All articles by Ed Slack
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UKUK Boatbuilders: Focus on profitability as supply chain headaches ease
IBI presents its annual A-Z review on the status of key UK boatbuilders, with business updates and outlook comment on 2024
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ArticleEurope Round Up | Overview: Slowdown bites but signs of optimism
The slowdown in global markets is impacting Europe’s leisure marine sector as rising inflation and interest rates have caused a cost-of-living crisis across much of the continent. Eurostat data reveals that annual inflation in EU countries averaged 9.2% in 2022 – Estonia saw rates hit 19.4%. Not surprisingly consumer confidence ...
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ItalyItaly | Premium end continues to buck trend as industry looks to hit record €7bn turnover
Data to be released at the Genoa International Boat Show in September will confirm 2022 as another double-digit growth year for the Italian nautical industry. Talking to IBI in late July, Confindustria Nautica (CN) noted that turnover should hit a historical high of €7bn for the entire industry – that’s ...
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PortugalPortugal | Riding post-Covid tourist boom; boat traffic down slightly - are orcas to blame?
According to Martinho Fortunato, CEO of Marlagos, high inflation rates have still to register an impact on the boating market in Portugal. “About 50% of the boats in marinas are owned by foreigners so the clients have been affected in different ways,” he says, but generally speaking Portugal continues to ...
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IrelandIreland | Overview: Change for the better
The Celtic Tiger has been slumbering of late, its leisure marine sector long-plagued by short-sighted officialdom, but could all that be changing? The Covid boating boom has given fresh impetus to industry and to a government that shows signs of waking up to boating’s true potential. This report was conducted ...
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USANew roadmap to boost US growth
Innovation and new product development front and centre as Webasto plots its course for future growth. IBI talks to the team about its US ambitions
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IrelandIreland | The Shannon: Ireland’s Growth Sector for Boating
A thriving charter business along the River Shannon has been one of the country’s most consistent growth avenues for boating. It represents a steady chunk of business beside the more cyclical private boat ownership.
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IrelandIreland | Marinas: Booming demand choked by red tape. Could that all be about to change?
Marinas in Ireland are experiencing extremely healthy demand for berths, with operators reporting long waiting lists.
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IrelandIreland | A Whale of a Pump’: How a 200-year-old importer of timber grew into a global marine powerhouse
Whale Marine is the only marine accessories manufacturer in Ireland (North and South) with a truly global reputation, thanks largely to a highly unusual history.
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ItalyInsider | Chiara Marzucco of Quick SpA
Quick in motion; With new investors onboard, the Italian equipment manufacturer lifts the lid on its ambitious growth strategy
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SwedenInsider | X Shore CEO Jenny Keisu
The Swedish brand with a pioneering approach; CEO Jenny Keisu talks about the builder’s journey and its goal to produce the first net-zero craft by 2030
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Newsboot Düsseldorf 2023 – What we learned
The numbers and mood on the show floor confirmed that it was a strong return for the European show - its first outing since 2020 following a series of Covid-related cancellations. Boat launches and busy stands grabbed headlines, but a tour of the halls also held clues to the industry’s ...
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NewsX Shore cuts workforce as it accelerates drive to profitability
Swedish builder to focus on ramping up production to meet demand
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UKUK Market Report | Equipment: Firms look to invest in people, product and capacity
Despite ongoing concerns about parts, people and prices, the UK’s equipment and service sector is profiting from a buoyant market, reinvesting its earnings and working towards greater sustainability
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UKUK Market Report | Boatbuilders & distributors: Full speed ahead with investments as industry eyes leaner medium term
IBI canvassed some of the UK’s key boatbuilders about their 2022 and prospects for the year ahead
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UKUK Boat Market | Overview: Demand, supply and people shape outlook
A cost-of-living crisis and surging inflation may be grabbing headlines, but with record order books extending well into 2024, the UK’s marine industry remains sheltered, for now, from economic headwinds
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NewsTop trends from 2022; What to look out for in 2023
So what did we learn from 2022 and what can we expect from the year ahead? IBI spotlights the trends that will shape the future of our industry
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NetherlandsMETSTRADE 2022 – Not just business as usual. What we learned
Busy halls, packed auditoriums and an almost euphoric mood - but beneath it all key trends were emerging
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NewsIn case you missed it: What makes great innovation?
This is the question judges for the 2022 Boat Builder Awards will be asking as they try to find the stand-out examples of innovation across multiple aspects of the boat building business. Make sure your company is among those under consideration; entries close 28 September
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NewsDelphia takes giant step in electrification journey
Polish builder is succesfully pivoting from diesel as it looks to go 100% electric
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