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News from exhibitors

  • Dragons’ Den winner prepares to go global

    01 Dec 2007

    DRAGON'S DEN: Last month James Halliburton of Seatriever International faced the fierce Dragon's Den panel of financial investors with his emergency floatation device that saves dropped valuables from a watery grave. 

  • Boatshed.com clocks up 44

    22 Nov 2007

    BBEx 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year, Neil Chapman, reports that his high-flying boatshed.com enterprise now has a franchise in Cowes, Isle of Wight. The company now boasts over 44 franchises in the UK and internationally. This follows another successful opening in the US which almost doubles the size of the network  in one year.

     

  • New Barton Clutch

    22 Nov 2007

    One of the UK’s leading deck hardware manufacturers, Barton Marine is launching its new DO550 Clutch for controlling halyards up to 12 mm. Barton’s new single rope clutch design means exceptional strength and ease of operation with a maximum holding power of up to 550 kg.  The design also allows lines to be adjusted with minimal slippage when in the closed, locked position.

     

  • Whistleblower (Barton Marine + 2 pix)

    22 Nov 2007

    The Fuel Whistle™, a unique device which can help prevent accidental fuel spillage when re-fuelling boats, will be exhibited at BBEx 2008 by Barton Marine, the recently appointed sole European distributors.

     

  • Gyping without fear

    22 Nov 2007

    Proboat, the UK's leading trade distributor of specialist marine and architectural hardware, will showcase a new boom brake, which will help make gyping safer alongside minimizing injury to the crew and equipment.

     

  • Newrope technologies at BBEx 2008

    22 Nov 2007

    English Braids, the UK manufacturers of marine and industrial braid and rope products, will showcase at BBEx 2008, their latest developments in rope technology alongside traditional products from their current catalogue.

     

  • Win a Mini-B a day at BBEx 2008!

    15 Nov 2007

    Simply drop your business card into the box at registration to be in with a chance of winning a complete Mini-B Scuba System worth £800!