Draft:Sub Zero Technology

Sub Zero Technology Limited is a British outdoor clothing manufacturer based in Leicestershire. It was founded in 1969 by husband and wife team Derek and Delese Laxton. It sells technical outdoor cold weather clothing under their SUB ZERO brand. It is currently being run by the third generation of Laxtons and is still 100% family owned

History
After getting wet and cold walking on Helvellyn mountain in the spring of 1967, Derek Laxton hit upon the idea of an undergarment that would insulate the body without absorbing moisture. Using his mechanical engineering training he initially made samples in his kitchen, selling them as a side-line from his parents stall on Leicester market. In 1969 he decided to concentrate on his business idea full time and occupied a floor of the St Leonards Works in the Frog Island district of central Leicester. After rapidly expanding, new premises were sought, and in 1978 the manufacturing plant was moved to a new industrial unit in Fleckney in rural Leicestershire.

Awards, Certifications and Memberships
Millennium Product: on 11th November 1999, their Vapour Management Bag was selected to be a Millennium Product by the Design Council. It was one of 1012 British products selected out of a field of over 4000 entries.