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Business Matters

  • Avoid company purchasing pitfalls

    01 Oct 2007

    Buying a company can be a frightening prospect and those looking to make their first acquisition will undoubtedly have many questions, says Christopher Sykes. 
     

IWA Festival

  • Brave decision brings reward for IWA festival

    17 Sep 2007

    Following heavy rain which turned Hemingford Meadow at St Ives – the site of the 2007 Inland Waterways Association National Festival & Boat Show - into something of a mudbath there was a question as to whether the event would open, writes Harry Arnold.   

Legal

  • Where's the money gone?

    01 Oct 2007

    One of the inevitable consequences of the B A Peters debark is that the boat buying public is now increasingly uncomfortable about making payment of often large sums to brokers. 

News

  • ECBS: nothing on top

    11 Oct 2007

    FROM JAMES BROOKE: ‘The Whyte & Mackay Earls Court Boat Show is set to be the biggest UK consumer launch show in 2007. This is a testament to the passionate and enthused team that are behind the creation of the new event. 

  • The Earls Court Boat Show: game on...

    10 Oct 2007

    BOAT SHOW: Many companies are now taking the tough decision facing them: whether or not to book space at the Earls Court Boat Show, says Peter Nash.  

  • Crewsaver issues lifejacket safety warning

    09 Oct 2007

    PRODUCT ADVISORY: Crewsaver’s lifejacket servicing department says there is a problem with the United Moulders' Mk3 Standard Automatic Head fitted to Crewfit and Survivor inflatable lifejackets. 

  • EA plans bumper £13.2m winter spend

    09 Oct 2007

    WINTER SPEND: The Environment Agency (EA) says it is to spend £13.2m on essential repairs and improvements to hundreds of navigational sites and structures this winter. 

  • Navimo Trade Show in its third year

    09 Oct 2007

    TRADE SHOW: The Navimo Trade Show is to run for its third year at The Rose Bowl International Cricket Ground in Southampton on October 10 and 11. 

  • Droitwich Barge Lock appeal launched

    09 Oct 2007

    RESTORATION: A £100,000 appeal to fund the reconstruction of The Barge Lock on the Droitwich Canal was launched at the St Ives IWA Festival opening ceremony, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • B A Peters Plc goes down for £1.5m

    09 Oct 2007

    ADMINISTRATION: KPMG has issued creditors’ letters following the administration of B A Peters Plc. 

  • Concerns over larger Lymington ferries

    02 Oct 2007

    SOUTH COAST: Lymington sailors are concerned about plans by ferry operator Wightlink to introduce larger ferries on the Lymington - Yarmouth route, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Earls Court Boat Show bookings close

    02 Oct 2007

    ECBS: The cut-off date for exhibitor enquiries for the Whyte & Mackay Earls Court Boat Show passed at 18.00 last night, October 1. After that date, said the statement, no more exhibitor bookings will be taken.  

  • Bénéteau reaches €1 billion in sales

    02 Oct 2007

    FINANCIALS: Groupe Bénéteau reports its full-year sales for 2006/07 grew by 22.7% over the previous year to €1,013.9m, passing the €1bn mark for the first time. 

  • BMF Scotland technical day

    01 Oct 2007

    TECHNICAL: BMF Scotland is running a technical day on November 29 at Royal Gourock YC, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Action for Scotland's boating environment

    01 Oct 2007

    The Green Blue, the British Marine Federation (BMF) and RYA's environmental awareness initiative, is holding three one day seminars around Scotland during October, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Scorpion RIBs expand

    01 Oct 2007

    EXPANSION: Scorpion RIBs at Haven Quay in Lymington is expanding to cope with a bigger order book, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Scottish Boating Alliance set up

    01 Oct 2007

    ALLIANCE: Representatives of various boating sectors got together last month to form the Scottish Boating Alliance, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Clyde Forum Conference

    01 Oct 2007

    CONFERENCE: The Firth of Clyde Annual Conference will take place in Glasgow City Chambers on Wednesday November 7, with the theme of Marine Leisure and Recreation in the Firth of Clyde, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Broads Authority issues alerts

    01 Oct 2007

    ALERTS: Warnings have been issued by the Broads Authority alerting holidaymakers and boaters of possible mooring problems after high rainfalls and ongoing work repairing flood defences, writes Debbie Cowan. 

  • Fox’s to launch First 45 in Paris

    01 Oct 2007

    NEW BOAT: Fox’s Yacht Sales will be unveiling the Philippe Briand-designed First 45 at the Paris Boat Show in December, writes Debbie Cowan. 

  • REACH: no immediate impact on boatbuilders

    01 Oct 2007

    What has been termed the biggest single reform of chemicals legislation in Europe was brought into force on June 1, 2007 says Matthew Shaw, a lawyer with international law firm DLA Piper. 

  • GPS SA facility to be removed

    01 Oct 2007

    The US military says it will no longer procure Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites with the capability for worldwide civil satnav degradation. 

  • MES opens in Chichester Marina

    01 Oct 2007

    Marine Electronic Services has opened a new sales, service and installation facility at Chichester Marina.  

  • Major regeneration around Maryhill Locks

    01 Oct 2007

    REGENERATION: A major long-term regeneration plan has been announced for Scotland’s Forth & Clyde Canal where it passes through Glasgow on the Maryhill flight of locks, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • Boat fire safety concerns

    01 Oct 2007

    FIRE SAFETY: Guidance has been issued by the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) strongly recommending the installation of smoke alarms in boats, writes Harry Arnold. 

  • The train now stranded…

    01 Oct 2007

    RAIL DISSERVICE: A major operation to remove a derailed train from the bridge over Ely's River Ouse has so far run up a £500,000 bill, writes Debbie Cowan.  

  • Mardon Marine adds motor and home

    01 Oct 2007

    RANGE EXPANDS: Marine insurance provider, Mardon Marine, has expanded its product range to include home and motor insurance. 

  • Prime minister visits WPNSA

    01 Oct 2007

    MINISTERIAL VISIT: Prime minister Gordon Brown visited the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA), host sailing venue for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in August. 

  • Miss Cornwall opens new Musto store

    01 Oct 2007

    Musto opened its 12th retail outlet in Falmouth last month, with the reigning Miss Cornwall performing the ceremony. 

  • New marina hopes for Falmouth

    01 Oct 2007

    SOUTH WEST: Plans have been lodged by A&P Falmouth to transform the docks between Queens and Duchy Wharves with a 290 berth marina, writes Katina Read. 

  • UK firm wins US export order

    01 Oct 2007

    SOUTH COAST: Run from a shop in Westbourne, 1st4Boats, the UK distributor of the American manufactured Fountain powerboats, received an award at Cowes from the US government for export achievement in selling the Fountain over here, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Lymington commissioner fined for fishing offences

    01 Oct 2007

    SOUTH COAST: The chairman of the Lymington Harbour Commissioners has been fined more than £50,000 for not complying with fishing laws, writes Ian Sutherland.  

  • Wessex offers West System workshops

    01 Oct 2007

    SOUTH COAST: Wessex Resins has announced the dates for this season’s West System Epoxy Workshops, writes Iain Sutherland.  

  • Dart masterplan for190 new marine jobs

    01 Oct 2007

    MASTERPLAN: A £100m masterplan has been unveiled to regenerate a disused South Devon boatyard and create up to 190 marine jobs, writes Katina Read. 

  • On Board gives SBS youngsters a taster

    01 Oct 2007

    ON BOARD: The RYA says its On Board campaign gave 350 children a taste of sailing at the Southampton Boat Show last month.  

  • Sailors save Wych Marine

    01 Oct 2007

    SOUTH COAST: Plans to sweep away Wych Marine, a small harbourside business at Dell Quay near Chichester, have been blocked after strong protests from yachtsmen, writes Iain Sutherland. 

  • Wills Marine in MBO

    01 Oct 2007

    SOUTH WEST: A management team of Martin Wills and Leon Petersons has bought out South Devon based Wills Marine for an undisclosed sum, writes Katina Read.  

  • Transmarine looking to bail out

    01 Oct 2007

    SOUTH COAST: Aviation equipment supplier Transair launched its chandlery operation, Transmarine, in a blaze of glory in April 2005. 

  • Foot and Mouth precautions in Surrey

    01 Oct 2007

    FMD: Following last month's outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease near Egham in Surrey, the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) established a protection zone.  

  • Southampton finishes on a high note

    25 Sep 2007

    SUCCESSFUL SBS: The 39th Southampton Boat Show, in association with ITV Meridian, finished on Sunday after a successful 10 days.  

  • Whyte & Mackay steps up ECBS marketing

    25 Sep 2007

    BOAT SHOWS: The Whyte & Mackay Earls Court Boat Show has appointed The Telegraph Media Group as the Official National Newspaper Partner of its 'Christmas event', which runs from December 1 to 9 2007.  

  • Golden Arrow opens Chichester office

    25 Sep 2007

    NEW OFFICES: In another deal done in the fallout from the Peters debacle, Golden Arrow Marine is opening new offices at Chichester Marina.   

  • £3m Portland contract for Walcon

    25 Sep 2007

    OLYMPIC CONTRACT: Dean & Reddyhoff has chosen Walcon Marine of Fareham to supply the pontoons to the new Portland Marina, which will form part of the venue for the sailing events of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  

  • Team Origin opens the 39th SBS

    17 Sep 2007

    Sir Keith Mills, team principal, and Mike Sanderson, team director, performed the opening ceremony for the 39th Southampton Boat Show – in association with ITV Meridian – on Friday September 14. 

  • Mercury launches ‘revolutionary’ sterndrive control system

    17 Sep 2007

    JOYSTICK CONTROL: Axius is a sterndrive control system developed by the MerCruiser division of Mercury Marine that’s being launched at the Southampton Boat Show in association with ITV Meridian. 

  • Sunseeker: record sales up 18.5%

    17 Sep 2007

    FINANCIALS: Sunseeker International announced its latest results at the Southampton Boat Show in association with ITV Meridian, with annual sales up to a record-breaking £240m – 18.5% up on last year’s £202m - with its operating profit increasing by £7.3m to £12.5m.  

  • SBS exhibitors - can you beat the BB All Stars?

    13 Sep 2007

    Can you beat That Nice Mr 'Fangio' Nash, publisher Andrew ‘Alonso’ Webster, south coast correspondent Iain ‘Raikkonen’ Sutherland and investigative reporter (read his B A Peters story in the September issue) Peter ‘Massa’ Poland, plus Andy ‘The Stig’ Sims and Paul ‘Hamilton’ Botterill?  

  • British Olympic squad in spy scare

    11 Sep 2007

    According to The Mail on Sunday, Britain is embroiled in a bizarre spying row with China over its use of weather monitoring equipment in the waters off the Olympic sailing venue of Qingdao. 

  • BFA Marine liferaft recall

    11 Sep 2007

    PRODUCT RECALL: Atlantic, Pacific, Baltic, XM/BFA Offshore liferafts marketed under Zodiac’s BFA marine brand are being recalled after the company identified some overpressure valve failures. 

  • Grand Pavois set to break records

    11 Sep 2007

    GRAND PAVOIS: The 35th edition of La Rochelle’s Grand Pavois takes place from Wednesday September 19 to Monday September 24. 

  • Ship antifouling ban hits next September

    01 Sep 2007

    ANTIFOULING: An international convention banning the use of harmful organotins in antifouling paints used on ships' hulls will enter force on September 17, 2008.  

News in Brief

  • Show Quotes 4

    01 Oct 2007

    Fairline Boats reported confirmed retail sales, secured with deposits, worth in excess of £22 million. We had a strong show which further adds to our order book of over £100 million announced early in the show - James Robinson, Fairline


     

  • Show Quotes 1

    01 Oct 2007

    Sales among our customer base of 15m plus boats, and from our own stand, have continued at 2006 levels, heralding an excellent start to the boat show season with high hopes for 2008 – James Grazebrook, Halyard  

  • Show Quotes 3

    01 Oct 2007

    The average advance is in the region of £115,000, which means the average spend on the vessel is around £180,000. This reflects the show trends that the higher end vessels are continuing to be popular – Ian Braham, Lombard  

  • Show Quotes 2

    01 Oct 2007

    It’s been a great show. By the end of day three we had topped our total sales for the previous year, with strong performances from Sea Ray and Carver – Simon Sewell, Marina Marbella  

  • Show Quotes 10

    01 Oct 2007

    We ended the show with four direct sales and a large number of demo sails lined up. We remain very optimistic for the next 12 months - Robert Underwood, Broadblue Catamarans 

  • Show Quotes 9

    01 Oct 2007

    We had a good show and it proved again a great venue for us to network and meet with many boatbuilders. We’re feeling positive about 2008 and to launching exciting new products shortly - Paul Botterill, Barton Marine 

Peters Plc - the lessons

  • Peters Plc - the lessons

    01 Oct 2007

    Following on from last month's countdown to the Peters crash, Peter Poland looks here at what happened after the company went into administration. 

Training

  • Time for coffee break training

    01 Oct 2007

    For many businesses, employee time is precious. But to gain even more from your employees, training and extended learning should be part of their professional development. 

Washington Post

Webtrading

  • The developers just keep developing

    01 Oct 2007

    A few issues ago I wrote about the so called Web 2.0 which led the way to a more two way version of web usage. In fact it took about 12 years to get from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. 

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