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15 Years Ago

BBEx

  • Time to start thinking about BBEx

    01 Dec 2007

    It’s that time of year, says Peter Nash, when the industry needs to start thinking about how to make the most out of next February’s BBEx at the Bournemouth International Centre on February 13 and 14. 

Business Matters

  • A complaint is an opportunity

    01 Dec 2007

    Do you offer credit to your customers? Do you want to risk paying £400 every time a consumer complains about you, even though you are later shown to be in the right? Read on, says Adam Bernstein… 

Chandlery Products

  • Tacktick: from white to silver grey

    01 Dec 2007

    Tacktick has made the switch from its well known white bezels to silver-grey to enable the increasing number of owners specifying its instruments to have uniform grey coloured electronics packages on board. 

  • Lewmar’s easy to install chain counter

    01 Dec 2007

    Lewmar launched its AA560 windlass chain counter at METS. They say it’s packed full of useful anchoring features and offers new diagnostic and servicing information to make it easy to install and maintain. 

  • Gill: 2008 luggage gets design update

    01 Dec 2007

    The Gill luggage range for 2008 has had a full design update, with new fluorescent detailing on a smart black/grey background. There is, says Gill, a bag in the range for everyone; from a massive rolling jumbo bag with huge volume, to a great backpack that can be used anywhere, on or off the boat. 

  • CJR Propulsion launched M-R-K Superprop propellers

    01 Dec 2007

    CJR Propulsion Ltd launched its custom M-R-K Superprop propellers at this year's METS. It’s a custom designed propeller option, created to provide the ultimate in performance at sea. 

  • P-W’s new personal and compact distress signals

    01 Dec 2007

    Pains Wessex launched a new range of compact and personal distress signals at METS. These small, lightweight and easy to use packs enable any type of water user – such as windsurfers, canoeists, dinghy sailors, jet skiers or divers – to carry long rran3e marine distress signals that could be used to dave their lives. 

  • Raymarine launched its G Series system

    01 Dec 2007

    Raymarine’s new premier navigation system, the G Series, was on show for the first time at METS. Offering more than just navigation, Raymarine says the G Series is a complete information, command and entertainment system providing a comprehensive and powerful solution for all onboard requirements. 

  • DAME special mention for H-L’s Atmosphere Jacket

    01 Dec 2007

    The new Henri Lloyd Atmosphere Jacket received a special mention at the METS DAME Awards 2007. 

  • New Holt Nautos XR Clutch Range

    01 Dec 2007

    Holt Nautos' new XR clutches give fantastic rope holding, coupled with a beautifully engineered, unique easy-lever release mechanism. 

  • Barton – two new backstay tensioner blocks

    01 Dec 2007

    Barton Marine introduced two new blocks to its Backstay Tensioner Block range. The two options include one block for backstay wires of 5mm and the other for 10mm. 

Legal

  • Taking the credit

    01 Dec 2007

    With the recent reports of dramatic contraction in the availability of personal and commercial credit, and the uncertainty as to how that may affect sales across the industry, and the unwelcome prospect of credit limits being squeezed by lenders, now is the time for all businesses to take stock of the situation and put in place procedures to maintain liquidity and cashflow. 

METS Review

  • METS: can it keep getting better?

    01 Dec 2007

    Record exhibitor and visitor numbers for 2007 continued the progress of METS towards what organisers RAI Exhibitions claims is the world’s largest and best attended leisure marine trade show, says Peter Nash.  

News

  • NBS in Motor Show collaboration

    04 Dec 2007

    MOTOR SHOW: National Boat Shows (NBS) is to run an event in conjunction with the British International Motor Show (BIMS) at ExCeL in 2008. NBS will capitalise on the presence of the luxury brand car market by creating an Elite On-Water Collection of large luxury yachts. 

  • rightboat.com to power ybw.com boats for sale

    04 Dec 2007

    PARTNERSHIP: rightboat.com has partnered with ybw.com to power the new boat buying section on ybw.com Effective from February 2008, the exclusive partnership will see rightboat.com become the major online boat sales resource for ybw.com 

  • Star-studded launch for ECBS

    04 Dec 2007

    ECBS: We went, we saw and we were impressed with the inaugural Earls Court Boat Show (ECBS) at its launch on Friday November 30 as a stream of top names performed the opening ceremony, guided by ITN newsreader Katie Derham. 

  • LBS exhibitor events programme

    04 Dec 2007

    EXHIBITOR EVENTS: Following on from the very successful Southampton Boat Show (SBS) exhibitor events programme, National Boat Shows (NBS) has set up a series of similar events for the London Boat Show. 

  • Call for marine science agency

    01 Dec 2007

    MARINE SCIENCE: The House of Commons Science & Technology Committee, in its report Investigating the Oceans, has repeated the conclusions of a similar report in 1986 that marine science and technology in the UK is fragmented, poorly co-ordinated and underfunded, writes Stuart Fisher. 

  • Landamores moves into new premises

    01 Dec 2007

    COMPANY MOVE: Landamores, which produces boats for Ipswich-based Oyster Marine, has ended its 10-year search for new premises by moving into a 35,000 sq ft boatbuilding workshop, writes Debbie Cowan. 

  • Cowes powerboat festival in doubt

    01 Dec 2007

    SOUTH COAST: The future of next year's Cowes powerboat festival held in August is in doubt after the organisers said it costs too much to run at the venue and sponsors Honda are removing four of its races from the event in favour of Liverpool, capital of culture, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • SBA waves the flag

    01 Dec 2007

    COASTAL FORUM: The Scottish Boating Alliance (SBA) had a chance to wave the flag at the annual Scottish Coastal Forum and Firth of Clyde Forum conferences in late October and early November, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • £25m for Falkirk Helix project

    01 Dec 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: British Waterways(BW) has been a key partner in The Helix project to create a Living Landmark in the post industrial area between Falkirk and Grangemouth, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Three to close in Penryn

    01 Dec 2007

    SOUTH WEST: Cornish based DM Marine is closing down after eight years’ trading, becoming one of three marine businesses based in Penryn which is closing or selling up, writes Katina Read. 

  • Sales up 60% at Navimo trade show

    01 Dec 2007

    TRADE SHOW: Navimo UK held its trade show for the third year running at Southampton's Rose Bowl international cricket ground in October. 

  • Fujifilm builder signs third order

    01 Dec 2007

    SOUTH WEST: Class 40 boatbuilder Composite Creations has signed its third contract, writes Katina Read. 

  • Caffari collects her MBE

    01 Dec 2007

     

  • Barrus celebrates 90 years

    01 Dec 2007

    ANNIVERSARY: E P Barrus invited a select group of journalists (can there ever be such a thing?) to lunch at the Special Forces Club in Knightsbridge to celebrate its 90 years in business. 

  • Hmmmmm…

    01 Dec 2007

    ECBS: John Selman, sales and marketing director of Boat News was accosted by two young ladies outside Warwick Road tube station as he was making his way into the Earls Court Boat Show. 

  • Dragons’ Den winner prepares to go global

    01 Dec 2007

    DRAGON'S DEN: Last month James Halliburton of Seatriever International faced the fierce Dragon's Den panel of financial investors with his emergency floatation device that saves dropped valuables from a watery grave. 

  • CJR aims to increase productivity by 50%

    01 Dec 2007

    INVESTMENT: CJR Propulsion recently invested £800k in a new state-of-the art CNC machining centre to increase the quality and accuracy of its propellers. 

  • Marina Marbella makes Christmas budgeting easier

    01 Dec 2007

    CHRISTMAS DEAL: Marina Marbella, which claims to be Europe’s biggest motorboat retailer, is running a Christmas cash-back deal that, they say, takes the sting out of Christmas shopping and offers owners a great new way to get the boat of their dreams. 

  • FCN awarded Admirals Tender agency

    01 Dec 2007

    SOUTH WEST: First Class Nautical has been awarded the sole UK agency for the Admirals Tender from the Netherlands-based Superior Yachts, writes Katina Read. 

  • Friday Ad buys Mailspeed

    01 Dec 2007

    BOUGHT: Mailspeed has changed hands. The deal – for an undisclosed sum – was done on November 2 and puts the company into the hands of Friday Holdings, which runs the Friday Ad series of newspapers. 

  • Plain Sailing gets Bavaria

    01 Dec 2007

    SOUTH WEST: RYA sea school, Plain Sailing, has been appointed Bavaria Yacht dealer for the South West following the demise of Peters Opal, writes Katina Read. 

  • Mon & Brec: closed for next year?

    01 Dec 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: Following the major breach on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal at Gilwern in October, British Waterways (BW) held the latest in a series of meetings to discuss options for the future reopening of the waterway and the impact of its closure, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • Trent & Mersey marina news

    01 Dec 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: South Derbyshire District Council has granted planning permission for the proposed 585 berth marina complex on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Willington near Derby, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • EA offers non-tidal Thames winter licences

    01 Dec 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: The Environment Agency (EA) is offering boaters a special two-day licence costing £10 to visit the non-tidal River Thames over this winter, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • BW holding licence consultation meetings

    01 Dec 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: Following pressure by the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and other waterway users British Waterways (BW) has arranged to hold a series of regional consultation meetings concerning the proposed boat license fee increases, writes Harry Arnold.  

  • Freivokh working with Voller on concept boat

    01 Dec 2007

    SOUTH COAST: Hampshire yacht designer Ken Freivokh is working on a ground-breaking vessel powered by environmentally friendly fuel cell technology, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Hythe marine business park plans revealed

    01 Dec 2007

    SOUTH COAST: Detailed plans have been published for the former US military base at RAF Hythe, near Southampton, which closed more than a year ago with the loss of 200 jobs and is now set to become a marine business park, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • America's Cup: postponed to 2010 or 2011

    27 Nov 2007

    AMERICA'S CUP: A shock statement from the America's Cup Management (ACM) on November 22 brought the postponement of the 33rd America's Cup, probably to July 2010 at the earliest. 

  • Stuart Marsh Shoes acquires Chatham Marine

    27 Nov 2007

    ACQUISITION: The Exeter based group Stuart Marsh Shoes has acquired Chatham Marine for an undisclosed sum. 

  • 20th METS is best ever, say organisers

    27 Nov 2007

    METS: Record exhibitor and visitor numbers for 2007 further endorsed METS as the world’s largest and best attended leisure marine trade show, says organiser Amsterdam RAI. 

  • ECBS - we'll know on Friday

    27 Nov 2007

    ECBS: If anyone had told me this time last year that there would be a second boat show in London this December, I wouldn’t have believed them. 

  • YachtWorld.com creates monthly magazine

    20 Nov 2007

    NEW MAGAZINE: YachtWorld.com is to launch a monthly print version of its brokerage listings. The company says Yachtworld.com:The Magazine will extend the marketing reach of its 2,500 broker/dealer clients. 

  • METS 2007 – another great show

    20 Nov 2007

    METS: The 2007 edition of METS closed its doors last Thursday on a show that had 1,137 exhibitors from 39 countries and brought in 19,764 visitors. The organisers, Amsterdam RAI, say the 2007 show strengthened its position as the world's number one marine leisure trade show. 

  • IWA sees red over waterways funding story

    20 Nov 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) responded angrily today to reports of further cuts to waterways budgets. The story, which originally ran in The Guardian on November 17, says the government's climate change department is planning some £300m of cuts. 

  • No backing out now

    20 Nov 2007

    ECBS: This picture was sent in to Boating Business by James Brooke, managing director of the Earls Court Boat Show (ECBS). 

  • Industry needs sensible SED rules

    15 Nov 2007

    METS: Following the enforcement of the solvent emissions directive (SED) at the end of October 2007, International Paint today called for a sensible set of industry rules to enable the leisure marine industry to deal with the effects of the directive. 

  • METS opens with warming warning

    14 Nov 2007

    METS: The 20th anniversary edition of METS opened yesterday with Randy Repass, founder and chairman of the giant US West Marine chain, sounding a warning about global warming and its effects on the leisure marine industry. 

  • Kelvin Hughes acquired in £52m deal

    13 Nov 2007

    ACQUISITION: Kelvin Hughes has been acquired in a £52m transaction by ECI Partners LLP. £48m was paid in cash on completion of the purchase with the remaining payment of up to £4m depending on certain conditions being satisfied.  

  • METS 20th anniversary show opens today

    13 Nov 2007

    METS: The 20th Anniversary of the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) will be celebrated at the Amsterdam RAI when the show opens in the Netherlands this morning. 

  • Nolan joins SMT as CEO

    13 Nov 2007

    NOLAN: Global marine financial services and data management company Secured Marine Trust has appointed James Nolan as chief executive officer. Bob Towse, chairman of the Branford, Connecticut, based company says Nolan was appointed for two reasons. 

  • Campaign builds against BA equipment ban

    13 Nov 2007

    BA BAN: The RYA has joined forces with the British Surfing Association (BSA) and British Canoeing Union (BCU) in presenting a petition to David Davies MP urging British Airways (BA) to overturn its decision to ban a selection of sporting equipment from its flights. 

  • National Express named for Whyte & Mackay ECBS

    06 Nov 2007

    ECBS: The Whyte & Mackay Earls Court Boat Show has signed National Express as its official transport partner. The company will provide transport to London from over 1,000 departure points across the country. 

  • Pushing down waste….. pushing up productivity

    06 Nov 2007

    MSE: Marine South East will co-host the December MareNet event with the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce, Cowes Marine Cluster and the BMF Isle of Wight; the theme for the event is‘Pushing down waste……pushing up productivity’. 

  • Spanish throw a spanner in the works

    06 Nov 2007

    AMERICA'S CUP: After Larry Ellison appeared to blink last week and offer to give up the court case if the Bertarelli camp showed his BMW Oracle team the design for the new America's Cup boat, Ellison's challenging club, the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) put out a press release saying they hadn't meant that at all. 

  • RNLI statistics highlight a busy summer

    06 Nov 2007

    CHARITY: Preliminary figures released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) show that during the devastating inland flooding across parts of the UK this summer, over 200 people were rescued by volunteer RNLI crews. 

People

Portsmouth Poll

Training

  • Exhibiting yourself

    01 Dec 2007

    How difficult can it be to be an exhibitor and sell your product? Not very, you would think, but wander around any exhibition and you will see seasoned exhibitors making all the most common mistakes. 

Washington Post

  • Brunswick – still feeling the pain, says Jim Nolan

    01 Dec 2007

    At the end of October Brunswick held a conference call with a number of financial analysts to discuss its 3rd quarter 2007 earnings. A transcript of the call provided by Thompson Financial shows that Brunswick is still feeling pain. 

Webtrading

  • Something old, something new

    01 Dec 2007

    It has been frequently said that nothing is new under the sun and that can be certainly said for the principle behind the latest development in Internet advertising and marketing. 

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