BMEA

UK marine electronics firm Raymarine is moving to new premises next month in Harbourgate, Portsmouth after nearly 25 years at its Anchorage Park site.

“We are staying in Portsmouth and leasing new purpose-built premises on the Western edge of the city,” says Peter Ward, Raymarine’s executive chairman. “The leases on our Anchorage Park and Quay Point premises come to an end this year so it will be great to have all our UK offices, complete with a dedicated R&D building, on the one site.”

The new headquarters include a 75,000sq ft office building with production engineering, R&D, a test laboratory and the service centre located in an adjoining 35,000sq ft facility. Raymarine’s product service centre was the first department to relocate to the new 110,000sq ft site in March of this year. All departments are expected to be in place by June 15, 2009.

“Situating all our UK offices, production and service facilities together will enable us to be more streamlined in our working; access for our staff and customers will be vastly improved,” says business development manager Michelle Salter.

Raymarine’s Anchorage Park and Quay Point sites will close on June 12 and the company re-opens at Marine House, Harbourgate on June 15, 2009.