BMEA

Two of Icom UK’s managers are to take on the challenge of running a Half Marathon at the historic Silverstone Racing circuit in March 2010. Jerry Kelk (IT Manager) and Ian Lockyer (Marketing Manager) will be running in aid of Pilgrims Hospices based in East Kent.

Since its introduction, AIS (Automatic Identification System) has been rapidly taken up as an essential safety aid, especially as shipping lanes have become busier. Primarily used by commercial shipping for identification and location, the AIS system exchanges information such as MMSI number, position, course, and speed. Today with the introduction of the MA-500TR AIS transponder, owners of leisure and small craft can benefit from this safety technology.

Mastervolt, the Dutch-based manufacturer of premium electrical equipment, has seen a huge surge in the sales of its unique Lithium-Ion battery. As a result, the Company has been able to develop new products within the Lithium-Ion range, and also begin to reduce the price by around 20%.

SM GROUP (Europe) Ltd., the United Kingdom’s specialist distributor of a comprehensive catalogue of marine electronics, are delighted to announce their appointment as the Maretron distributor for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Maretron designs, manufacturers and markets leading-edge networked electronics for the marine market. Maretron’s products are designed to the open industry NMEA 2000® standard, which allows electronic equipment from diverse manufacturers to be networked together for sharing information throughout the vessel.

Raymarine’s new E-Series Widescreen multifunction display with HybridTouch was the product of choice on three of the boats on display at the recent Tullett Prebon London Boat Show. The new Portofino 48, the Predator 54 and the Predator 60 all featured the new displays.

All BMF members are eligible to apply for an annual BMF Training Grant. The BMF values training highly and encourages companies to make the most of training opportunities to enhance and improve skills, which in turn will lead to better results for your company. This is especially important in today’s economic climate, when training your staff can give you the edge over your competitors. Every BMF member company is therefore entitled to apply for training grants for training attended by employees, to help you improve your business.

Tens of thousands of core boaters made the trip to ExCeL London to view the excellent range of products on show; despite the appalling weather upsetting visitors’ plans to attend the early days of the event. 44,500 visitors streamed through the gates over the final three days and resulted in a final attendance figure of 102,655*, which is 9% behind the 2009 event.

Following a challenging but successful year in Ireland in 2009, Raymarine is looking to build on its success in its core leisure and light commercial marine markets in this region in 2010.

This half day workshop is being held at Marine House, Egham on 27 January from 12:00 – 17:00.

Ships Electronic Services (SES), UK distributor for Seaview, launched the company’s stunning new range of Instrument Pods at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show. Seaview is the industry leader in navigation product mounting solutions producing an extensive range of mounts for all equipment manufacturers and mounting applications for boat sail and powerboats.