Alubat names new managing director
Luc Jurien joins the French shipyard from the automotive and aeronautics sectors
Brunswick Corp | Brett Dibkey on technology advances for boatbuilders
IBI speaks with the president of Brunswick’s Advanced Systems Group about rapidly changing consumer expectations, the evolving role of technology, and how boatbuilders stand to gain from enhanced data collection and analytics capabilities
METSTRADE | Niels Klarenbeek on what to expect from this year’s show
As vaccine rollouts around the world gather momentum, the industry anxiously awaits the advent of a new show season in Europe that promises to lay the platform for robust growth in 2022 and beyond.
Lippert Components | Brian Hall on supply chain costs
With annual sales approaching $3 billion, LCI Industries supplies highly engineered components to OEMs of RVs, boats and other segments, along with their related aftermarkets, and knows a thing or two about material costs. In 2020, steel and aluminium made up more than 50% of the company’s raw material ...
DLL Finance | Maarten Endel on boat finance
A subsidiary of Rabobank Group, DLL enters the leisure marine sector with launch of worldwide delear finance programs, leveraging its finance know-how and infrastructure to take market share in the boat business – a potential win-win for the industry
Sustainability transformation backed by industry-leading strength
Volvo Penta continues to see more and more signs of the urgent need to accelerate actions towards increased sustainability…
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Simrad Yachting celebrates 75 years
Anniversary campaign includes emphasis on rich heritage of product innovation and ‘Simrad 75 Best’ boating destinations
New £1.1bn takeover involves two insurance businesses that expanded into superyachts this year
Howdens buys Aston Lark to create major £6bn UK insurance broking player
Czech firm to acquire Croatian marina for €30m
Following the takeover, the Czech holding could buy several other marinas in Croatia
Ben Ainslie takes franchise ownership of British SailGP team
Ben Ainslie and Chris Bake take majority ownership of the team; Larry Ellison’s Oracle Racing retains minority stake
