industry newsletter

December 2014

Welcome to the December edition of the Burgess Marine Quarterly Newsletter.The past few months have been extremely busy through what is usually aquiet period of the year for ship repair and we would like to take this

opportunity to thank all those who have supported us throughout the year. In thisedition we talk about a number of refits and repairs taken place, Burgess Marineacquiring Meercat Workboats, the success of Sure Build WFSV’s, Burgess Marinerecent partnership with Shoreham Port.

The site offers:• Access to dock areas for cranes up to

80 tonnes• 500kg capacity davit and chainblock• Gangways and netting• Potable water from mains pressure

hydrant• Toilet and washroom facilities• Workshop facilities available• Power - 110V & 240V single phase

16A or 440V • Three phase 32A• Local engineering firms available• Amenities - Electric 110V, 240V, or 440V

@ 16A or 32A• Fresh water, workshop and mess facilities• 0.5 tonne Lifting davit and access for

mobile cranes up to 80 tonne

Burgess Marine is delighted toannounce that we are working inpartnership with Shoreham Port,Adur Dry Dock to provide a skilledworkforce. The Adur Dry Dock hasan array of fantastic facilities on siteto offer Burgess Marine & ShorehamPort customers as well as acompetitive service with quick andreliable turnaround times. A widevariety of vessels regularly visit theDry Dock including tugs, trawlers,survey vessels, yachts and tall shipsand many more.

The dock is 50.5 metres long (45 at blocks), 10 metres broad atwater level (8.5 at blocks) with adraft of 5.2 metres over blocks.

Burgess Marine In Marseille

Burgess Marine over the pastfew months was the approvedcontractor of choice for analuminium package of workson a undisclosed Superyachtbeing repaired in the south ofFrance for a leading yachtmanagement company. Theoriginal job consisted of minorrepairs to the fuel & freshwater tanks. Due to corrosionwithin the FW tank and thegarage door the job has nowgrown. Burgess Marine waschosen to carry out the projectover the yard, due to a costsaving of near on £1m whichthe yacht management firmand owner are obviouslythrilled aboutBurgess Marine Partners with

Shoreham Port and Adur Dry DockBy collaborating with BML,

Shoreham Port will attract newbusiness to 7 Dry Dock throughbeing able to offer comprehensiverepair services. A reciprocalagreement will see work that cannotbe accommodated in BML’s otherfacilities catered for in Shorehamand vice versa.

For more information go towww.shoreham-port.co.uk/Facilities

If you are interested in using the drydock facility or have any furtherquestions then please contact Brian Needle, Commercial Manager- Burgess Marine on 0845 8732 222(option 3).

Sure BuildBurgess Marine introduces ‘Sure Build’, a new concept in small boat and WFSVbuilding. In partnership with Mainprize Offshore, and supported by Close Brothers,Burgess Marine has developed a new concept of ‘cost plus’ boat building ensuringthe delivery of a quality product with minimal risk to all parties. Benefits include,transparent ‘cost plus’ boat building; class approved; coded welders and OEMtrained fitters; heavy marine engineering experience; big ship technology for smallboats and a unique price point and build model

The principle dimensions for MO2, Sure Builder’s first boat: LOA of 25.25m; beamof 9.5m and a draft of 2m. Also Pax 12; Berth 4; Engine CAT32’S; Speed 30kn withLloyds Register Certificate.

The MO2 is a 13 month build, but the client would to like have the vessel at theSeaWorks show in Southampton May 2015. After careful planning we are able toachieve this by bringing the build time down to 10 months.

Other newsBurgess Marine is looking to build four new vessels for a Wind Farm Operator. NowBurgess Marine probably have the most fuel efficient and dead load design in themarket place at the moment, which is still achieving 30kn.

For more information contact John Rennardson +44 7702 883 572 +44 2380 787 878

This picture is thirteen weeks into the build, all the shell plates in place and partially welded.

South Africa ProjectBurgess Marine’s electrical team has justcompleted a 4 month refit on board theprivately owned dive vessel ‘The DanahExplorer’. With Burgess Marine workingalongside Southern African shipyards inDurban, our engineers were able to wire andfit all electrical distribution and sub wiringaccommodating the new 10 roomextension. This new addition to the vesselconsisted of a new owners’ suite completewith gym, spa, bar area, study, lounge andmaster suite. These new areas are nowaccessible via a new personal elevator givingthe owner complete privacy from helicopterto the suite. This project was overseen byYacht Projects and under Bureau Veritasclass. The vessel is now under way andheading for the Seychelles. A project worthover £500,000. Special thanks to our loyalthird party electrical suppliers for all theirsupport during the project.

Below this was taken three weeks into the build, keels laid and nearly all the frames up.

Making Mechanical Procurement EasierBurgess Marine’s one stop shop forpurchasing consumables and one off itemsis now delighted to present to its customersa whole host of carefully sourced enginerelated parts, spares and components atexclusive prices from leading suppliers andmanufacturers. Included in this is four-strokediesel; complete engines, fuel injectionequipment, governors, parts, spares andcomponents. Repair service concept andriding crews are also available.

You benefit not only from exclusivesdiscounts with many of our carefullyselected third party suppliers but also cutyour supply chain; the logistics you leave tous and we answer any technical questions.Over £15m+ products in stock with speedydelivery times plus nearly all products arefully covered by warranties and productliability insurance from the originalmanufacturer or our preferred third partiesin the majority of cases.

Going the extra mile is how we havebuilt our success. We don’t just do ajob well we do it brilliantly. Satisfyingour clients pleases us and we areproud of the job we do and theindustry we work within. We are notsaying we don’t make mistakes, butwhen we do we correct them,guaranteed. That’s why our customerscome back to us time and again.

For those thinking of using ourservices for the first time we’d like togive you peace of mind and share ahandful of the (non-requested)recommendations we have receivedfrom our long standing customers;

‘We fitted the FW main this morning,fits perfectly no chain blocks requiredto align flanges. Please pass on ourthanks to the pipe fitters, thegalvanising looks smashing. Job well done.’Julian Dawe, Condor Ferries

‘Thank you again for all your adviceand assistance, I will certainly be quickto turn to you guys again, should anysimilar need arise.’Hamish Burgess-Simpson, Oyster Yachts Palma

‘Just wanted to drop you a quickemail to say the guys did an excellentjob on the main engine exhaust andthe installation of the new hatches inchain bins. All three of the guys werevery professional and mixed with thecrew extremely well. We hope to workwith Burgess Marine in the future.’ Captain, M/Y Talisman C

‘The boys did a great job last weekgetting the crank in the engine and alltightened up in the one night. Credit toyourselves.’Jim, IOM Steam Packet

‘Just wanted to say thank you againfor your help with the Vitesse repairs.Your knowledge and experience gaveus a lot of confidence and the fact thatyou came at such short notice wasvery much appreciated’. Chris Rice, Condor Ferries Limited

‘All the staff stood out for goodreason- they were friendly and madeus feel welcome. The technicalsupport and knowledge is very good.Scoring Burgess Marine 11/10 forCommunication and a 10/10 overall.’Captain, My Spada

‘Just like to say a big thank you toyour guys who worked really hard andprofessionally in very hot conditions toget the deck removed in the shortspace of time’Elwyn, Wightlink

‘We were very pleased that Josh andthe hydraulics team could attend thevessel to fit the new load holdcartridge etc to the gantry cylindercontrol block. They did an excellentjob. Hopefully we’ll get them back atsome point for some more work asand when it crops up.’Bob, United Marine AggregatesLtd‘

Should you have any enquiries or wish to partner with Burgess Marine, please contact Ashley Hurrell on 02380 787878 or Ashley.hurrell@burgessmarine.co.uk – Thank You for reading.

Koi CoyThe Portchester ship lift saw many vesselsthroughout the month of September includingthe delightful Superyacht M/Y Coy Koi for a hullclean, paint and change of anodes. The Captainwas very pleased with the service from ChrisHems and his team and gave a 8/10 on theservice appraisal questionnaire.

Going the Extra Mile

Burgess Marine Aquires MeercatIt’s been a busy period for Meercat Workboats. The UK’s largestindependent ship repairer, Burgess Marine, has successfully acquired100% of the share capital in Meercat Workboats Ltd.

Jason Coltman, Meercats' new managing director, said: "Theacquisition of Meercat is very much in line with our plans for longer-termstrategic growth: Meercat builds boats, Burgess Marine repairs ships, andTrafalgar Yacht Management manages yachts.

Our intent is to develop Meercat by gradually expanding the company’sproduct range and facilities. We’re looking at barges, canal tugs, largerclass approved workboats and the potential for further ‘Sure Build’ stylealuminium builds."