FLUID KAYAKS - Parys

We have grown from a small start-up company in 2002 to a leading kayak manufacturer respected in the international paddling community. Our roots are in whitewater, but we are successfully utilising our expertise in the field of serious kayak playing for the benefit of recreational paddlers. Our full range of whitewater kayaks is complimented by a growing range of recreational kayaks. Our factory is situated in the small town of Parys in South Africa, where we have become an important role-player as an employer of the workers in the local community. We believe the best way to help resolve South Africa’s myriad of challenges is to educate and provide work for the people. In our own small way we do our part to achieve just that, with faith that our involvement will help create a better  

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future for all. Our home waters is the Vaal, South Africa’s second largest river, which flows through town. The Vaal offers whitewater and flatwater sections for boat testing, including the infamous Gatsien wave. We are fortunate to be on the doorstep of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site, a magnificent natural phenomenon that is best experienced from the waters of the Vaal, only a few kilometres away from our factory. Years of paddling on some of the world’s wildest rivers created a strong sense of environmental consciousness. We do everything we can to minimize our impact on the environment, such as the: 1) use of super-linear polyethylene to produce kayaks, which can be recycled easily; 2) reduction of waste wherever possible; 3) recycling of all off-cut material, 4) use of recycled material for non-critical parts such as the packaging material of the kayaks.