SPANISH REFIT
BARCELONA PROPELLERS A family business under control of its third generation, the company specialises on the propulsion system, complete lineshafts, propellers and rudders. The experience of a long term and professional propeller and shaft maker is essential for refits such as propeller balancing and repairs, propeller pitch adjustments and modification for a better performance and new propeller manufactoring, sizing and design. The company also handles all shaft straightness controls and NDT (non-destructive tests) in existing shafts to pass all necessary of International Classification Societies requirements, like RINA, Bureau Veritas, Lloyd’s Register. For more details Tel: +34 610 560 002 or visit
www.barcelonapropellers.com
will be busy: “Our order book has filled up quickly with some great refit projects. Our proposition is fairly unique but an essential one in the refit and repair market. We have seen the increase in overall projects in Spain, so we have naturally followed and opened the office here, it just makes sense to have a team here on the ground providing our guidance and assistance at close quarters.”
YAS Protec has only recently established a base in Barcelona, Spain and over the summer little by little, Sieur continued to hire personnel and structure the company to better meet the demands of the Spanish shipyards. Next year the focus will be to build on these foundations.
“We will continue to train our Spanish personnel with the same training methods and company philosophy that we use in France and Germany. Our goal is to offer our customers the same quality of services in different European countries.”
Sieur believes that as yachts become larger and more complex, both in terms of size and technology, projects need to be ever more carefully studied and prepared for working within the boundaries of ever tighter professional working procedures. He also sees a move towards less and less of a price, skill and service gap between European countries. “European regulations require each country to meet the same standards. The consequence is that in the end, even in terms of price, countries like Spain, Italy and Malta are catching up with France and northern European countries.”
So, the yacht refit world amalgamates in terms of skills, price and service, the businesses expand to take on a growing market, professionalism seeps into every
sector cranny. The refit sector hubs are no longer monopolised by a particular country and yacht owners/ captains have a choice. And the choice does not need to be based on skills or price, it can be based on where they actually want to spend the long and sometimes lonely refit period. Many more than just a merry few are raising their hands (and moving their yachts) saying, “España, por favor.”
as part of the team at MB92.” The new workshop at MB92 Barcelona is the latest development in a period of rapid growth for Armada Engineering, which has seen a string of new contract wins since its management buy-out in 2017 and its brand relaunch in July 2018.
Armada design, build and install innovative, state of the art systems that are bespoke
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Well not so much ‘new’ because Armada Engineering have been delivering ground- breaking solution in marine hydraulics and engineering for the past 30 years from their base in Falmouth, UK. But through market demand in the Spanish refit arena, Armada have proudly opened a facility at MB92 in Barcelona.
Armada Engineering Managing Director Joff Collins says, “The fast-growing superyachts sector represents a fantastic opportunity for Armada Engineering. This is an area where we already have excellent experience, having worked on some of the world’s top superyachts. For example, we designed the hydraulic starting system for the world’s fastest superyacht, which is owned by the Aga Khan. There is huge potential for our business to expand its superyacht customer base across Europe and further afield. Our new base in Barcelona will enable us to grow this area of our business significantly and we are really looking forward to working
to our clients’ needs. The sleek designs incorporate highly efficient, leak-free functionality combined with the minimisation of noise and vibration, a vital bonus for the superyacht industry.
Collins emphasises that, “For maintenance of superyacht systems, our team of engineers based in Falmouth and MB92 can be mobilised to any location in the world. They will work closely with the ship management team and yard and take responsibility for maintaining optimum performance of all our systems.”
So in short, refit and repair in Spain is growing, supported by an ever expanding team of experts, that are willing to work together to deliver projects on time and in budget. They are both innovative and willing to invest in their future to keep pace with the world of superyachts design and engineering.
Viva España!
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