March 2025 WATERLINE | 43 INDUSTRY NEWS WALCON MARINE AUSTRALIA EXTENDS LICENCE AGREEMENT WITH WALCON MARINE LIMITED (UK) Walcon Marine Australia is pleased to announce it has extended its’ licence agreement with Walcon Marine (UK). Reinforcing a strong and collaborative partnership that has been in place for over 20 years, the renewed agreement is underpinned by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional quality, innovation, and customer service in the marina industry. The key benefits of the extended licence agreement means Walcon Marine Australia can continue to leverage the renowned designs and technological expertise of Walcon Marine (UK) with new, innovative products and solutions, and allows ongoing growth and expansion across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Leo Wu, Managing Director Walcon Marine Australia said “The collaboration with Walcon Marine (UK) has been integral to our success, allowing us to provide superior marina infrastructure solutions that meet the unique needs of our clients. We look forward to building on this foundation as we move into the next phase of our journey together.” For more information contact: Leo Wu, Managing Director, Walcon Marine Australia jinghua@walconmarine.com.au walconmarine.com.au Spanning 55 acres (22 hectares), The Boat Works is the largest commercial precinct on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Home to over 1,000 skilled marine professionals it is one of Australia’s largest, cleanest, and most environmentally friendly yacht refit and maintenance centres. The Boat Works recently launched an innovative new Watersheds facility dedicated to in-water refit solutions, offering covered berthing solutions for nine 35-metre motor yachts. The two 100-metre-long covered chutes is a first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and provides a controlled, sheltered space for vessels and marine trade professionals, optimising conditions for maintenance and refits. Each of the 100m long chutes are equipped with 3 and 4 metre wide pontoons, direct port and starboard access for scaffold etc, high-voltage power, crane access, refuelling, and provisioning. “The new services elevate The Boat Works offering to the next level and is equal to the most advanced facilities in the US and Europe,” said owner Tony Longhurst. “The demand is here,” he continued. “This new development is testament to our commitment to attract the world’s superyacht fleet to our shores, guaranteeing work for our skilled marine trade businesses across the site and within the Gold Coast Marine Precinct – all small businesses that are prospering, expanding and hiring more people.” Marine Structures Director, John Hogan tells “This is an exciting addition to the world-class facilities and extensive refit, maintenance and boatyard offerings at The Boat Works.” “A circa $2 million investment has delivered over 1000m2 of new floating infrastructure by way of Super Elite pontoons crafted from reinforced 50 MPa marine-grade concrete with an average deck thickness of 125mm, Marine Structures’ new 600mm aluminium horn bollards offering a corrosion-resistant mooring solution, with a 10ton working load limit and capable of handling large mooring ropes, 40mm plus in diameter.” John said. “More boats mean more jobs!” CEO Superyacht Australia, David Good, commented on The Boat Works’ next phase of development, saying “The demand for berths and refit facilities is already here. The Boat Works is providing superyacht infrastructure in line with the updated Queensland Superyacht Strategy, which has been extended by five years to 2028, predicting that ‘the Australian superyacht sector will have grown by 90 percent and Queensland will be world recognised as a major superyacht hub in the AsiaPacific region.” Suzanne Davies, CEO Marina Industries Association (MIA) added her praise for The Boat Works and its commitment to leading-edge infrastructure. “The Boat Works is both a 5-Gold Anchor and Superyacht Ready accredited marina,” Davies said. “The Boat Works is known for its environmental best practices and has cleverly designed its infrastructure to provide positive environmental outcomes. The marina is often used as a site for MIA Study Tours and is visited by other marina and boatyard operators from around the world who take back and implement many of the proactive initiatives of The Boat Works into their own operations.” For more information contact: admin@theboatworks.com.au (07) 5500 0000 theboatworks.com.au ELEVATING MARINE SERVICES
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