Exhibitors

2025 Sponsors and Exhibitors

We are excited to welcome many of the biggest brands in the industry as well as a whole host of new faces to this year’s conference and climbing event.

If you would like to join us and showcase your brand, take a look at all our opportunities here.

Sponsors

Partners& is an award winning Chartered insurance broker providing specialist insurance, employee benefits, risk management and claims advice to businesses and private clients. As a next generation insurance advisory business, Partners focuses on people – clients and colleagues. We’re combining the best traditions of broking, such as technical advice and client service, with modern thinking and intelligent use of technology, to enhance the client experience and create a dynamic workplace for our talented team.

Visit www.partnersand.com and follow us on social media:

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#1 AUTO BELAY IN THE WORLD

TRUBLUE Auto Belays offer the widest weight and height ranges of any modern auto belay system. The secret is our friction-free, magnetic braking technology, which gives the softest, safest, most consistent catch available on the market today.

“ACCESSING THE INACCESSIBLE” is the driving force behind everything you do, whether you are moving forwards towards a summit or descending into darkness. You’re determined to get to ever-greater heights and through ever-deeper shadows, and you’re always searching for better tools to do it: tools with superior performance, tools that are more reliable, tools so comfortable and ergonomic that they disappear into your hand.

At Petzl, we share your determination. We’ve built our entire design and manufacturing philosophy around exceeding your needs in the field. This is the way we’ve done things for fifty years – and we won’t be stopping anytime soon.

Dr. Plano – Scheduling, Booking & Online Payments for Climbing Gyms

Founded in 2016, Dr. Plano has become Germany’s leading software solution for climbing and bouldering gyms. Today, over 250 gyms across eight countries use Dr. Plano to simplify staff management and customer booking – in one seamless system.

Our mobile-friendly platform is explicitly designed for the unique needs of climbing gyms, combining intelligent staff scheduling with flexible customer booking – a combination that sets us apart.

Key features include:
• Automated shift planning, working time ledger, time tracking, and shift swapping
• Online booking system for courses, birthday parties, and gift cards
• Integrated online payments with convenient features like automatic refunds for cancellations

All features are accessible via our iOS and Android apps, giving your team full flexibility — anytime, anywhere.

A pioneer in the climbing wall industry, EP Climbing (Entre-Prises) creates tailor-made solutions for climbing and leisure experiences around the world. Producing climbing walls since 1985, our team is passionate about bringing climbing and its values to everyone.
EP Climbing supplied the climbing walls for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, and is the provider for many major international competitions around the world. Aside from competition walls, EP manufactures climbing walls for climbing gyms, schools, universities, leisure centres, the military, and more.

We are not only wall manufacturers. We offer a range of additional products and services to equip your climbing area with the necessary equipment. From climbing holds and auto belays, to equipment and maintenance, EP Climbing can provide you with a range of features to create a unique climbing experience for your climbers.

For 26 years we have been focused on technological development and continuous improvement of our products and services. Those are our core values. Оur top priority is to ensure the highest level of safety for your operations.

When you choose Walltopia, you choose a devoted partner. We are here to ensure your success. That’s why we use the best materials and work with care about details and durability. With us you can count on the largest and most experienced teams in the industry dedicated to design and engineering of Active entertainment products. We pride ourselves for being able to create highly complex projects from A to Z.

We understand and think constantly about the business of our customers – how their facilities actually operate and we work hard to optimize those operations. We have solid insight into human nature and human desires when it comes to movement, sports and entertainment and we know how to give people the best experience.

Our mission is to improve people’s lives by offering them experiences that combine sports with fun and healthy doses of adrenaline.

The Activities Industry Mutual (AIM) specialises in providing competitive, cost-effective alternative to traditional insurance for the activities sector. The cover we offer includes Public Liability, Employers Liability, Property and Equipment cover. We also include Legal Expenses through specialist providers ARAG. Owned by its members and operated on their behalf via an elected board of outdoor adventure experts including Paul Reeve of The Foundry Climbing Centre in Sheffield, it was formed for the sole purpose of providing economical and high-quality cover for individuals, instructors, coaches and organisations with climbing walls. We work hand in hand with some of the country’s leading industry bodies such as the ABC to promote best practice in the sector. By sharing our knowledge and experiences we enable our members to operate more efficiently and effectively, minimising their risk, reducing their claims, and saving them valuable money in the process. AIM coverage is tailored to our members’ specific needs provides value, security and certainty, no matter how volatile the economy. For more information about AIM visit http://www.activitiesindustrymutual.co.uk

Advanced Climbing Solutions Ltd is the UKs leading independent artificial climbing wall inspection and maintenance company. We inspect all types of artificial climbing structures, whether indoors or out, and offer a range of other services relating to the climbing wall industry. Our teams will inspect your climbing facility to the highest standard in line with current inspection and climbing wall safety standards and issue a comprehensive inspection report documenting the work undertaken, highlighting any recommendations to ensure your climbing facility remains safe and operational.

ARK – Brand management & Sales is a multi-dimensional team specialising in lightweight technically advanced & proficient outdoor apparel and hardware; to enhance users’ enjoyment and experience of and in the great outdoors. With a complimentary suite of recently acquired climbing-focused brands, Ark is well-placed to offer a full spectrum of ranging to both retailers and consumers.

Brands include Troll, CT Climbing, 8BPlus, KletterRetter, DexShell, Boot Bananas, OMM (Original Mountain Marathon), Nordisk and Adventure Nutrition.

Beyond Hope – Distributers for Britain’s Best Climbing Brands – Evolv, Rock Technologies, YY Climbing, Temple Climbing Holds

Established in 2007, Bluestar Leasing is a commercial finance broker providing a variety of funding solutions for the climbing wall industry. We assist customers who are looking to invest in new equipment or expand their businesses with external financing.

Since becoming part of the Manx Financial Group PLC in 2019, Bluestar has enhanced its offerings, gaining access to over 25 banks and financial institutions that provide funding options for businesses across the UK.

Our popular funding solutions include:

Asset Finance
Technology & Software Finance
Fit-out Finance
Commercial Loans
VAT Loans

Brazz was founded by a group of friends, passionate about bouldering, craftsmanship and carrying on the culture of Made in Italy. Our passion for climbing drives our work. It’s how we’re able to envision and design our crashpads, hats, chalkbags, climbinging accessories and padding solutions for indoor climbing. We seek to accompany and support gyms and climbers on a vertical journey that’s bound to have everyone needing to safely touch back down on the ground every so often.

Boreal was founded in 1975 by Jesús García Lopez in teh town of Villena, Spain, an area with a rich history of footwear manufacturing.

Boreal quickly established itself as world leader in outdoor footwear and the Boreal name became synonymous with quality and performance.

Today, Boreal remains a family business and continues to proudly manufacture their footwear in Villena with an increasing awareness and focus on environmental sustainability.

Capitan is a climbing-specific CRM that streamlines waivers, entry passes, memberships, events and more. Their open and supported API allows organizations to connect with all other tools they use to run their business. Capitan is used in climbing gyms across multiple countries, from boutique bouldering facilities to large, multi-location organizations.

A UK-based company that is bringing cutting-edge operations software to climbing wall operators.

Contact is a UK producer of climbing holds and macros.

WE ARE CORE CLIMBING

We have been designing and manufacturing climbing holds here in Sheffield, UK for over 15 years, and we are the market leader for commercial matting in the UK. Everything we do at Core Climbing is done in house by our specialised team. Recent developments include crashpads, chalk buckets, belay gates and rope wall matting. Core Climbing are also the UK distrbutor of ClimbLab.

Dark Ventures are the U.K. distributor for Blocz, Bluepill, Chapter and CCE holds. Unparallel, Rhino Skin Solutions, Tendon ropes, Lattice, Crux, Wideboyz, Tokyo Powder, Torq Energy, PitchSix

Born In Wales, in 1981, DMM strives to be make the best possible equipment and be more efficient, competitive and maintain our unique position as the sole manufacturer of climbing equipment in the UK.

Bouldering Wall Mats, Articulated Climbing Wall Mats, Belay-gate Mats, Custom-Made Post Protectors and Promotional Seating.

Eveque are a specialist mat manufacturer with over 40 years’ experience. We offer a complete service for Climbing Matting including: design, measuring, manufacture, installation and maintenance.

Our factory is located near junction 19 of the M6 in Cheshire and is equipped with CAD design, cutting, sewing, bonding and printing facilities. Our team has worked with many wall builders, operators and owners to provide high-quality product and services.

Other products by Eveque include: Gym Mats, Martial Arts Mats, High Jump & Pole Vault Landing Areas, Safety Surround Mats for Vaulting Areas, Climbing Safety Matting, Police Personal Safety Training Equipment and Combat Training Room Protective Padding, Post Protectors, Drugget floor covers, Protective Wear-sheets and Sportshall Athletics Equipment.

With over three decades of specialised experience, HangFast stands as a preeminent authority in the field of climbing wall and high rope course inspections, maintenance, and repairs. Our extensive expertise positions us as leaders in ensuring that climbing facilities—whether they are climbing centres, outdoor education venues, or leisure facilities—operate with the utmost safety and efficiency.

At HangFast, we understand that climbing walls and high rope courses represent both significant investments and critical safety concerns. Our dedicated team of qualified and highly skilled inspectors brings a wealth of knowledge to every project, having conducted thousands of thorough inspections across a diverse range of climbing structures and high rope courses. Each inspection is carried out with meticulous attention to detail, leveraging our deep understanding of industry standards and best practices.

Our team is qualified in IRATA Levels 1-3, ERCA, operational inspection, wood pole inspection, wire rope inspection, adventure and industrial PPE inspection, rescue techniques, and on the DBS update service.

Impact Route Setting are the leading provider of route setting services in the UK. Lead by national route setters, Ben Norman and Cailean Harker, we specialise in all things setting, from running specialist events to training and developing setters.

Alongside this we also distribute holds for some of the premier brands in the country, focussing on holds that are designed for route setters.

King Kong Climbing Walls was established in 1994 by climbers for climbers to create world-class climbing facilities. Founded by pioneer Lake District Climber Paul Cornforth the company has grown and developed into the UK’s leading adventure engineering specialists.

We are continually striving to be innovative and offer the best in class solutions that inspire our customers and adventure enthusiasts to dream bigger and challenge us to deliver.

Now with over 30 years’ experience building walls, our diverse and passionate team of designers, engineers and fabricators specialise in creating innovative and bespoke adventure engineering solutions for our customer’s ever-ambitious aspirations.

We provide technical support from initial planning and consultancy through to installation and operation. From school walls to dedicated climbing centres, zip lines to multi-activity adventure centres the King Kong team has the expertise and experience to exceed expectations. In addition to all this, we have a huge range of climbing holds from world class, leading brands, Like Artline, Ibex, Agripp, Artic Grips, Vertex, HRT, SupR as well as our own range of Kong Holds.

Lizcore

Over 50 years old, fiercely independent and employee, with a mission to provide equipment and expertise to venture further. From distribution of some of the leading global outdoor brands (including La Sportiva) to production of our own technical work and rescue equipment and provision of training for work at height. We are unique in our ability to support your climbing wall, help solve technical and safety problems and together help develop your business as a whole.

Uk Distributors of Scarpa, Friction Labs, Organic Climbing, Climb Skin, Grivel, Edelweiss & E9

Origin-Climbing Ltd. designs and produces climbing holds directly inspired by real rock. Using advanced 3D scanning and 3D printing, we capture natural features from outdoor routes and turn them into durable, indoor-ready holds that bring authentic texture and movement into the gym.

Built for setters who want something different, every Origin hold offers a creative, realistic alternative to traditional shapes. Available exclusively online and shipped worldwide.

Origin-Climbing — As Nature Intended

If you are a climber looking to protect your income or provide for a family in the event of an accident then Summit Financial Services are here to help you.

They have been helping climbers and mountaineers for over two decades. Climbers typically discuss the following type of cover with them:

• Life Insurance
• Mortgage Protection
• Critical Illness Cover
• Income Protection Cover
• Keyperson cover

Because they specialise in climbing and mountaineering, they are happy to discuss your climbing grades, where you climb and the different styles of climbing you pursue (they can cover other outdoor sports as well).

Enquire about cover, compare rates with your current policy or simply call for a chat with one of their climbing specialist advisers today.

If you are interested in working with them to offer this cover to climbers at your wall, they will be happy to discuss partnership opportunities.

W: www.summit-fs.co.uk

T: 0345 565 0937

Sup’r Climbing was founded by Gautier Supper, a World Cup winner, national trainer and route setter from France. Sup’r has made a significant impact in the climbing community with its wooden volumes and macros featured at numerous World Cups since 2022. Sup’r products are designed to keep pace with modern trends while pushing the boundaries of what climbers and setters can achieve.

Temple Climbing Holds is a London-based brand offering a diverse and ever-growing selection of innovative grips. Drawing inspiration from years of indoor climbing experience, our shapes bring top-notch route setting material that effortlessly blends aesthetics with function.

Vertical-Life creates innovative tools for climbers, connecting the global community through smart apps, gym solutions, and scoring systems.

Workforce.com is the leading all-in-one platform designed to help businesses manage the entire employee lifecycle with ease. From HR and Scheduling to Payroll, Workforce.com empowers operators to enhance employee retention, optimise labor costs, and streamline workforce management processes. By reducing administrative work, managers can focus more time on what truly matters: leading on the frontline

WorkNest is a powerhouse of Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety support services and has been a long-standing trusted partner for the ABC for many years. Head-quartered in Chester with hubs throughout the UK, its 400-strong team helps employers proactively overcome their employment, safety and wellbeing challenges through pragmatic advice and powerful technology platforms.

Our team of specialists already work closely with ABC members of all shapes and sizes – so we understand the specific challenges you face. From managing performance and redundancies to conducting health and safety audits, we help employers address employee issues with confidence, protect their reputation, and avoid costly disputes and claims.