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Better Business

  • Look to DTI for business support

    01 Mar 2005

    We may talk about the lack of government support for our sector but the truth is, the Department of Trade & Industry has a wide range of business support products that could - and should - be utilised by all marine businesses, says Nick Heyes 

Business Matters

  • Surviving an Inland Revenue enquiry

    01 Mar 2005

    The letter from the Inland Revenue saying the recipient has been selected for an enquiry can invoke a range of emotions and thoughts, says Phil Berwick, associate director in the Tax Investigation Group at Chiltern plc. 

Comment

  • Comment

    01 Mar 2005

    My editorial comment last month invited people to respond to the criticisms of the show that had been made to me at ExCeL. 

Electronic Products

  • Powerful, flexible and functional nav system

    01 Mar 2005

    Simrad launched radar scanners for its NavStation navigation products at Schroders London Boat Show 2005. 

  • PC Maritime packages AIS with Navmaster

    01 Mar 2005

    PC Maritime has launched a new version of its high-per - formance navigation system Navmaster Superyacht packaged with a compact AIS receiver from NASA Marine Instruments. 

  • Fishfinder chartplotter module

    01 Mar 2005

    Standard Horizon is releasing a new fishfinder add-on module for its range of chartplotters. 

  • Panasonic's wireless screen

    01 Mar 2005

    Marine Computing has added a wireless, rugged screen to its product range. The screen is £1349.00 inc VAT, which is, they say, about half the price of a dedicated high-brightness waterproof display. 

Electronics

  • BMET will boost confidence

    01 Mar 2005

    Marine electronics is a fast moving industry where change is the order of the day, says Phil Pickin. Some changes are routine, like updates to charting software, whilst others are brought about as a result of new technology, trends and, dare we say, fashion All the manufacturers have been busy developing new products and none more so than Garmin. Hillary Reynolds, from Garmin's marketing department, told us that the Schroders London Boat Show "had been very busy" and that the company is busy gearing up to attend a number of other high profile events taking place in the early part of 2005, including the Irish Boat Show and Go Fishing. 

Interiors: Products

  • Products for interiors

    01 Mar 2005

    "The beauty of leather is that it looks sophisticated and expensive and the reality is, that today's leathers are much more of an affordable luxury, " says Nick Hanna, head of sales for Glasgow-based Muirhead, specialists in upholstery leathers. 

Letters

  • Your Letters BW replies to Mrs P Jackson's letter (BB, Feb 05)

    01 Mar 2005

    Dear Sir, Tim Coghlan ("Jam tomorrow or log jam", BB Jan 05) calls for British Waterways (BW) to act to help unlock the planning and administrative obstacles hindering the growth in the inland waterway marinas industry, while your reader, Mrs Jackson (Letters, Feb 05), highlights some of the challenges and difficulties that she and other marina owners and operators experience. 

  • Your Letters Marine Trade Show

    01 Mar 2005

    Dear Sir, We welcome BB seeking comments on the Marine Trade Show as we, other retailers, and certain suppliers have become increasingly despondent about its usefulness and ethos. 

  • Your Letters Jam Tomorrow or Log Jam?

    01 Mar 2005

    Dear Sir, Having read both Mr Coghlan's article and Mrs Jackson's letter, I and I am certain, everyone in the Inland Waterways business can relate to these problems. We probably all work far more hours than the European working directive dictates and could all probably earn far more in the private sector where most of us come from! 

News

  • Oban looks to long term solution

    01 Mar 2005

    Scotland's west coast is a major recreational natural asset, but the boating industry is having to remind government and local authorities not to kill the geese that lay golden eggs, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Ratsey gets Lulworth sails

    01 Mar 2005

    Cowes sailmakers Ratsey and Lapthorn is to make the sails for the restored "Big Class" yacht Lulworth, which is being restored in Italy, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Success for 15th OwnerShips show

    01 Mar 2005

    OwnerShips - the largest shared-ownership fleet of narrowboats on the canals - was again delighted by the success of its 15th annual winter boat show. 

  • Help wanted for Sri Lankan fishing fleet

    01 Mar 2005

    Cowes based Harley Racing Yachts' production manager Mike Salter has been asked to help restore the devastated Sri Lankan fishing fleet, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Discovery: £2m orders for 55

    01 Mar 2005

    Discovery Yachts based at Marchwood near Southampton has announced £2 million worth of orders for its new Ron Holland designed Discovery 55 sailing cruiser, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Cleghorn family sells up

    01 Mar 2005

    The Cleghorn family has sold Cleghorn Waring to ITT Jabsco. The deal, announced at the Schroders London Boat show, will bring the family's involvement with the company to an end after 50 years. 

  • New Avon dealers

    01 Mar 2005

     

  • New life

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  • SBS Gala Dinner

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  • Ben Ainslie in court action over £50k claim

    01 Mar 2005

    Olympic gold medal winning yachtsman, Ben Ainslie, is facing court action for more than £50,000 damages after being involved in a car crash with a cyclist. 

  • Jobs go at SP Systems

    01 Mar 2005

    SP Systems, part of the Gurit Composite Technologies group, and a leading supplier of composites to the marine industry, are looking at losing between 40 and 50 jobs from its 527 strong workforce in Newport, Isle of Wight, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Paul Roberts

    01 Mar 2005

     

  • LED lantern from Tideland Signal

    01 Mar 2005

    Tideland Signal has introduced the MLED-215 and SolaLED-215, long-life, lowmaintenance LED lanterns offering three different lens configurations. 

  • Centa's elastic coupling fits every diesel

    01 Mar 2005

    CENTAX SEC is a new "Super Elastic Coupling" that will fit every 4-stroke diesel engine. 

  • Cat's first C Family ACERT unit for the yachting market

    01 Mar 2005

    Caterpillar's latest addition to its C Family of marine propulsion engines is the C32 ACERT, a 32 litre, V12 that delivers 1825mhp from a package that is virtually the same size as the other V-12 engines in the family (same width, same height and just 7" longer). 

  • 'First NMEA fuel sender'

    01 Mar 2005

    Offshore Systems (UK) has launched what it claims is the world's first NMEA2000 certified fuel sender. 

  • Low profile bimini hinge from C-Quip

    01 Mar 2005

    The American Accon Marine company has introduced a new bimini hinge. They say the 415 bimini hinge provides a secure hold for bimini tops without the hassle of awkward pins and screws. 

  • Holt Fireballs

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  • 50th issue

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  • Rockley corporate

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  • CE-Pro picks up

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  • VP top

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  • Bossoms changes hands

    01 Mar 2005

    For the first time for more than 50 years, the family-run Bossoms Boatyard has changed hands. 

  • Ancasta 3rd largest

    01 Mar 2005

     

  • Cowes Week website

    01 Mar 2005

     

  • Crick sold out

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  • Gill sponsors

    01 Mar 2005

     

  • BW dredging

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  • Schroders out of London title deal

    01 Mar 2005

    Schroders has decided not to renew its title sponsorship of the London Boat Show, saying the company has "a number of differing demands on our marketing budget". 

  • Ellen MacArthur

    01 Mar 2005

    Ellen MacArthur: she's one tough little lady who aroused astonishing opinions following her record-breaking solo circumnavigation. Love her or hate her, everyone had an opinion, including Bob Fisher, who was quoted as The Guardian's yachting correspondent making some pretty rough comments, including "There are a lot of people in the professional sailing contingent who wouldn't sail across the Solent with her". 

  • Chemring restructures McMurdo Pains Wessex

    01 Mar 2005

    After experiencing losses of around £4 million in sales last year, Chemring has under - taken a management restructure and review of business in its Maritime Safety and Security Division. 

  • Beale Park: new name, new marketing push

    01 Mar 2005

    The annual Beale Park show gets a new name and a marketing push for this year. 

  • Glasgow bridges will restrict access

    01 Mar 2005

    Glasgow City Council's newly completed visitor and river taxi pontoon is a long overdue facility that is already well used, but amazingly the council is now proposing two fixed, low level bridges, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • B&G/Gipsy Moth

    01 Mar 2005

     

  • Windward's Rancraft

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  • Wakelin goes to Beaulieu

    01 Mar 2005

    Mark Wakelin is the new harbourmaster for the Beaulieu River. The ex-BB East Coast correspondent will be based at Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour. 

  • 'Good opportunities' for GRP Laminates

    01 Mar 2005

    Cowes boatbuilder GRP Laminates, which went into administration last year, has been bought by Oxford-based investment company Seighford Investments writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Campers wins 40ft powerboat title

    01 Mar 2005

    Camper & Nicholsons has won the European Powerboat of the Year title in the 40ft category at the Dusseldorf Boat Show with its Endeavour 42, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • One place left for the Marine Industry Regatta

    01 Mar 2005

    The fleet for the 2005 Marine Industry Regatta stood at 29 boats as we went to press. 

  • Not a nice Christmas present

    01 Mar 2005

    SM Robson Rhodes LLP partners Geoff Rowley and Simon Bower were appointed as joint administrators of Marine Sales UK Ltd (Marine Sales) on December 23. 

  • Lewmar gets export award

    01 Mar 2005

    Lewmar was presented with the Exporter of the Year Award, sponsored by the Hampshire County Council, at a ceremony in Portsmouth on January 14. 

  • Peace rally

    01 Mar 2005

     

  • The difference is obvious, really

    01 Mar 2005

    At the Schroders London Boat Show both Simrad and Raymarine launched autopilots designed specifically for Volvo Penta's innovative IPS. 

  • Luing seeks fixed link

    01 Mar 2005

    Cuan Sound is a popular channel linking Loch Melfort and the open sea, where some of the 200 or so islanders of Luing have been campaigning for a fixed link rather than a ferry, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Cowes woes for Harrison

    01 Mar 2005

    The long running dispute between Peter Harrison and the Isle of Wight planners looks set to continue following a Cowes Town planning meeting on February 24 that turned down the millionaire businessman's latest application, writes Iain Sutherland. 

People

  • People

    01 Mar 2005

    Jason Macintosh has been appointed to head-up the commercial sales division of C A Clase (UK). 

Vat Changes

  • Customs makes VAT changes

    01 Mar 2005

    HM Customs & Excise has come up with a few changes to VAT, says Robert Warne, VAT adviser to the British Marine Federation. 

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