This year’s 10th anniversary Boat Builder Awards saw Gulf Craft’s Mohammed Hussein AlShaali honoured for Lifetime Achievement, IMPACD Boats founder Marieke de Boer named as 2024 Rising Star, the Jakopin brothers commended as Designers of the Year, and boatbuilding companies and their supply chain partners from 15 countries celebrated for their striking achievements.
Raymarine has been the headline sponsor of the Boat Builder Awards ever since the very first edition in 2015. Raymarine, a world leader in marine electronics, develops and manufactures the most comprehensive range of electronic equipment for the recreational, boating and light commercial marine markets.
The Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement are organised jointly by METSTRADE Show organiser RAI Amsterdam and IBI publisher Boat International Media.
METSTRADE is the world’s largest trade exhibition for equipment, materials and systems for the global leisure marine industry. Organised by RAI Amsterdam in cooperation with ICOMIA (International Council of Marine Industry Associations), METSTRADE’s target audience includes yacht builders, naval architects, refit yards, distributors, dealers, wholesalers, captains, marina owners and marine equipment manufacturers worldwide.
International Boat Industry (IBI) is the leading business-to-business magazine and website (IBInews.com) covering the global recreational marine trade. The magazine and its related daily newsletter, IBIPLUS, are received by over 22,600 professionals in the industry.
Eleven winners and three Honourable Mentions named at last night’s spectacular dinner and awards ceremony in Amsterdam
Eleven winners and three Honourable Mentions named at Wednesday night’s spectacular dinner and awards ceremony in Amsterdam
Tom Reed, CEO of Scanstrut, winners of the BBA 2023 Supply Chain Collaboration award for its work with Nautique in developing a magnetic charger for its ski and wake boats, talks to IBI about the collaborative process and the pressures to deliver