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News

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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). 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Fred Bull

    01 Feb 2004

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

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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). 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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