BGD
BGD Bruce Goldsmith Paragliders and Accessories
It started as a small company working out of a garage, but Bruce Goldsmith Design is now a leading manufacturer of quality paragliders and paragliding related equipment. Inspired and driven by Bruce, the R&D department is based in the south of France where the sun always shines; distribution is in Austria, and the factory is in Sri Lanka.
The BGD family is strong and we are all connected by our love of paragliding. Our mission is to share our sport with friends and family. We love the feeling of being connected to the air and our products are designed with that in mind. We produce safe, fun, and fresh products that are always delivered with the refined handling and innovative qualities that Bruce’s designs have become renowned for.
BGD is named after Bruce, MD and head of the development team. Flying is in Bruce’s DNA. He learned to hang glide as an engineering student at London’s Imperial College in the 1980s, and quickly shot to the top of British hang gliding, winning the Superleague in 1991. He was on the British hang gliding team for a decade from 1986, and was twice British Hang Gliding Champion. From 1989 he was also on the British paragliding team, becoming British Paragliding Champion three times and ranked WPRS #1 pilot and World Champion in 2007.
