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Divernet News, dateline 19 August 2004
Fort William Underwater Centre reopens for divers
The Underwater Centre at Fort William, north-west Scotland, has been rescued from receivership and
training for divers restarted by new owners The Crannog Concept.
In time, the company plan to restart a full programme of recreational diver training, making use of their unique indoor glass tank and sheltered location for open water dives. A spokesperson explained that a lot of commercial diving recruits come from recreational diving, and they are keen to maintain the relationship with sport divers. So what makes the Crannog Concept believe that they can succeed where Stenmar, the previous owners, failed? "The previous owners got involved in a lot of investments that lost money, and basically over-traded. We won't be making that mistake. There is a lot of demand for high quality diver training; this is the core business and we will be concentrating on maintaining excellent standards," marketing manager Steve Ham told Divernet. Related pages Previous news story - Underwater Centre in receivership Underwater Centre website Sue Daly takes a commercial diving course at Fort William News Index Page 
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With the loss of Bovisand, Fort William Underwater Centre had been the
last significant commercial diving training centre in the UK,
and there were fears that the diving industry would lose vital skills. 