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A Public Relationship

  • It's that time of year again

    01 Sep 2006

    I always get a slightly nervous feeling in the stomach at this time of year when driving down the M27 and I see the Southampton Boat Show signs going up in preparation for Southampton. 

Business Matters

  • Retailers have rights as well

    01 Sep 2006

    Consumers are protected by a raft of legislation, say Bruce McGinn and Stephen Sidkin. But some small bespoke retailers are concerned that the shoe is now on the other foot with consumers walking all over retailers 

Bwml

  • BWML - time to account

    01 Sep 2006

    British Waterways Marinas Limited recently published its second set of accounts, so Tim Coghlan, MD of Braunston Marina and an ex-City financial man, had a chat with James Froomberg, chairman of BWML and commercial director of BW. 

Comment

  • Comment

    01 Sep 2006

    First, an apology for not having the space to include our usual preview of boats, products and services for the Southampton Boat Show. 

Electronics

  • A bad time to sell wire, a good time to fit out boats?

    01 Sep 2006

    Developments in instrumentation and communications happen at an almost continual pace with each company trying to outdo the other, says Phil Pickin. This means you end up with the potential for changes that would challenge the video programming skills of a 12-year-old 

Exporting

  • Exporting need not involve big money

    01 Sep 2006

    This is the first of a number of articles looking at the importance of international trade and opportunities to improve business performance in the global arena. 

Letters

  • Online trade orders

    01 Sep 2006

    Dear Sir, As more suppliers are enabling their websites for receipt of trade orders, could I beg that they take two features into account. 

News

  • 2007 Marine Industry Regatta set to go

    01 Sep 2006

    The 2007 Marine Industry Regatta will be run on Wednesday April 25 out of Port Solent. As in previous years, the boats will be collected on the Tuesday evening, after which there will be a bit of a party. 

  • McMurdo gains EPIRB type approval

    01 Sep 2006

    McMurdo has gained COSPAS SARSAT and MED type approval for its new Smartfind EPIRB. 

  • RNLI sends out distress call

    01 Sep 2006

    An appeal has gone out for a home along the River Dart for an RNLI inshore lifeboat, writes Katina Read. 

  • KSB sponsors

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  • Saltwater gains

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  • PowerBar sponsors

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  • Irish dates

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  • Peters opens Swanwick office

    01 Sep 2006

    Peters~Opal, has opened a new sales and brokerage office in Swanwick Marina for Bavaria, Island Packet and Legend, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Protex catalogue

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  • LBS targets local clubs

    01 Sep 2006

    ExCeL is perceived as being difficult to get to from the South Coast, which - when travelling by rail - is untrue. It's exactly the same number of changes and Tube stops from Waterloo to ExCeL as it was from Waterloo to Earls Court. 

  • Andrew Williams takes over as new NBS MD

    01 Sep 2006

    Andrew Williams has been appointed managing director of National Boat Shows (NBS), assuming the position immediately after this year's Southampton Boat Show in September. 

  • Halyard expands into new facility

    01 Sep 2006

    Halyard Fabrications has expanded into a new purposebuilt facility in Ferndown, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • CSL adds three new Mart titles

    01 Sep 2006

    CSL Publishing has acquired three titles from Trinity Publications Limited (TPL). 

  • Search is on for 2006 FrancoBritish marine partnership

    01 Sep 2006

    The search for the marine industry's Franco-British Partnership of the Year is now in full swing with potential winners invited to submit their entries from both sides of The Channel. 

  • FIFTEEN Years Ago

    01 Sep 2006

    From the vaults of marketing consultants PNTA www. pnta. co. uk From BB September 1991: 

  • Helsinki record

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  • Folio's Ferretti Focus

    01 Sep 2006

    A new yacht charter company that specialises exclusively in Ferretti motoryachts has been launched in the UK. 

  • New gateway for Internet brokers

    01 Sep 2006

    Yacht brokers and online advertising portals across the globe are set to benefit from a new service - boatstream. com - that will transform the way boat details are input and distributed on the Internet. 

  • New marina, small boat harbour and support services for Harwich

    01 Sep 2006

    The latest regeneration plan for Old Harwich includes a new marina, a new small boat harbour and new facilities for visitors and supporting facilities. The project is due to be completed over the next 10 years. 

  • A Lowestoft show could survive

    01 Sep 2006

    County Exhibitions, which ran the Lowestoft Boat Show and attempted to get the Portsmouth Boat Show off the ground this year, has gone into liquidation. 

  • TMG acquires boatshop24. com

    01 Sep 2006

    Trader Media Group (TMG) has acquired www. boatshop24. 

  • BMEA offers excellence awards

    01 Sep 2006

    The British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) has announced the launch of an excellence awards scheme that will feature at its annual conference and AGM being held this year at the Novotel in Southampton on October 11. 

  • Adlard Coles reports serious almanac error

    01 Sep 2006

    According to Adlard Coles Nautical, there is a serious error in the tidal information for Brest and Oban in the Reeds PBO Small Craft 2006 Almanac. 

  • Kit Hobday memorial service

    01 Sep 2006

    The date for Kit Hobday's memorial service has been confirmed as Wednesday September 27 at 14.30 in the Haven Events Centre, Cowes Yacht Haven, Isle of Wight. 

  • Greeny hue

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  • McMurdo support

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  • McMurdo support

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  • Hotel and conference centre for Ocean Village

    01 Sep 2006

    Plans for a 225 bedroom hotel and conference facility at MDL's Ocean Village Marina have been approved by Southampton City Council, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • YachtWorld. com launches CRM system

    01 Sep 2006

    YachtWorld. com has launched a new customer relationship management (CRM) system called BoatWizard Plus. 

  • Can Oban be made into a useful marine facility?

    01 Sep 2006

    Oban, the principal town in Argyll, is in the heart of the Scotland's west coast cruising grounds, yet it has virtually no yachting facilities. Why not, asks Mike Balmforth? 

  • ClearLine wins

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  • Fleishman-Hillard in

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  • EA in record winter spend

    01 Sep 2006

    A record £10m will be spent on vital repairs and improvements on Environment Agency (EA) managed rivers this winter, it was announced last month. 

News Post

People

  • People

    01 Sep 2006

    Guy Hagan (above) has been promoted to head of marine division at Close Marine Finance. 

Showtime

Southampton Boat Show Preview

Stock Taking

  • Taking stock and taking control

    01 Sep 2006

    Too many SMEs in the leisure marine sector have failed or under-performed through poor stock control and the lack of a transparent customer/supplier order and product stock process, says Andrew Morgan 

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