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Supporters - Thank You

Thank you to all our supporters, without whom the work of the Arctic Research Group simply would not take place.  Here we provide information about the most recent and key supporters including individuals, businesses, grant funds and organisations.

2025 Tempelfjord

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John Pye Auctions

John Pye Auctions are a British family business and the UK's leading commercial auction house network, offering the most varied collection of online auction sales 
Thank you to John Pye Auctions for their generous support of the Arctic Research Group.

Hammond Drysuits

Hammond have been manufacturing made-to-measure drysuits for over 45 years. Drysuits that last the distance. Long after others have perished and split.
Thank you to Hammond Drysuits for their generous support of the Arctic Research Group.

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To get your business name and products or services here, all you need to do is be a generous supporter of an expedition, or expeditions, by the Arctic Research Group.

Donations can be business or personal tax deductible for UK businesses and taxpayers. 

Please contact us for discussions

  • The staff of the Sysselmester’s Office and of Research In Svalbard for their assistance.

  • Jorunn Tove Høiland, Adviser in the Sysselmesteren's office for his assistance with firearms permissions

  • Professor Chas Curtis OBE for his continued help and support.

  • Professor Andy Hodson of UNIS for his help with logistics in Longyearbyen and the loan of equipment.

  • Geoffrey Halliday for his advice and support.

  • Hammond Dry Suits and Richard Dell, Director for provision of discounted dry suits

  • Mr Ian Frearson for acting as our home agent and for the loan of equipment.

  • Miss Siri Enckell for acting as home agent for Finland

  • Vistaprint for discount on branded T shirts

  • Mr Richard Hill for his provision of transport in Longyearbyen, firearms training, packing venue and freight transport in the UK

Previous Expeditions

These are the lists of supporters of our recent previous expeditions.  Our grateful thanks to each one of them for their generosity in supporting the work of the Arctic Research Group.

2023 Recherchefjorden

  • The staff of the Sysselmester’s Office and of Research In Svalbard for their assistance.

  • The Gino Watkins Memorial Award for its support by way of a grant.

  • The Svalbard Miljovernfond for its generous grant support.

  • Professor Chas Curtis OBE for his continued help and support.

  • Professor Andy Hodson of UNIS for his help with logistics in Longyearbyen and the loan of equipment.

  • Geoffrey Halliday for his advice and support.

  • SALT, NIVA and GridArendal for their support in the beach pollution work, especially Marthe Larsen Haar and Jannike Falk-Andersson.

  • Mr Ian Frearson for acting as our home agent and for the loan of equipment.

  • Icom for their help with the radios.

  • Hansen Protection for provision of discounted immersion suits

  • St. James Place for the donation

  • White Peak Management, Duffield for their donation.

  • Mr Richard Hill for his provision of transport in Longyearbyen and firearms training, packing venue and freight transport in the UK

2019 Bockfjorden

  • The Gino Watkins Memorial Award for its support by way of a grant.

  • The Linnean Society for their Percy Sladen grant.

  • Sheffield University for their travel grant.

  • Professor Chas Curtis OBE for his continued help and support

  • Professor Andy Hodson of UNIS for his help with logistics in Longyearbyen and the loan of a generator.

  • Geoffrey Halliday for his advice and support.

  • Mr Ian Frearson for acting as our home agent and loan of equipment.

  • Base Camp Foods for their discounted dehydrated foods.

  • Saul Vasquez Reina for laboratory assistance with gas analysis.

  • Ollie Hartas of Hartas Productions for help with the drone.

  • Bachelor Foods

  • Premier Foods for vouchers.

  • Tarpaulins Direct for their donation of the tarpaulin

2017 Bockfjorden

  • The Arctic Club & Gino Watkins Memorial Trust for their support by way of a grant

  • Professor George Shaw for his advice, companionship & help on past expeditions & with the planning and preparation of applications

  • Chas Curtis OBE for his past advice and continued help and support

  • Norsk Polarinstitutt for their help with handling freight and transport

  • Håvard Hansen of NP for his own role in helping with freight movements and acting as Local Agent in Svalbard

  • Geoffrey Halliday for his advice and information regarding the warm springs in this and other locations together with the generous loan of papers articles and photographs for our use

Food donations:

  • The Coop supermarket

  • Lidl Supermarket

  • Pritchitt Foods

  • Tunnocks

  • EFI Pak foods

  • Sharif & Sons

  • GHS Staley

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