Waterfront equipment and services — docks, inflatables, pool systems, and the gear behind a camp's most supervised acre. Lifeguard certification and water-safety training live in their own category.
9 companies
Lifeguard training is a separate purchase from the docks, inflatables and equipment above. It covers training and certifying the staff who guard a camp's waterfront or pool, auditing them during the season, and equipment that watches the water alongside them. These companies do that work.
Ellis & Associates (Jeff Ellis & Associates) — Ellis & Associates is widely described as the world's first aquatic safety and risk-management firm, founded in 1983 and known for its International Lifeguard Training Program used at pools and waterparks worldwide.
StarGuard Elite — StarGuard Elite (SGE) is an internationally recognized aquatic risk-prevention agency offering lifeguard training, certification, consulting, and unannounced safety audits, used by waterparks, municipalities, cruise lines, and camps.
WAVE Drowning Detection Systems — WAVE Drowning Detection Systems makes wireless, wearable drowning-detection technology for pools and waterfronts.
Alphabetical. Inclusion is not an endorsement, and the order carries no meaning.
Based in FL. Serves National (United States).
AccuDock is a U.S. manufacturer of customizable floating docks for camps, parks, and waterfronts, based in Pompano Beach, Florida. Its modular, marine-grade systems can be built to ADA-compliance standards with low-profile designs and anti-slip surfaces for safe swimming and water-sports access.
Based in IN. Serves National (United States).
Anchor Industries is an American manufacturer of tents, fabric structures, shade solutions, pool covers, and awnings serving recreational, commercial, and event markets. Its frame and pole tents, shade structures, and custom pool covers fit camp dining, event, and waterfront needs.
Also appears under Facilities & Structures.
Based in WI. Serves International.
Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) is a recreation products and services company that outfits camp and resort waterfronts with floating inflatables, splashpads, playgrounds, and shade structures, including its exclusive WhoaZones aqua parks.
Diamond Waterfronts designs and builds waterfront infrastructure for camps and aquatic facilities, including docks, rafts, and related waterfront products and services. The company serves camps that operate lakefront and waterfront programs.
Also appears under Facilities & Equipment.
Based in FL. Serves International.
Ellis & Associates is widely described as the world's first aquatic safety and risk-management firm, founded in 1983 and known for its International Lifeguard Training Program used at pools and waterparks worldwide. Its lifeguard certification is one of the handful of programs recognized by U.S.
Serves National (United States).
RAVE Sports is the originator of the inflatable water trampoline, a product first designed and sold into the summer camp market in 1997 that effectively launched the category.
Based in GA. Serves International.
StarGuard Elite (SGE) is an internationally recognized aquatic risk-prevention agency offering lifeguard training, certification, consulting, and unannounced safety audits, used by waterparks, municipalities, cruise lines, and camps.
Also appears under Consulting & Training.
Based in Westport, CT. Serves National.
WAVE (WAVE Drowning Detection/Prevention Systems) provides digital aquatic-safety equipment: an IoT drowning-detection system using wearable swimmer and lifeguard tags plus a GUARDian hub that alerts lifeguards in real time.
Also appears under Safety & Security.
Serves International.
Wibit Sports is a German manufacturer of modular inflatable floating waterparks installed in more than 100 countries, with 30+ years in commercial-grade aqua parks.
Nothing above compares these companies to each other, because a directory entry is not a basis for that comparison. What it is good for is knowing who exists, who says they work with programs like yours, and who is willing to answer a question in public. Start there, then ask the two or three of them the questions your own year actually turns on.
Last updated 8 October 2026. Companies are listed alphabetically; the order carries no meaning.