trying to keep the pricelist as current as is practical. The revised pricelist is available on the Downloads page. The current revision addresses some part number anomalies and rearranges some part listings to better represent available sub assemblies. It will be easier for the customer to see what is included in a sub assembly and also easier to find individual parts within a grouping.

2. DESCO has discontinued Chrome plating the non-return valves and exhaust valves on the Air Hat. We determined that the aesthetic value was overshadowed by the rising cost of plating. Additionally there was a issue of bad plating on some exhaust parts in the last batch. Over the years divers have mentioned that when welding underwater the plating is being attacked and becomes very pitted. These factors brought us to make this move.

03/04/10: DESCO is reintroducing the line of wood water skis we produced in the 1950's. A website has been established to market these skis. See www.descowaterskis.com for more information.

12/23/09: The new price lists have been issued to our dealers and posted on the downloads page.

12/16/09: The Noise Canceling Speaker Assembly Retrofit for the Air Hat Cat. No. 61224 has been discontinued. This retrofit is superseded by the Cat. No. 61222R cup retrofit. The noise canceling speaker will be available with the new cup.

12/03/09: With the end of the year coming we are reviewing our pricing. Last January we didn't make any changes. In a rare move we had to make adjustments in September and issue a new pricelist. There will be some necessary changes on product prices at the end of the year. We will be holding the line across most of our products. A new pricelist will be issued before January 1st.

04/28/09: Due to a billing dispute with tinyhosts.com, the firm who hosts the USS Squalus website DESCO has decided to close that site down and create a page on this site to keep the purchasers of the commemorative helmets updated.

03/12/09: DESCO and HDS have decided not to wait until September to deliver the USS Squalus helmets. The original plan was to hold all 26 helmets for a group photo. Two helmets per week will be sent for plating and then assembled. Those purchasers who expressed a desire to receive their helmets immediately have had their helmets scheduled accordingly. If any USS Squalus Commemorative Helium Helmet purchaser wishes to know the status of their helmet they should contact us. Two helmets have already been delivered and two more are in the assembly stage.

01/23/09: The purchase of Hunter Diving by Trelleborg has opened the opportunity for DESCO to sell both Hunter and Viking Drysuit lines. DESCO was a Viking dealer back in the 90's and we look forward to renewing that relationship. This move allows DESCO to offer quality drysuits in a range of intended uses and price points.

Stolen Helmets:

Sept. 2006

A polished DESCO Mark V Helmet #366, Date of Mfg. 08/25/06 was stolen in mid-September from a residence in California.

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In the mid 1990's a truck was stolen from a motel parking lot containing equipment en route to the ADC Underwater convention in Houston. In that truck among other equipment was a DESCO Abalone helmet. This helmet was on loan from DESCO to one of our dealers. It is unique in that the tag on the breastplate is from the Air Hat, like this one. If you know the whereabouts of this helmet please contact us.

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