16 COMPANY PROFILES S Roodberg/Frisian Industries BV


ince it was established in 1936, Roodberg (a trade name of Frisian Industries BV) has


developed, produced and supplied top-of-the-line boat hoists and trailers for use on slipways and to transport craft for yacht builders, boatyards and marinas. The company employs innovative technologies based on over 70 years’ of experience in designing and building both hydraulic and electric hoisting and transportation systems. Roodberg has concentrated its development, engineering, production, assembly and service operations under one roof, which makes it possible to reduce the time taken to manufacture and deliver orders to a minimum. This makes the production lines and delivery times short and allows the company to respond quickly as new developments


and technologies emerge. It also enables customised equipment to be built for customers without delay.


Its wide range of hoisting and


moving systems are developed and manufactured both in standard series and according to


SF Marina


Gothenburg-based SF Marina, with its main production facility located at Walllhamn on the West Coast of Sweden, celebrated its centenary last year. The company’s heritage began with the construction of Brandholmens shipyard in 1918 to specialise in concrete structures for use on water and it was not long before floating concrete pontoons


became the main product manufactured by the enterprise. A continuous programme of


development and innovation honed though experience shaped by installations in Sweden, where harsh Winter conditions are a good test of marina infrastructure, enabled the company to design pontoons and breakwaters that provided


clients’ specifications. Roodberg info@roodberg.com www.roodberg.com


the strength and durability to perform well under a wide range of difficult conditions from Tropical heat to Arctic ice, as well as challenges presented by storms, tides and constant exposure to salt water and ultra- violet light. In 1972, SF Marina was chosen as a supplier to the Summer Olympics and delivered pontoons used by six sailing classes at the event. This was followed by


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another ‘first’ in 1983, when it installed its first marina in the USA at Boston Yacht Club. Two years later, the company


moved to its new factory in Wallhamn from where pontoons weighing up to 250 tons can be loaded directly on to ships moored at a deep-water quay for delivery anywhere in the world. SF Marina info@sfmarina.com www.sfmarina.com


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