Announcements
14/10/18 - Big price reductions on all catarafts till further notice! First come, first serve till +/- 10 Cats have been sold. See here
20/09/18 - New review on the TourCat-2 added
29/07/18 - New kayak Series added Alpha-Z range of boats with stiff drop stich floors - Inflatable Kayaks page
11/05/18 - Demo stock saleSome demo boats now available for sale. Once gone, its gone! Listed in Sales page
08/04/18 - Demo Cats at LV Our fleet of demo cats are currently with LV PaddleSports, Team GB Masters raft team / Square Rock team - for training and practice on some club training nights at Lee Valley. See them in action there - check with us first before going there
20/06/17 - Photos of the Expedition version of the inflatable WW river runner kayak ZelGear The ONE - with inflatable storage compartments in bow and stern. Photos
10/06/17 - Cats and inflatable kayaks available for try outs - ZelGear 'The ONE' inflatable kayak, ZelGear TourCat-2 Mini, ZelGear VectoR-2 and ZelGear SportCat-4 catamaran rafts
26/05/17 - Our demo / try-out TourCat-2 MINI has arrived! Some photos here
12/02/17 - New addition to the inflatable kayak range -
ZelGear "The ONE". A white water
single seater kayak that packs into a backpack. A demo is available for try-outs now. Some photos here
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Enquiries & Ordering
When you would like to order, write to us and
we will provide up to date quotes. We will also send you an invoice with relevant
payment details etc. Or if you need advice etc, we are more than happy to help
with your
queries.
ZelGear
ZelGear products are all made in Europe, using European made materials and high
grade German made PVC welding machines.
5 year warranty on all ZelGear products
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Looking for something?
If you are looking for something
that is not listed on our website please give us a call or email
us.
Important Notice
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a valid license
/ permission from the relevant authorities to
use water craft on UK's waterways, rivers, lakes, etc. Not all inland
water is open to paddlers, some are privately owned or is bounded
by
land which is private, so do check beforehand. Membership of a
canoe union / club is very beneficial.
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About
NERIS ZelGear Water Sports UK / NERIS UK
The
team that runs this UK business have many years of kayaking
experience,
both in Southern Africa and in the UK. From
building the first privately owned skin-on-frame double seater
kayak back in the 1970's, to owning several different models
of folding kayaks and selling various brands of folding
kayaks
(civilian and
military) over the years, you can count on
the knowledge of a broadly
experienced folding kayak crew.
Not only the NERIS boats are of an excellent quality, we
take our after sales service super seriously. As a valued customer
you will soon become aware that our relationship with you
is long term. We also have
a special relationship with NERIS ZELGEAR (the manufacturer) in that
they take on board our experienced advice and feedback,
so that the kayaks and catarafts that we sell in the UK meets our minimum
criteria and fits in with the current market needs.
About
NERIS ZelGear (The manufacturer)
Folding kayaks first developed in Germany on a commercial basis
in 1907, and to this day, Germany is still the heart of folding
kayak activity, where a high proportion of
kayaks in use are folding kayaks. During the heyday of folding
kayak manufacturing in Germany, many
companies started and closed over time, with a core of
at least 7 major brands between the 1930's to 1950's. During that
time, folding
kayak development and manufacturing spread from Germany, across
to Poland, southern Russia,
UK and France. From the 1950's onwards more brands
spread around the world in spite of serious competition from
hard shell glass fibre and later, plastic kayaks. Around the
1970's, It was the proliferation of cheaper glass fibre and plastic
moulded
kayaks
that sadly
caused the closure of many good quality folding kayak businesses
in Europe including the 2 main manufacturers in the UK.
NERIS ZelGear started in 1999 as a specialist PVC business and is
based in Kiev, Ukraine. The company first started out providing kayak
skin repair
services and
produced folding kayak
replacement
skins. By 2001, the business had rapidly developed the quality
of their PVC products such that their first catamaran white water
raft model won at most of the prestigious competitions that were
held in Russia at the time.
In 2003, NERIS became the official supplier of accessories for
Poucher-Boote - a leading German folding kayak manufacturer.
In 2004, NERIS ZelGear expanded their range of framed catarafts,
and in the
following year, started production of their 1st own design double
seater kayak. This NERIS Valkure-2 became an immediate success,
not only with sales, but also with winning awards in competitions
and at Water Tourism shows.
By 2006, NERIS had designed, developed and produced 3 more folding
kayak models - all of which became popular and sold in large
numbers in Ukraine, Russia, Germany and Canada.
In 2011, saw a supply agreement placed with a large Russian outdoor
equipment dealership - that saw many Russians switching preference
to the high quality products made by NERIS ZelGear.
In 2012, production of the single and double seater
inflatable kayaks started.
The same year saw the introduction of the Alu-2 and Alu-3 folding
kayaks.
In 2015, NERIS ZelGear started supplying the R2 & R4 kneeling
frameless catarafts
to the USA market, under a US trade name - ZELGEAR. This
innovative forward facing seating position R2 & R4 kneeling
frameless cataraft is the 1st of its kind in the world.
Most of the more experienced factory staff really love white water
rivers (had been paddling long before the business started) so
the products that they work on making, have all been thoroughly tested
and
proven
by
themselves
(and
others)
many
times.
They are
also very
fit and competitive too, entering in various races and marathons
using NERIS folding kayaks,
inflatable kayaks and as well as catarafts, all with notable results. They
care about what they make because they actually use them!
'NERIS Folding Kayaks' has now been split into a separate business - and is reflected on a separate website.
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