WhiteWater West
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| Private | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Geoff Chutter |
| Headquarters | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products | Water slides, interactive play areas, lazy rivers, wave pools, FlowRider |
| Services | Park planning, engineering, manufacturing, service |
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Number of employees
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550 (2012) |
| Divisions |
Hopkins Rides Prime Interactives |
| Website | www |
WhiteWater West is a manufacturing company based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1980 and manufactures a variety of products for water parks including water slides and water play areas. The company also owns Hopkins Rides and Prime Interactives which manufacture water rides for amusement parks and dry play areas, respectively.
In 1980, WhiteWater West was established by Geoff Chutter, a former accountant. The company's first project was the WhiteWater Waterslide and Recreation Complex in Penticton, Canada.
In 1982, WhiteWater West acquired WhiteWater Composites. This was followed by the merger with Brookside Engineering in 1985 and Barr & Wray in 1987.
In 2002, WhiteWater acquired Prime Play (now Prime Interactives). Ten years later, in August 2012, WhiteWater West announced the acquisition of Hopkins Rides. The company will continue to operate as Hopkins Rides.
WhiteWater West consists of a water slide and water park product manufacturing arm, with three divisions which manufacture water rides and dry play areas for amusement parks, respectively. The company also has licenses with other companies to market and sell products under the WhiteWater West banner.
Prime Interactives is a division of WhiteWater West which began in 1993. The division began by manufacturing a variety of soft play areas. Prime Play also manufactures former WhiteWater West-branded products including the Spinning Rapids Ride and Water Coaster. The division handles sales of products manufactured by Ropes Courses, Inc., such as ropes courses and zip-lines, in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Hopkins Rides is WhiteWater West's latest acquisition. The company began in 1962 as a manufacturer of ski lifts before moving into log flumes, water rides, steel roller coasters and ropes courses. Since filing for bankruptcy in 2001, the company simplified its product offering, reverting to solely water ride manufacturing.
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