Force-E Training Facility Coming to Ft Lauderdale

[Johnoly]

... Now they buy Pineapple Scuba

But Pineapple's facilities were & still are owned by the motel.
Ref = BCPA Web Map

It might be have been a facility lease to Pineapple, who then sold the lease remainder to ForceE. It's still a great addition to Force E with a training facility so close to their retail location. And that very valuable waterfront location.

 

[Umpman]

They also opened a Ft Lauderdale location before buying Pineapple Scuba.

The Ft Lauderdale store is directly across the street from where Pineapple scuba was

 

[Umpman]

The consolidation of the SE FL dive industry is very interesting. Force E bought out Boynton Beach Dive Center and then opened their new big store in Boynton Beach. Now they buy Pineapple Scuba in Ft Lauderdale

I have no dependence on the shops, I guess we will all see how this plays out.

The problem with one company buying everyone up is there will be nobody to keep prices in check. Competition is a good thing. If there’s only one big company, you will see the price for classes go up as well as air fills.