SPANISH REFIT
Why choose Palma? “It’s the location, stupid,” Jost might say. Palma de Mallorca is a central hub of the Mediterranean yachting scene and being here surrounded by many professional yachting related companies, it creates a large industry skill base so people know that if they come to Mallorca for their yard period they can get everything done in the one place to a very high standard.
CERAMIC COATINGS CeraShield is an expanding company offering the application and removal of premium ceramic coatings to paint, glass and stainless steel which offer performance, protection and durability for the exterior and interior of superyachts.
According to Claire Steel based at the Palma HQ, 2019 was Cerashield’s busiest year yet, with back to back contracts all the way through the season since September 2018. Why? Explains Steel, “It’s because now Cerashield is established as a market leader in applying both ceramic and non- ceramic coatings, clients are coming to us directly as their go-to ceramic coatings company. Ceramic Coatings in general have seen an upsurge in the past few years, as the gloss levels of the vessels’ paintwork start to deteriorate around the three year mark and clients are looking for real solutions to get them through to the five year mark when hopefully the vessel will receive budget to repaint.” So, if a vessel has no time or budget to paint then Cerashield can maintain the gloss levels of the paintwork with protective coatings which offer value for money and durability.
“More and more captains, management companies and owners are reaching out to us,”says Steel, “especially as our coatings have a removal gel that when the time comes for a repaint we can apply, remove the coating, and hand it over to the paint company who only have to follow their normal paint procedure specification with
no remedial preparation works necessary and no extra cost to the client.’
In terms of the year ahead, Steel sees no reason for the growth to drop and has confirmed projects for the 2019/2020 refit season. “We are expecting this to be our busiest year yet: So much so that we will be opening offices in Monaco due to a large percentage of our clients being based on the French and Italian coast. We also have a number of projects on the new build sector which are looking to protect their paintwork from new.”
The arrival of the 100m+ gigayachts on the superyacht scene over the last few years has had a positive impact on Cerashield’s growth: the sheer size of these vessels restricts the vessel being granted downtime
C.A.B.B.S. Carpentry and Boat Building Services was established in 2007 and is widely known as a company that provides quality workmanship above all else. The highly skilled team is willing and able to complete whatever job is required, be it a full interior refit or alteration, a new teak deck or repairs, bespoke exterior furniture, or perhaps Perspex or Corian work. All completed with an end result that you will be proud of. With an emphasis on quality and customer service C.A.B.B.S is the logical choice. For an honest reliable service based in the hub of Mediterranean yachting call C.A.B.B.S. For more details Tel +34 971 074 965 or visit
www.cabbs.es
for a repaint. Here Cerashield step in with revolving ceramic coatings programmes wherever the vessel finds itself for its annual maintenance schedule. “We fly a team out to undertake the works which keep areas of the vessel which have down- glossed looking good at all times as the yacht travels around the world.”
3D TECH 3DTech are based in Palma, Mallorca and are specialists in design and engineering from concept to construction for the superyacht business. The team are leading experts in 3D CAD design. Their new composite swim ladder is now in production and available to order with fast delivery. Ultralight at under 15kg with autoclaved component fabrication for extremely high strength and a flawless finish. Unique fast connect locking system for easy install and removal. The ladder has optional handrails and is available in both high and low-profile hoops. Folds flat for stowage and comes with the option of robust made to measure storage bags. For more details Tel: +34 971 094 800 or visit
www.3dtech.com.es
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