Southampton 2009
Confidence returns to Southampton
By IBI Magazine
The 41st PSP Southampton Boat Show closed on Sunday with final attendance figures of 121,671 — a 2.3 per cent increase from the 121,389 people that attended last year's event.
According to show organiser National Boat Shows (NBS), exhibitors displayed a mood of 'cautious optimism', with many reporting strong sales. More than 500 exhibitors and almost 1,000 boats were on show, ranging from 1.6m (5ft) inflatables to 39.6m (130ft) motoryachts priced at £10.6m.
"I believe this show proves the resilience and innovative nature of the British marine industry," says NBS chairman Paul Strzelecki. "To have such a positive show in the current economic climate is remarkable and we are delighted with the number of visitors who have come to enjoy it and, importantly, make purchases."
Feedback from exhibitors confirms that the show, which ran for 10 days from September 11-20, ended on a high note.
Marine upholstery and equipment supplier Toomer & Hayter, for example, reported a 50 per cent uplift in year-on-year sales and yacht brokers Boatshed.com have secured sales or offers on more than 60 boats throughout the course of the show — its best-ever result at Southampton.
"We were very apprehensive going into the show, but we have come out of it delighted," says Frank Stevens of Crownline. "We're pleased with the numbers and also the quality of visitor. We've achieved twice as many sales as we did at the 2008 PSP Southampton Boat Show."
Ian Braham, head of Marine Finance at Lombard, adds: "We are very pleased with the results achieved at the show. There has clearly been an improvement in customer confidence, which has resulted in us exceeding last year's value of finance applications by 32 per cent. This is a positive sign for the industry."
By IBI Magazine
The 41st PSP Southampton Boat Show closed on Sunday with final attendance figures of 121,671 — a 2.3 per cent increase from the 121,389 people that attended last year's event.
According to show organiser National Boat Shows (NBS), exhibitors displayed a mood of 'cautious optimism', with many reporting strong sales. More than 500 exhibitors and almost 1,000 boats were on show, ranging from 1.6m (5ft) inflatables to 39.6m (130ft) motoryachts priced at £10.6m.
"I believe this show proves the resilience and innovative nature of the British marine industry," says NBS chairman Paul Strzelecki. "To have such a positive show in the current economic climate is remarkable and we are delighted with the number of visitors who have come to enjoy it and, importantly, make purchases."
Feedback from exhibitors confirms that the show, which ran for 10 days from September 11-20, ended on a high note.
Marine upholstery and equipment supplier Toomer & Hayter, for example, reported a 50 per cent uplift in year-on-year sales and yacht brokers Boatshed.com have secured sales or offers on more than 60 boats throughout the course of the show — its best-ever result at Southampton.
"We were very apprehensive going into the show, but we have come out of it delighted," says Frank Stevens of Crownline. "We're pleased with the numbers and also the quality of visitor. We've achieved twice as many sales as we did at the 2008 PSP Southampton Boat Show."
Ian Braham, head of Marine Finance at Lombard, adds: "We are very pleased with the results achieved at the show. There has clearly been an improvement in customer confidence, which has resulted in us exceeding last year's value of finance applications by 32 per cent. This is a positive sign for the industry."
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(22 September 2009)
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