EDITORIAL & CONTENTS ISSUE 21 : JANUARY 2009
Happy New Year
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In the business world you would say
there is a New Year hangover. The news
does not get any better no matter how
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many times you hear it. The gloom has
hit the marine industry with established
companies struggling, some going into
administration and others restructuring to
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stay alive. Established German monohull
builder, Dehler, has gone, Beneteau say
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sales plunge by over 40% in the last
quarter. So far the multihull sector has
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not suffered to the same degree and
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it would appear that most builders are
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in reasonable health. Indeed there are
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new models, new investment and new
marketing tools appearing all the time.
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Let’s hope this continues. Our editorial
team is gently expanding as we face
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the challenge of producing a monthly
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