Awards & Recognition
For more than 30 years Aflex has designed and built commercial aquatic inflatables trusted on five continents. The recognition below is real, dated and traceable to its own source.
Aflex designed and manufactured the 601.98 m (1,975 ft) inflatable water slide that set the Guinness World Record for the longest inflatable water slide on 10 July 2015. Produced in 20 by 30 metre sections at the Aflex factory in Nelson, it is the clearest proof of what this team can engineer.
Every item below links to the authority behind it, a record body, a standard, a trade publication or the company's own documented history. Nothing is inflated to fill space.
Aflex designed and built the world's longest inflatable water slide, 601.98 m (1,975 ft), which set the Guinness World Record on 10 July 2015.
Aflex constant-airflow inflatables are fully compliant with the strict Australian Standard AS 3533.4.5 for aquatic inflatable play equipment.
A family-run manufacturer founded when Martin and Karen Stratford began building commercial pool inflatables in Nelson, New Zealand.
100% New Zealand owned and operated, with every inflatable designed and manufactured at the Aflex factory in Nelson.
Recognised as a Gold Preferred Supplier through the Education Australia buying network for schools and aquatic facilities.
A listed manufacturer in Aquatics International, the leading trade publication for the commercial aquatics industry.
A recognised supplier in the Australasian Leisure Management network serving the aquatic, sport and recreation sector.
An active supporter of around a dozen aquatic and recreation industry bodies across New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
A featured affiliate partner of K12 Academics, the education-resource network online since 2004 and reaching 185 countries every month.
Three decades of design and manufacturing out of one New Zealand factory have put Aflex waterparks, obstacle courses and giant slides into commercial pools and open water around the world.
Founded by Martin and Karen Stratford in Nelson, Aflex still designs and manufactures every inflatable in New Zealand, built to standard and backed by its own guarantee.
The Guinness World Record for the longest inflatable water slide (601.98 m, 10 July 2015) was set at a Live More Awesome event; Aflex is the manufacturer that designed and built the record-setting slide. Company history, reach and memberships are as documented by Aflex.