Thursday 24 July 08 - 09:30
 

Business

  • Young people at work: the workforce of the future

    01 Aug 2004

    School is out and many students will be looking for summer placements or their first 'proper job'. But employers should beware, says Ailish Oxenforth, an associate in the Regulatory Group of DLA, the international law firm. 

Engines

Insurance And Finance

  • Lombard 'breaking records'

    01 Aug 2004

    Lombard Marine Finance has announced record breaking half year results, with the new business turnover for the year up by 50% against the same period in 2003. 

  • All's well that ends well

    01 Aug 2004

    When Howard Sunderland bought his Vimar 465 1990, she was one of only 34 such boats in the UK and his pride and joy. 

  • The financial strings get pulled tighter

    01 Aug 2004

    The marine industry has always been a bit of a backwater when it comes to regulation of insurance and financial transactions. 

Letters

  • Your Letters USCG

    01 Aug 2004

    The USCG purchased a FastFind PLB product for use across the service. They did not specify, or request, a GPS product. The FastFind product does precisely what the contract specified: 

  • Your Letters McMurdo (1)

    01 Aug 2004

    Dear Mr Nash, I would like to provide some clarity to your article "USCG: 

  • Your Letters McMurdo - 2

    01 Aug 2004

    Dear Mr Nash, As a prominent supplier to the leisure and commercial Marine Safety Market in the UK I was somewhat perturbed to read your frontpage article in June's issue of Boating Business regarding McMurdo beacons. I have delayed my response until I received your next issue, but the matter is still unchanged. 

News

  • Bidston Marine in administration

    01 Aug 2004

    Bidston Marine - the last remaining boatbuilder on the Cammell Laird site in Birkenhead went into administration in April. Kerry Bailey and Jon Newell, of accountants and business advisors, PKF, have been appointed joint administrators. 

  • BW marinas lose money

    01 Aug 2004

    According to the recently published annual report and accounts for British Water - ways, its marina arm lost £50,000 in the first three months of this year. 

  • Quick plumbing with Speedfit

    01 Aug 2004

    John Guest says its Speedfit Push Fit System provides the cleanest, quickest and most cost effective way of connecting hot and cold water installations in marine applications. 

  • Whitehills scoops top award

    01 Aug 2004

    Whitehills Harbour Commissioners scooped the Spirit of Enterprise Award at the recent Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise. 

  • McMurdo EPIRB and PLB test results

    01 Aug 2004

    McMurdo has announced "outstanding performance results" for its upgraded FastFind Plus PLB and Precision EPIRB products after tests by the Equipped to Survive Foundation reported serious shortcomings in earlier products. 

  • MBO at Crest Nicholson Marinas

    01 Aug 2004

    Crest Nicholson Marinas has been acquired from its parent company, Crest Nicholson Plc, by its present management team. 

  • Lowestoft Boat Show - first of many?

    01 Aug 2004

    The 2004 Lowestoft Boat Show and Maritime Festival was the first in what looks likely to be a long run of events, writes Mark Wakelin. 

  • AINA asks for help on BSS

    01 Aug 2004

    The Association of Inland Navigation Authorities (AINA) has instigated a public consultation over the future of the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS). 

  • Seafresh claims market's smallest fixed desalinator

    01 Aug 2004

    Seafresh is to launch a new desalinators at the Southampton Boat Show in September. 

  • More water, lower costs, says Cleghorn

    01 Aug 2004

    The Maxi range of preassembled pressurised water systems from Cleghorn Waring simplify onboard water demand, they say, and keep installation costs to a minimum. 

  • Gill's dinghy waterproofs for kids

    01 Aug 2004

    Gill says its performance dinghy waterproofs for younger sailing enthusiasts offer a complete line-up of easy-fitting and stylish garments plus accessories for ages 8 up to 13 years. 

  • MDM breaks out the Bruce

    01 Aug 2004

    Mark Dowland now has the Bruce anchor range in its 2004 catalogue. The range, which covers: 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 50 kilo anchors are all offered from stock. 

  • AMP's Vitrifrigo stainless steel fridge

    01 Aug 2004

    AMP has introduced the Vitrifrigo Ocean C130LX stainless steel fridge. The company says its Ocean range of stainless steel DC cabinet refrigerators has been designed to transform the refrigerator into an elegant piece of furniture that can blend in with the design of any motor yacht or yacht. 

  • Rope connection device from Tylaska

    01 Aug 2004

    Tylaska Marine Hardware has launched a new range of rope connection devices. They say the Tylaska Spool Shackle will connect any piece of rope, to pretty much anything, with just a simple loop. Once tensioned it won't slip, flog, or accidentally release. 

  • Automatic sailing system

    01 Aug 2004

    An automatic sailing system seems to offer the ideal way for shorthanded sailors to progress around the ocean in perfect safety, knowing the boat is always under control. 

  • Triple chamber diaphragms

    01 Aug 2004

    Leisure Accessories UK manufactures a range of triple chamber diaphragm water pumps specifically for marine applications under the brand names of FLOking and POSiflo. 

  • Keep the crew's skin healthy

    01 Aug 2004

    The Delph range of suncreams offers protection from factor 8 through to factor 50. Repackaged and extended this year, the independently tested range is, they say, the best value for money. 

  • Harken/Alinghi

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  • 100th new Legend

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  • Jets on TV

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  • Dzus brochure

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  • Navimo bought by Duke Street Capital

    01 Aug 2004

    Capital investors Duke Street Capital signed a share purchase agreement in July to acquire 100% of Navimo shares from BridgePoint. 

  • Inventure: down but not out

    01 Aug 2004

    The disabled sailing charity The Inventure Trust suffered a setback when the rig collapsed on its 60ft Walker Wingsail trimaran en route to a London fundraising launch. 

  • Sealine honours top dealers

    01 Aug 2004

    Sealine International used the launch of its T60 in Jersey last month to present its international distributor and dealer awards. 

  • Better road signs for ExCeL

    01 Aug 2004

    According to Jamie Buchan, CEO of ExCeL, the 2005 Schroders London International Boat Show (SLIBS) will have a lot more road signs. 

  • Harris buys Boat International

    01 Aug 2004

    As BB closed for press the news came through that Tony Harris, CEO of madforsailing - which publishes Sailing Today and Coastal Living - had acquired the Boat International stable of titles worldwide. 

  • Princess fined after yard death

    01 Aug 2004

    Princess Yachts International was fined £90,000 plus £10,000 costs and the managing director of Nationwide Heating Systems was jailed for 12 months at the end of a threeweek trial over the death of an apprentice at the Princess yard in 2003. 

  • Nominations wanted for web awards

    01 Aug 2004

    boats. com says it has expanded and improved its 2005 marine website awards programme. There will be a new award voted for by the public, as well as support from the British Marine Federation (BMF), which will be supporting the awards ceremony at the Schroders London Boat Show 2005. 

  • CA offers electronic charting library

    01 Aug 2004

    Cruising Association (CA) members are used to having one of the country's largest libraries of nautical books, pilotage information and thousands of charts at their disposal for voyage planning, writes Mark Wakelin. 

  • RORC: new system for racing yacht safety screening

    01 Aug 2004

    In an attempt to further improve safety at sea, The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is to use a new international system for determining a yacht's suitability for entry into particular races. 

  • Nordhavn launches 57

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  • BW stoppages

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  • Barge cures Walcon's pile problems

    01 Aug 2004

    Walcon Marine has christened Walcon Wizard, a £500,000 24 metre piling barge, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Imray's centenary party

    01 Aug 2004

    Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson of St Ives, Cambridgeshire, hosted a luncheon to mark its centenary at the elegant premises of the Royal Society of Arts in late June, writes Mark Wakelin. 

  • 'Fractional sailing' comes to UK

    01 Aug 2004

    SailTime of Hamble, a branch of a company operating throughout the United States, is offering "fractional sailing" for £395 a month, before VAT, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Hard hitting waste regulations

    01 Aug 2004

    According to a recent White Paper, dramatic changes in Landfill Regulations banning the co-disposal of hazardous and non hazardous waste, combined with changes to the European Waste Catalogue classifications, will have a detrimental affect on the profitability of UK companies. 

  • Go-ahead for Galileo

    01 Aug 2004

    After years of wrangling, the EU and the USA have finally agreed on the frequencies to be used for the EU's Galileo satellite navigation system. 

Portsmouth Poll

  • Portsmouth POLL

    01 Aug 2004

    Poll hears Bvlgari, the Italian luxury goods company, held a champagne and lobo bash for a 100 people at the Royal Southern Yacht Club last month. The object was to launch its new Diagono Professional Regatta watch, an instrument described to Poll as being "a lovely thing and north of £3K a pop". 

Washington Post

Water Systems

  • Spain's ruling will change the industry

    01 Aug 2004

    Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink. It may be a well-known saying but it's less and less likely to be the case with the developments that are taking place within the water systems on many boats, says Phil Pickin. 

Water Systems Products

  • Apollo valves make sure fluid goes where it should

    01 Aug 2004

    Conbraco Industries, Inc, manufacture the Apollo marine product range that includes sea flange valves and shut-off valves, thru-hull fittings and pipe-to-hose adaptors in straight and 90infinity configuration, 5-port fuel tank selector valves, stainless steel boat cleats, intake strainers and more. 

  • Carry-away waste cassette

    01 Aug 2004

    Lee Sanitation has produced a toilet system that consists of a domestic style toilet connected to a vacuum operated, waste disposal "cassette" holding tank. 

  • SAPRO poo pump and processor

    01 Aug 2004

    Vetus Den Ouden has introduced a powerful stand alone macerator pump and waste processor to give boat owners the option of using a standard domestic toilet on board, rather than having to install a marine toilet. 

  • Extreme sets new standards, says SHURflo

    01 Aug 2004

    SHURflo says its new Extreme series of pumps are setting new standards for the marine industry. 

Webtrading

  • First impressions . . . What does your website say about you?

    01 Aug 2004

    Evaluating the merits of a website is most often down to personal opinion. Technical junkies may be wowed by the download speeds and javascript? but for the less technically minded of us, a website needs to convey useful information in an attractive format, at the click of a button. 

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