All articles by Ed Slack – Page 5
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Innovation helping boatbuilders punch above their weight
Increasingly it’s in the detail that boatbuilders are defining themselves against the competition. Levels of refinement and finishing can necessarily depend on the price point of the finished product and relevant market expectation – but innovation is a great leveller and an area where, with a little imagination, builders can ...
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Industry investing record levels in production facilities
The facts speak for themselves. Since 2015 Ferretti Group has been escalating its investments in facilities as it ratchets up its new model launch programme. In 2015 the builder invested some €20m in its business, with €16m targeted at new product and just €2m on the factory floor. The last ...
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Discovery sets out growth plans at Southampton
It’s been an eventful and fair to say productive 18 months for UK boatbuilder Discovery Yacht Group, which is launching its new Discovery 54 and Southerly 435 at the Southampton boat show this week, since the group acquired the assets of both brands 18 and 14 months ago respectively.
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Hunt for Rising Star
The deadline is fast approaching to get your nominations in for the 2018 Boat Builder Awards in association with Raymarine. One of two new categories this year, the Rising Star Award, sponsored by Gurit, is expected to be one of the most hotly contested. IBI and event co-organisers Amsterdam ...
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New model launches fuelling growth at Williams Performance Tenders
Williams Performance Tenders, which is producing around 950 tenders a year from its UK facility, continues to capitalise on the general solid boat market recovery in Europe and the US, and the strategic introduction of new product.
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Beneteau Group unveils new cat brand, launches Leasyboat
It’s been a very good year for the Beneteau Group, according to CEO Hervé Gastinel, who addressed a packed audience this morning at the French builder’s traditional press conference that unofficially opens the Cannes Yachting Festival. “Our growth rate has doubled, illustrating our capacity to take marketshare despite some obstacles,” ...
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Industry rallies to avoid ‘workforce crisis’
It’s been billed as a “workforce crisis” by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) – the shortage of skilled labour that has become one of the major inhibitors to marine industry growth around the globe.
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ArticleAzimut Yachts | Marco Valle
Marco Valle joined azimut yachts as a sales manager 22 years ago before rising through the ranks to become managing director in 2016. here he gives his unique insight into the market
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Comment: Training is going to play an increasingly vital role
Recent good news growth stories are exposing a weakness in availability of skilled workers.
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Comment: Our industry is eating itself…We need to re-calibrate
We’ve forgotten the journey. Destination has become our only goal. At least that was the thrust of veteran designer and marine engineer Augusto (Kiko) Villalon’s message to delegates at the IBI/ICOMIA workshop at METS 2013 last November.
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Comment: As with most things it boils down to cost and who will pay
It’s an issue that won’t go away. What to do with boats when they reach the natural end of their life?
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Markets and regions | China focus: Overview
Aside from the hope-filled rhetoric, evidence on the ground suggests China’s marine market is advancing rapidly despite the downturn
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BUSINESS REPORT | GERMANY: Superyacht sector
Busy for now, but the decline in new orders is putting pressure on Germany’s superyacht builders
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BUSINESS REPORT | GERMANY: Mixed fortunes
Most agree the industry has hit the bottom. It’s the strength and timescale of the recovery that now divides opinion
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Infrastructure | Gateway to the Med
The developers behind Karpaz Gate Marina in Northern Cyprus know they will have to provide something a bit special to lure big boats to this virgin territory. Early indications are they are on the right track
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SNAPSHOT | CYPRUS: Karpaz - Gateway to an industry
Could the development of a new luxury marina help Northern Cyprus realise its marine potential?
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SNAPSHOT | CYPRUS: Boatbuilders
The island’s handful of boatbuilders remain resilient in the downturn
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SNAPSHOT | CYPRUS: An island united by red tape
The industry is keeping its fingers crossed that finally, after years of legal wranglings, the long-promised marinas, vital to the sector’s future survival, may just be about to happen
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SNAPSHOT | SOUTH AFRICA: A long road to recovery
It’s not just the recession that South Africa’s boatbuilders are battling — with the rand strong against the dollar, spiralling transport costs and a dearth of skilled labour, things could get worse before they get better
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SNAPSHOT | SAUDI ARABIA: Freedom on the water
Will the launch of a new boat show in October be the kickstart Saudi Arabia’s marine market needs to realise its real potential?
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