The eighth edition of the IBI METSTRADE Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement, in association with Raymarine, highlights the critical influence of new boat and superyacht production across the whole industry.
A total of ten categories will highlight personal achievement, environmental responsibility, collaborative working, innovation, design and marketing.
Raymarine has been the headline sponsor of the Boat Builder Awards ever since the very first edition in 2015. Raymarine a world leader in marine electronics, develops and manufactures the most comprehensive range of electronic equipment for the recreational, boating and light commercial marine markets.
For boat builder and shipyard companies
Nominated boat builders and shipyards in this category will have created an imaginative and effective idea for the promotion of new boat sales. Examples could include print, online, video or social media campaigns, boat show initiatives, successful partnerships and dealer promotions.
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For boat builder or shipyard companies producing yachts under 24m
This award celebrates a partnership between a boat builder responsible for series production and any business partner in its supply chain to improve an aspect of a boat model’s sales potential, performance or services.
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For boat builder or shipyard companies producing over 24m
Boat builder and business partner joint nominees will have co-operated closely to produce an enhancement, solution or service to meet an owner’s needs or solve other requirements of a new build or substantial refit.
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For boat builder & shipyards or boat design companies nominating a specific yacht solution
Boat builders nominated in this category will have innovated to create a new feature or design solution that enhances the appeal to end customers and/or improves the function of a production boat or one-off yacht.
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For boat builder and shipyard companies
Nominee boat builders in this category will have made small or large changes to improve their businesses and/or production processes that have resulted in measurable reductions in environmental impact.
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For boat builder and shipyard companies
Boats and superyachts nominated for this award will show demonstratable reduction in environmental impacts compared to immediate past practice with regard to development, manufacturing, and operational.
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For designers working for boat builders and independent agencies
This award will praise the notable achievement of a designer or design team on one or more naval architecture, design or interior design boat or superyacht projects specified in the entry.
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For boat builder and shipyard companies and trade associations
This award seeks to highlight the excellent work carried out by many boat builders, shipyards and trade associations in developing much needed skills for new and existing employees and partners. Examples will include apprenticeship schemes, one-off training and continual improvement programmes.
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For individuals working for a boat builder or shipyard
Individuals nominated in this category will be aged 35 or under, working for a boat builder and will have been making a growing impact on any aspect of their business, from design and production, to management, buying and any other boat building discipline. Nominees should be no older than age 35 on 13 November 2022.
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For individuals working for a boat builder or shipyard
We invite nominations to this special award for a person who has made a lifetime’s contribution as a boat builder. Nominees will have made a significant impact on the boat building businesses that they have been associated with in their careers.
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All nomination entries are carefully evaluated by an international panel of seven judges, chaired by Ed Slack, Editor in Chief at IBI.
Editor Motor Boat and Yachting magazine, UK
Boat and industrial designer, president of yacht design at Centrostiledesign, Italy
Marketing and communications consultant
Board member Monte Rosa Sport / Odlo International AG / Henri Lloyd
Editor Neptune magazine, France
Chief Editor Batliv magazine, Sweden
North America Correspondent, IBI magazine, USA
Yacht designer at Carpe Diem Yacht Design, Germany