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A Public Relationship

  • Hunt the press office

    01 Nov 2007

    By the time you read this you’ll probably be at the Amsterdam RAI to visit or exhibit at The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS).  

Business Matters

  • Darling’s PBR: all smoke and mirrors

    01 Nov 2007

    Alastair Darling’s pre-budget report seemed to be about to offer SMEs some reward for their contribution to the economy. Alas, says Paula Tallon, it was not to be...  

Comment

ECBS Preview

  • Your guess is as good as mine

    01 Nov 2007

    So what’s going to happen when the Earls Court Boat Show opens in December? Your guess is as good as mine – or anyone else’s for that matter, says Peter Nash 

Exporting

  • Peters & May talk about distribution

    01 Nov 2007

    This month I’m talking to Gerald Price, marine director of Peters and May, about the supply chain and, in particular, distribution.   

Legal

  • Who owns that boat?

    01 Nov 2007

    Last month I touched upon the need for clear industry wide standards for preserving private purchasers’ money during the often-protracted period of commissioning and accepting delivery of new built craft. 

METS Preview - magazine

  • METS celebrates its 20th birthday

    01 Nov 2007

    And so we go to Sin City, Amsterdam, for the 20th running of the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), writes Peter Nash 

News

  • SBS exhibitor entertainment

    25 Nov 2007

    SBS EXTRA: This year’s SBS showed a different approach to its customers from National Boat Shows (NBS) in its programme of evening entertainment, which went down extremely well. 

  • Staff go in National Waterways Museum revamp

    01 Nov 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: The Waterways Trust’s National Waterways Museum is to undergo a facelift this winter to update and refresh its exhibits, writes Harry Arnold.  

  • Stirling works on waste recycling for marine companies

    01 Nov 2007

    MARITIME WASTE: Waste removal and recycling is becoming big business, with companies such as Stirling Consultants rolling out the National Maritime Waste Recycling Scheme.  

  • UK Boat Hire's Green Fund donation

    01 Nov 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: UK Boat Hire is to highlight the negligible impact on the environment of cruising the waterways in a comfortable, low emission narrowboat, writes Harry Arnold.   

  • New company for Bridgewater Canal

    01 Nov 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: Following restructuring of the main business of the Peel Group into four divisions - and the sale of 49% of its interest in Peel Ports to the Deutsche Bank – the Bridgwater Canal will be owned and managed by a separate company, writes Harry Arnold.  

  • Planning permission for Billinge Green Marina

    01 Nov 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: Planning permission has been granted on a revised application by Ripple Developments for a 90-berth marina sited in the North Flash at Billinge Green, between Middlewich and Northwich on the Trent & Mersey Canal, writes Harry Arnold.  

  • Broads Authority in speeding crack down

    01 Nov 2007

    EAST COAST: In Norfolk, the Broads Authority navigation rangers have been cracking down on speeding boats to protect boaters, wildlife and the fragile environment, writes Debbie Cowan.   

  • Electric outboard thefts spark investigation

    01 Nov 2007

    EAST COAST: A large number of electric outboards have been stolen from a warehouse in Great Yarmouth, writes Debbie Cowan.  

  • Ellis recognised at SBS

    01 Nov 2007

    SBS EXTRA: Murray Ellis, operations director of National Boat Shows (NBS), was left almost speechless when he was presented with a fancy Tag Heuer watch during the official lunch at the Southampton Boat Show. 

  • Marine environment not harmed by boating says study

    01 Nov 2007

    ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY: Confirming what we’ve all known for years, an independent study commissioned by the European Confederation of Nautical Industries (ECNI) says the recreational boating industry has minimal impact on the marine environment. 

  • An entertaining and informative BMEA conference

    01 Nov 2007

    This year’s British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) conference produced some excellent talks that kept the audience awake for the entire day. 

  • Yellowfin boss up for top award

    01 Nov 2007

     

  • Spencer buys Southern

    01 Nov 2007

     

  • Severn barrage faces considerable opposition

    01 Nov 2007

    ENGINEERING: Business & enterprise secretary John Hutton says the government has ordered a study into the feasibility of a barrage across the River Severn estuary, writes Harry Arnold.  

  • New owner at Bosun's Locker

    01 Nov 2007

    SCOTLAND: Bosun's Locker at Port Edgar gew under Jock Blair from tiny beginnings 27 years ago to one of the main chandleries in eastern Scotland, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Torquay to get 150 berths in £1.1m project

    01 Nov 2007

    SOUTH WEST: Commercial Marine and Piling has been awarded the contract to construct the new Torquay Harbour town dock, writes Katina Read. 

  • Authorities vote for Caledonian tunnel

    01 Nov 2007

    SCOTLAND: All road traffic to and from the north and west of Inverness has to cross the Caledonian Canal by swing bridges, a great cause of frustration in the summer, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Protection for deposits and stage payments

    01 Nov 2007

    PROTECTION: Amlin Credit, a sister company to Haven Knox-Johnston, specialises in insurance of payments or supplies made on credit. 

  • Scottish AGMs

    01 Nov 2007

    SCOTLAND: BMF Scotland and Sail Scotland will be holding their AGMs on November 28, but rather than have a clash the events will both be held at the Chartroom restaurant at Kip Marina, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Free Scottish waters cruising guide

    01 Nov 2007

    SCOTLAND: Yachtsmen cruising in Scottish waters next year can look forward to Welcoming Anchorages, a new free guide to shore facilities, writes Mike Balmforth. 

  • Opal Aftermath at Kip

    01 Nov 2007

     

  • Ceasar moves production to Florida

    01 Nov 2007

    SOUTH WEST: North Devon based Ceasar Marine is to move production from South Africa to the east coast of America, writes Katina Read. 

  • Dart academy for 2008 start?

    01 Nov 2007

    SOUTH WEST: A major marine academy, planned as part of a £100m Dartside regeneration scheme, could be open for business as early as September next year 

  • Ancasta predicts 50% turnover rise

    01 Nov 2007

    SBS EXTRA: Ancasta predicts turnover will rise by 50% next year, due to its new Sealine dealership, writes Katina Read. 

  • BW launches £800k autumn marketing campaign

    01 Nov 2007

    MARKETING: British Waterways (BW) has lanched a nationwide marketing campaign to encourage people to rediscover their canals and rivers. A recent YouGov poll for BW shows that although 50% of people are aware they live within five miles of a canal or river, only 3% are currently visiting them. 

  • Waterways funding – IWA seeks another way

    01 Nov 2007

    WATERWAYS FUNDING: The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is seeking input from members and other interested parties on how they think the waterways, and in particular the British Waterways (BW) controlled network, should be funded. 

  • BW launches mooring tender trial

    01 Nov 2007

    WATERWAYS MOORINGS: British Waterways (BW) started its mooring tender trial on Friday October 23. Up to 40 vacancies will appear on the website over the first week ranging from very simple towpath moorings to offline berths offering more facilities. 

  • Essex Boatyards sells 34 boats worth £3m

    01 Nov 2007

    SBS EXTRA: Essex Boatyards sold 34 boats worth in excess of £3m during the Southampton Boat Show. This news follows the company's record London Boat Show earlier this year, where the team sold 31 boats. 

  • Has Ellison blinked?

    01 Nov 2007

    AMERICA'S CUP: On October 25 The Golden Gate Yacht Club issued a statement saying it will agree to comprehensive new compromises to get the America’s Cup back on track for Valencia in 2009 if the defender will disclose its rule for the boats’ design.  

  • IWA meets waterways minister

    23 Oct 2007

    INLAND WATERWAYS: On the day after the British Waterways (BW) Annual Meeting, the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) national chairman John Fletcher and chief executive Neil Edwards had a one-hour meeting with waterways minister Jonathan Shaw.   

  • New directive targets coatings emissions

    23 Oct 2007

    NEW DIRECTIVE: Further to our story last month on the REACH regulations, which cover chemicals used in resins, Fred Cole, UK sales manager of International Paint, tells us there’s another emissions directive on its way that will affect boatyards immediately.  

  • Owners angry at Peters creditors meeting

    23 Oct 2007

    BB understands around 30 people turned up for the B A Peters creditors’ meeting last Friday, October 19.

    Brian Peters was not one of them; he was, says KPMG, in Spain trying to sort out his two companies over there.

     

  • Teak ban will hit UK boatbuilders

    23 Oct 2007

    SANCTIONS: The European Union (EU) has widened its sanctions against the military junta in Burma, adding a ban on imports of timber, gemstones and precious metals in response to the regime’s crackdown on pro-democracy groups.  

  • BW/DEFRA relationship: trust all round

    23 Oct 2007

    ANNUAL MEETING: The 2007 British Waterways (BW) Annual Meeting – held again appropriately in the midst of one of the best examples of canal regeneration, the centre of Birmingham - was very well attended, writes Harry Arnold.  

  • Strategy ensures future for waterfront sites

    16 Oct 2007

    The development of Marine South East (MSE) and SEEDA’s waterfront strategy will help authorities make sure the marine industry continues to have access to world class sites, such as the possible marine facility at Portchester.  

  • 2012 Olympics and the marine sector

    16 Oct 2007

    Marine South East is to co-host the November MareNet event with Hampshire County Council to present a seminar with the theme of ‘2012 and the Marine Sector’.   

  • IWA condemns BW's licence fee increases

    16 Oct 2007

    The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has issued a forthright condemnation of the British Waterways (BW) proposals to increase licence fees by around 9% per year in real terms, making a compound increase of nearly 33% overall. 
     

  • ECBS: exhibitors downstairs, art show upstairs

    15 Oct 2007

    Following the announcement last week that the Earls Court Boat Show (ECBS) was moving all its exhibitors downstairs in Earls Court 1, James Brooke says the balcony view will be preserved for visitors.  

News in Brief

  • Miller sponsors

    01 Dec 2007

    The Miller Group, the UK’s largest privately-owned house building, property development and construction business, has pledged ongoing sponsorship support for Olympic-hopeful sailing duo Luke Patience and Chris Grube. 

  • Charles Russell sponsors

    01 Dec 2007

    Charles Russell LLP has pledged its support to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy and is now its legal sponsor. 

  • Marinetrack supplies

    01 Dec 2007

    Clipper Ventures says MarineTrack is the official race supplier of the tracking equipment for the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race. 

  • New Hyde distributors

    20 Nov 2007

    Alfred Caruana from Club Services has become the Maltese Hyde Sails distributor and DK Sails, run by Kjeld Larsen and Søren Jansen is Hyde's distributor for Denmark. 

  • FujiFilm/seaPro

    20 Nov 2007

    The Class 40 FujiFilm has chosen performance sailing with Navionics charts for its campaign for this year’s Transat Jacques Vabre. 

  • Actisense appoints

    20 Nov 2007

    Actisense has appointed SM Group Europe Limited (SMG) to act as its UK distributors. 

  • BoatQuays changes

    01 Nov 2007

    BoatQuays has demonstrated its commitment to its new Gillingham Pier premises by changing its telephone and fax numbers to local numbers: 01634 515151, fax: 01634 854969 

  • SeaSafe’s website

    01 Nov 2007

    SeaSafe has gone live with its new website that features a unique build-a-coat option for customers at www.seasafe.co.uk 

  • Walcon's Catalan marina

    01 Nov 2007

    Walcon has been appointed by MDL Marinas to supply and install the £3m pontoons for its new 1,150 berth Catalan marina in Sant Carles de la Ràpita.
     

  • IBS appoints

    01 Nov 2007

    IBS Boats International, the Essex-based UK and Ireland distributor for Quicksilver boats and Valiant RIBs, has appointed High Profile Marketing to handle its public relations and other marketing support services. 

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