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Business

  • Retail leases; the pitfalls and perils

    01 Feb 2004

    Rent is often the biggest expense for a retailer and prevention is better than cure when taking on a new lease, says Stuart Darlington , aspecialist commercial property lawyer at City law firm, Fox Williams. 

Imda E-news

  • IMDA

    01 Feb 2004

    IMDA E-News is from the International Marine Distribution Association (IMDA), matchmakers for the boating trade with members worldwide representing all segments of the distribution chain. Feel free to contact them direct, and keep me - Jerry Martin - informed, too. (IMDA e-mail: 

News

  • Cost effective for the DIY installer

    01 Feb 2004

    Eberspacher says its heaters may not be the cheapest on the market, but they are the most cost effective for the competent DIY installer. 

  • Flexible coupling for angled drivelines

    01 Feb 2004

    The new Centa-Drive coupling from Centa Transmissions is available in 11 sizes to handle power from 10 to 1850hp with nominal torque capacities up to11,000Nm. 

  • Primer promises faster drying and easier sanding

    01 Feb 2004

    HMG Paints has introduced an advanced, high build primer, Rapidbuild, for marine and high quality equipment finishing. The company says it can be used as the first choice primer/ filler under all HMG 2-pack topcoat systems and other proprietary finishes. 

  • Kohler's 'most significant redesign'

    01 Feb 2004

    Kohler Power Systems has launched what it says is its most significant redesign effort in a decade on its marine diesel generators. 

  • Whoops

    01 Feb 2004

    We ran details of Redmariner's innovative Probe Vision System in BB last month, but managed to miss the R off the email and web addresses. 

  • High performance engine mount

    01 Feb 2004

    Trelleborg Industrial AVS has launched a high performance version of its Cushyfloat engine mount, designed specially to provide optimised vibration isolation for lightweight and odd-cylinder marine engines. 

  • SM's world first from Oz

    01 Feb 2004

    SM Group claims a world first with the GR100 AM/FM broadcast receiver from Australia's GME Electrophone. 

  • Hydraulic steering for single or twin outboards

    01 Feb 2004

    Vetus hydraulic steering systems offers two complete steering systems for single or twin engine installations. 

  • CEproof doubles turnover with export contracts

    01 Feb 2004

    CEproof Ltd, which provides CE marking advice to companies in the marine industry, has developed 15 new overseas markets in the last six months. 

  • Mirabella V gets ready for sea

    01 Feb 2004

    After three days waiting for a quiet period, Mirabella V finally got her mast - almost without a hitch - on December 30, even if there were a few people holding their breath for a long time. 

  • B&G signs new MD

    01 Feb 2004

    Richard Acland is the new managing director at electronics firm, B&G. He joins the company from the telecoms industry, where he was in senior management roles for many years. 

  • 213,500!

    01 Feb 2004

    Congratulations seems too small a word for the stunning success that National Boat Shows (NBS) and the staff at Meadlake Place made of the Schroders London Boat Show in association with The Daily Telegraph (to give it the full title). 

  • Portsmouth POLL

    01 Feb 2004

    Poll thought her readers might enjoy the accompanying photograph. In case any of you can't recognise him, this is Peter Edwards , just after he had been presented with the MTA's Marine Trade Personality of the Year Award. 

  • Grand Prix sailing hits the airwaves

    01 Feb 2004

    Ellen MacArthur and America's Cup skipper Dean Barker will be the regular reporters in Seamaster Sailing, a new monthly half-hour grand prix sailing television series. 

  • Fred Bull

    01 Feb 2004

    Fred Bull passed away on December 19, 2003 after a long illness. 

  • Dusseldorf up by 2000

    01 Feb 2004

    The Dusseldorf Boat Show, "boot 2004", closed its doors with an attendance increased by a mere 2,000 at 309,000. 

  • Change of heart at Nauticalia

    01 Feb 2004

    Chris Murdock, managing director of Nauticalia, says he was not really looking forward to the boat show moving to ExCeL. However, sales figures 48% up on the last Earls Court show have helped change is mind. 

  • UKSA revenue 'to exceed £5m in 2004'

    01 Feb 2004

    The United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) had an extremely good 2003, with revenue up £650,000 to £4.65 million. The company says it is on course to exceed £5 million in 2004. 

  • 20 entries for industry regatta

    01 Feb 2004

    As we closed for press on this issue, we had 20 companies promising to enter the Boating Business/Yachting Monthly Marine Industry Regatta. 

  • Dowland starts own trade show

    01 Feb 2004

    Mark Dowland Marine is to run a UK Spring Trade Show. 

  • Sunsail wins web award

    01 Feb 2004

    The second Marine Industry Web Awards were presented by boats. com at SLIBS, with 10 companies winning awards out of the more than 100 entered. 

  • IBEX U offers trade education

    01 Feb 2004

    Originally titled the Inter - national Boatbuilding Exhibition, the name gradually got shortened to IBEX. Now the Americans have added a suffix, so it's IBEX U. The "U" stands for University (it's an American thing), which reflects the educational aspect of the show. 

  • Sportsboat and RIB show for Ocean Village

    01 Feb 2004

    The Southampton Sportsboat and RIB Show will run over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday May 1 to Monday May 3, 2004 at MDL's Ocean Village marina. 

  • Goodwood day looks good

    01 Feb 2004

    Boating Comes to Goodwood on May 20, is going very well, says Brian Peters. 

  • Avon reports successful '03

    01 Feb 2004

    The UK's largest RIB manufacturer, Avon Inflatables, reports a successful 2003 season with good sales results across all product sectors. 

  • Ellen's new boat helps open LIBS

    01 Feb 2004

    The launch of Ellen MacArthur's B&Q trimaran was beamed via satellite link into the opening ceremony of the Schroders London Boat Show on January 8. 

  • Musto first to 9001: 2000?

    01 Feb 2004

    Musto reckons it's the first member of the European marine industry in this field to have been certified by BSI to the new European standard BS EN ISO 9001:2000, the highest category in the British Standards Institute scale of Quality Management Systems (QMS). 

  • Beale Park show expands for 2004

    01 Feb 2004

    The 2004 Beale Park Boat Show will run at Pangbourne on the River Thames in Berkshire, from Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 13. 

  • Exports show the way for UK trade d'Images Pêcheur Editions

    01 Feb 2004

    The export market for the British marine industry grew by 10% in 2003 providing a total revenue of £794 million, according to the latest British Marine Federation (BMF) figures published during SLIBS. 

Paints And Coatings

  • Every coating needs a remover first

    01 Feb 2004

    BC Aviation is not a name that springs readily to mind when considering marine products, but the company offers some interesting items. 

  • Heavy duty corrosion protection

    01 Feb 2004

    Of interest to steel boatbuilders and owners is Copon, a two-pack epoxy tar usually used by organisations such as Railtrack to coat its bridge structures. 

  • The Queen Mary 2

    01 Feb 2004

    Jotun got the contract for the coatings on the QM2, the largest, longest, tallest, widest and most expensive passenger liner ever. 

  • Cost effective antifouling

    01 Feb 2004

    The Japanese Chugoku Marine Paints Company is up there with the biggest. After nearly 90 years in business, the company supplies coatings to at least 50% of Japan's com-mercial fleet and a great deal to commercial fleets in other countries around the world. 

  • Tin-free coating targets superyachts

    01 Feb 2004

    SuperNavi is an antifouling targeted at the ever more lucrative superyacht market. 

  • Flexible fouling for RIBs

    01 Feb 2004

    Polymarine markets accessories and care products for inflatable boats, including specialist coatings such as Flexipaint, a liquid Hypalon paint that bonds itself to existing Hypalon fabric. 

  • Antifoul with guarantee

    01 Feb 2004

    International Paint launched what it claims is the first guarantee for antifouling at the Schroders London Boat Show. 

  • BPR - everything from fly spray to anifouling

    01 Feb 2004

    With the years rolling by for product assessment under the Biocidal Products Directive, Phil Pickin finds out what's going on. 

People

  • People

    01 Feb 2004

    Steve Ivatt has joined Water - Mota as sales director. He joins from Kort Propulsion and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience which will help WaterMota consolidate its position as a leading supplier to the marine industry. 

Schroders Libs

  • Where are the boats?

    01 Feb 2004

    A few people made the point that visitors had to walk a long way before they saw any boats. The solitary Sunseeker outside the west entrance looked just that - an afterthought with no razzmatazz to get the juices flowing. 

  • Less than hansom cabs

    01 Feb 2004

    There were lots of "minicabs" touting for business in Docklands. 

  • Port waste and maintenance dredging

    01 Feb 2004

    According to the British Marine Federation (BMF), port waste management and maintenance dredging are the two major discussion points in environmental protection right now. 

  • The Guinness Bar

    01 Feb 2004

    Why, asked many, was the Guinness Bar secreted in the north west corner of the hall? 

  • Where's the wind?

    01 Feb 2004

    You 'd have thought a bank of fans generating 30kts would have been perfect for the indoor windsurfing. Not so. 

  • Looking for a sign

    01 Feb 2004

    I was astounded to find the road signs were so poor when I last visited ExCeL by motorbike in October. 

  • A quiet backwater

    01 Feb 2004

    There were one or two backwater areas at ExCeL. As well as the Bonwitco alley referred to, there was an electronics avenue in the south hall that included Transas Nautic, Adverc BM, Navcom and Marlec that felt really left out. 

  • So how was it it for you?

    01 Feb 2004

    213,500 visitors attended the 50th Schroders London International Boat Show in association with The Daily Telegraph. 

The Personal Touch

Washington Post

  • Exchange rates concern

    01 Feb 2004

    The dramatic strengthening of the euro and sterling against the US dollar has drawn little or no public comment in our industry. 

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