30 May 2024

Princess Yachts, the UK’s leading luxury yacht manufacturer, is proud to mark 10 years of collaboration with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) – a decade dedicated to protecting and regenerating vital marine habitats. This milestone also sees the natural conclusion of Princess Yachts’ renewed three-year sponsorship of the PLYMFISH project, the latest in a legacy of impactful joint initiatives since the partnership began in 2015.

Rightboat.com, one of the fastest-growing marine marketplaces in the US and UK, has announced the launch of Propel, a new OEM-focused marketing program purpose-built to deliver targeted exposure, lead generation, and brand control for manufacturers of new boats.

Developed in response to evolving digital demands from OEMs and dealers, Propel enables brands to connect with serious, high-intent buyers across the Rightboat network, now used over 7 million times annually by boat shoppers.

Isocyanates (highly reactive, low molecular weight chemicals) are widely used in the marine industry but have application in spray painting, foam, and polyurethane manufacture and in adhesives. The 'hardener' element of most two-pack paint contains isocyanates, including many 'water-based' two pack paints. 

The Health and Safety Executive considers that Isocyanates are one of the leading causes of occupational asthma in the UK.

Employers should be aware that they have an obligation that all employees who use or handle products that contain min. 0,1% of diisocyanates receive the appropriate training.

Isocyanate training material has been developed by ISOPA (the European trade association for producers of diisocyanates and polyols) and ALIPA (The European Isocyanates producers association). 

It is available on a central platform here. The online training can be taken at any time. There are several different application sectors and training courses that you can select depending on your use of diisocyanates. They have also produced a series of information posters on the safe use of products which can be found here.

The BCF (British Coatings federation) PaintSafe website has information on the safe use of isocyanates in the Industrial Section. This includes a link to a poster, which was produced with the HSE.