Skylaunch at BGA conference 2026
23 February 2026
Skylaunch will be exhibiting at the BGA conference in Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University this Saturday the 28th February. Please come and see us at our stand! BGA Sporting
The world’s leading glider and sailplane winch manufacturer
Skylaunch manufactures a range of glider winches, cable retrieve winches and special purpose winches and equipment. We also carry out refurbishments and upgrades to any make of winch and can supply a wide range of parts and accessories for club builds, refurbishments and repairs for all types of winch.
Manufacturing and re-engineering winches since 1991, we’ve supplied more than 200 winches to civilian and military customers in over 45 countries worldwide.
Offering on-site servicing, repairs, upgrades and improvements to all winches including machines from other manufacturers.
We also train winch drivers, based on many years of professional winch driving experience totaling half a million launches.
Skylaunch is a manufacturer of glider and sailplane winching systems with an exceptional service and support record. We also make a huge range of special purpose winches and equipment. Since 1991, we’ve supplied more than 200 winches to military and civilian customers in over 45 countries.
Browse and order through our online catalogue of parts and equipment for winches. We always have a large quantity and range of service parts, spares and cables and components on the shelf ready for immediate dispatch.
Skylaunch will be exhibiting at the BGA conference in Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University this Saturday the 28th February. Please come and see us at our stand! BGA Sporting
Skylaunch rapidly designed, developed and manufactured two lifting mechanisms for a customer. Unfortunately for this news item, the application for this is classified.
We have developed multi-purpose non-steel tow ropes, ideal for heavy duty applications such as agricultural, military, forestry and many more, with over 40 tonnes breaking load. These are much safer