Product Description
Smooth Operator:
Webasto is looking to maximise its marine potential with the launch of a Marine Engineering Service, a ‘step-by-step’ programme enabling boatbuilders to adopt its automotive sun roof technology.
Business report: US Equipment
“Flat is the new up” is the catchphrase among US equipment builders who are watching boat sales plummet to the lowest levels since 1965. But distributors say the aftermarket is relatively healthy, and exports continue to gain ground.
Management: Lead the way in the supply chain
Wholesaler-distributors with a fundamental understanding of the key trends affecting the distribution supply chain are the ones that will succeed in the future, provided they have an awareness of how to profit from these trends
Marketplace:
Outboards
Competition for boat transoms has been intensifying over the past couple of years as the big five outboard manufacturers that concentrate on the recreational marine market, continue to vie with each other by bringing out evermore powerful models.
Industry insider: Brian Peters