Planet Eclipse HQ Blog

Article number 10 in our history of Planet Eclipse focuses on yet another office move. Yawn. Yeah, we know, not as exciting as talking about guns or tournament wins, but as boring as it may seem moving our HQ to something a little more sexy (and bigger) made a huge difference to how we operate day-to-day. When we first moved to Praed Road from our original location in Manchester city centre , we took 2 units and knocked them through to make one bigger unit. As we expanded and started production of our own Marker (the awesome EGO) we took on a 3rd and then 4th unit. Luckily all next to each other (in a U-shape) so we could continue to work, but the bigger we got the more disjointed it became. When we took on the 5th unit which was over the road–not so convenient–we decided to start looking for something else. After some searching we found a new build that was only ½ mile away from Praed Road that would allow us to design and build the Planet Eclipse HQ for our future. The ...

College paintball. Yep, it really, genuinely, 100% is a thing. And it's a great thing too! It isn't at the level of the more mainstream sports but we do know there are actual airball fields and facilities on campus at some participating colleges. Which is pretty damn awesome. And where better to spread the gospel of paintball than at youth level. In a controlled environment, surrounded by your college buddies where it's supported and encouraged by the college sports programmes. The UK (and maybe other countries too) run a tournament event called the CPPS Student Cup which involves a number of teams, supported by and endorsed by their respective Colleges and Universities. They all rock up and duke it out for bragging rights for one weekend in the CPPS calendar. But could this be more? We think it should be, to grow a more passionate following and help educate more about the joys and benefits of paintball. Which brings us to the point of this article, and to the NCP...

Paintball.De have been part of the Eclipse family for over a year now, since we acquired them and merged certain operational parts of our businesses to form a beautiful, multi-cultural partnership. So we decided it was time to send a few of us over there to have some high-powered business meetings; talk about the present, the future and most importantly drink German beer with a giant serving of German sausage. Firstly, who are Paintball.De? Paintball.De have been operating in Germany for over 25 years and have been a major Eclipse dealer for a good chunk of that time. They have a fantastic warehouse and operational set-up with a vast range of products and paintball brands all delivered by outstanding customer service, which as we all know is massively important when you're parting with your hard-earned-cash. They also boast a very strong tech support service and are now officially THE largest stockist of Planet Eclipse spares in the World. Which is pretty awesome for us ...