Established in 1937, customers around the world associate the McMurdo brand with the Commercial shipping SOLAS required Cospas Sarsat 406MHz distress beacon, the EPIRB and the smaller individual beacon the FasrFind PLB.
The McMurdo brand is a global leader in marine electronics, synonymous with quality, marine safety and technology innovation, including the world’s first compact PLB, the first AIS EPIRB and the first distress beacons utilising Galileo. Although best known for GMDSS equipment for commercial vessels, the portfolio includes AIS SARTs, GMDSS Radio, AIS MOB devices, PLBs, AIS Electronics and EPIRBs for customers in the leisure, fishing, workboat, military and search and rescue customers.
Charity & Taylor, the UK division of the Aage Hempel Group, specialises in the service and sales of marine electronics. Celebrating 50yrs as an authorised provider for leading brands and Classification Societies, we pride ourselves in delivering surveys, installations, maintenance, and repairs for navigation, communication, safety and training systems—across the nation, and further field with the support of Aage Hempel Group.
🌍 With over 160 professionals operating from 45+ offices in 15 countries, we offer round-the-clock support, a vast inventory of spare parts, and customised maintenance solutions to keep vessels safe, compliant, and fully operational—wherever they sail.
📢 As the UK division of the Aage Hempel Group, Charity & Taylor blends the personalised care of local service with the strength and scale of a global network. We provide hands-on support, national coverage, and international reach.
📍 Our UK depots are strategically located in Aberdeen, Brixham, Falmouth, Grangemouth, Great Yarmouth, Harwich, Liverpool, and Newcastle, ensuring rapid response to sustain maritime operations nationwide.
Seas of Solutions is a dedicated, marine focused organisation, owner of globally recognised safety electronics brands McMurdo, Netwave and Kannad Marine.
Our vision is to support Safer Sailing, Anytime – Everywhere.
With a reputation for innovative marine safety products, our mission is to offer reliable marine electronics that help improve robust data capture and maximise crew survivability.
Our aim, to utilise our industry knowledge and unparalleled sales and service network to offer partners and customers the dynamic response they need from their go to electronics manufacturer.
Headquartered in Zoetermeer (NL), and with a customer service hub in Portsmouth (UK), we continue to invest in the training and support of our impeccable global service network, to ensure Seas of Solutions is the byword for unrivalled customer experience.
