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Based on the island of Orust, approx 1 ½ hours
north of Gothenburg, the Open Yards event is a unique event in the
normal run of industry boatshows. Yards like Hallbery Rassy,
Najad, Nord West, Regina and Malo Yachts have an open door policy
for trade and public visitors alike over a three day period in
August. The yards are also complemented by stands for
equipment suppliers. There are 120 yachts and 90 exhibitors
at this year’s event, which spans 4 different towns on the
island.
The Swedish market has rebounded well in the
current climate, the recent ICOMIA (International Council of Marine
Industry Associations) trend report showed that business has
improved in the six months prior to March 2010.
We are proposing to take a mission to the show
for companies new to the market. The objective is to learn
about the Swedish market, facilitate introductions to the local
market distributors and agents and to see at first hand the Swedish
manufacturing capabilities on Orust. The BMF team will
research the travel/accommodation options and endeavour to arrange
meetings for Mission companies. We envisage travelling on the
26th August and returning to the UK on the
28th but each delegate would be able to arrange their
own itineraries. The main exhibitor evening is Friday August
27th and Mission delegates would be able to attend
this.
The Open Yards event is run by SWEBOAT (the
BMF’s counterpart in Sweden); the event web site is http://www.sweboat.se/open-yards-2010.aspx
More information can be found by clicking the
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Please contact Amanda
Simpson (01784 223628) if you are interested in
attending the event