Marine companies honoured at British Marine Trades Association Awards dinner

The 2018 British Marine Trades Association Awards dinner last night (Wednesday 10 January) crowned a highly successful first day at the London Boat Show 2018 for many and provided a welcome opportunity to focus on the achievements of leading personalities and companies in the industry. The highlight of the evening was the host of awards…

Redevelopment at Standard Wharf has potential application for other London quays

Following their appointment over twelve months ago, Idom Merebrook, the UK division of international engineering consultancy the Idom Group is making firm headway on the redevelopment of Standard Wharf, on the Thames at Erith, and is confident that the new wharf design can be easily applied to other similar quay structures requiring redevelopment. Standard Wharf…

Enjoying the occasion in a personal capacity were Sir Ben and Lady Georgie Ainslie and their guests.  Photo: Paul Wyeth

Fundraising Dinner: Total sum released by Sail Aid UK for Caribbean regeneration projects

The Trustees of Sail Aid UK, the organisation that is uniting the UK sailing community in a long-term fundraising drive to help the victims of the Caribbean Islands most severely impacted by the September hurricanes, are overjoyed with the results of their first big fundraising event, the Black Tie/Loud Shirt Dinner held on Saturday night…

What's on from the RYA at the YachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show

What’s on from the RYA at the YachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show

If you’re visiting the YachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show this year (15-24 September) make sure you pay a visit to the RYA (Stand B032). To kick off the week, on preview day (Friday 15 September) the brand new RYA Powerability scheme for Sailability is being officially launched.  Powerability enables disabled boaters to log their achievement and build confidence…

Perfect conditions as the hosts 'win' the annual Bramble Bank cricket match!

Perfect conditions as the hosts ‘win’ the annual Bramble Bank cricket match!

It was a case of weather perfect; dry, little wind and a beautiful sunrise as the teams from Hamble’s Royal Southern Yacht Club and the Island Sailing Club in Cowes met on the newly emerged ‘island’, the infamous Bramble Bank in the the central Solent, for the annual Bramble Bank cricket match. So perfect were…

The Fischer Panda UK team at the company’s facility in Verwood

Fischer Panda UK Awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Fischer Panda UK is among the first companies to achieve ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally-recognised standard for quality management systems. The leading systems supplier has received the new accreditation for its purpose-built facility in Verwood, Dorset, following an assessment by the British Standards Institution (BSI) which determined the company met the operational requirements for the…

Record number of visitors expected at The Thames Traditional Boat Festival

Record number of visitors expected at The Thames Traditional Boat Festival, world’s largest showcase for traditional river craft

The world’s largest gathering of traditional river craft will be seen this summer in the UK town most associated with glorious riverine pursuits – Henley on Thames.  The Thames Traditional Boat Festival will be held from Friday 14 July – Sunday 16 July in the beautiful setting of Fawley Meadows on the banks of the…