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Obituary: Ken Warriner
Founder of Fernwood Craft and influential consultant to Finesse Boats
Ken Warriner, who with his wife, Julia, founded narrowboat builder Fernwood Craft, has died suddenly…
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Major chandlery group closes shops, moves to online delivery
LKQ, the big motor industry distributor that now owns Midland Chandlers, is closing its three showroom-style shops and moving to a delivery-only model.
Customers will…
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CRT responds to Boat Licensing Commission proposals
British Marine takes training online
British Marine has announced a digital training platform for the leisure marine industry.
Called the British Marine Training Academy (BM Academy for short), it has…
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Advice
Insurance for Mobile Marine Businesses
Sean McNamara, Branch Manager, Haven Knox-Johnston Commercial
Being mobile, operating on or around the canal side and with every day looking slightly different, having the right insurance in place is essential. There are many risks in play with the potential to stop work, put customers’ craft at risk and create costly claims that could threaten the future of the business.…
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Product News
Luxury narrowboat hire
Quite a few companies offer ‘luxury narrowboat hire’, but a startup this year is promising "Narrowboat Holidays Beautifully Reimagined".
Synewave…
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Small space diesel heaters
Originally designed for caravans and motor homes, the new ABM Sleep Easy blown air diesel heaters from Kartt will potentially…
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4G wireless wifi
Falcon Technology has introduced a new Version 3 of its easy-to-install mobile wifi solution for boats and motorhomes: the 4G…
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Spring-loaded clamp sets
If you are looking for a way of holding something like, say, a tarpaulin tight against a boat, these new…
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