Soundproof tent deal worth shouting about

Contracts will take Tralee-based start-up into the Canadian market for the first time

Derek O’Sullivan, founder, Crua Outdoors Picture: Domnick Walsh

Crua Outdoors, the Kerry company behind a unique range of insulated soundproofed tents, has secured two export deals with Canadian retailers Sail and Mountain Equipment Co-op.

The contracts will take the Tralee-based start-up into the Canadian market for the first time, following the opening last year of an overseas sales base in upstate New York to service the North American market.

To finance the move, Crua secured funding of €700,000 from a private ...