Shockwave started in 2001 with the US Coast Guard as its first customer. Shockwave began designing and building marine suspension seats for militaries around the world and the business evolved into providing seats for commercial applications. In 2016 Shockwave launched its first suspension solution for recreational boaters, the S5 suspension base. In 2021 it launched the S5 Sentinel suspension base, an improved version of the S5 suspension base. The Shockwave brand is known around the world for high performance, strength, and superior suspension products.