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Alloy Yachts
As one of the most critically-acclaimed superyacht builders in the world, Alloy Yachts’ team delights in crafting magnificent vessels using the best materials, ideas and tools to fulfil the finest design. First, we need to listen, to understand, to translate the passion of the owner and the vision of the designer to ensure the optimum quality and performance of the finished yacht and the continued satisfaction of yacht owners the world over.
Over the past 20-plus years, Alloy Yachts has produced increasingly luxurious, sophisticated and lengthy yachts. Several yachts mark the advances achieved by the Alloy Yachts team, including the completion of their first yacht over 100ft in length in 1991. Technologies considered standard today – such as ultra strong, lightweight carbon-fibre masts, efficient in-boom furling and concealed anchoring systems, and fast captive and vertical winches – each had a first on an Alloy Yachts’ vessel. From a modest team of just 13 people in 1985, the company now employs more than 450 people who, along with managing director Tony Hambrook, continue to fill our offices and workshops with dedicated enthusiasm on a daily basis.
Fitzroy Yachts
Fitzroy Yacht’s excellence in boat building is based on a commitment to delivering quality without compromise, through excellence in engineering, project management, workmanship and attention to detail.
Fitzroy Yachts was established in 1997 as a division of Fitzroy Engineering and draws from over 50 years of experience in designing, building and managing large engineering projects for some of the world’s most demanding clients. In particular, expertise gained by Fitzroy Engineering in the completion of highly specialised projects for the petrochemical industry translates well into super yacht production.
For many years a stand-alone company, Fitzroy Yachts has established itself as an internationally renowned superyacht builder.
Yachting Developments
Through a blend of modern technology and traditional boat-building skills, the passionate staff and management of Yachting Developments have gained the enviable reputation of building and delivering innovative yachts of distinction on time and in spec.
Care is taken in selecting the best composite materials to fit the vessel's design, weight, construction type, cost and end-use service requirements. Yachting Developments maximises the benefits of building in composite, utilising fibreglass, Eglass, Kevlar, Sglass, Carbon and Hybrid fibres.
Vessels are New Zealand-made and hand-crafted with the assistance of computer technology.
Integrated Marine Group
Integrated Marine Group amalgamates three specialised marine companies - General Marine Services, Electrics Afloat and Whiting Power Systems to provide a very special engineering partnership setting new standards in the marine refit industry.
Integrated Marine Group focuses on providing highly reliable services to Superyachts to effectively cover their yacht support, operational, refit and maintenance needs. With dedicated, hands-on people with genuine experience and industry qualifications, the IMG team is able to deliver a top quality and complete package.
Harken New Zealand
Harken, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of quality sailboat hardware and accessories.
Our gear has dominated such events as the America's Cup and Olympics. Our blocks, travellers, furling systems and winches can be found aboard everything from the smallest dinghies to the largest megayachts and cruisers.
Headquartered in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, Harken manufactures in the USA and Italy. Its network includes offices in 48 countries, with group offices located in New Zealand, Australia, France, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States (Rhode Island, California, and Florida).
Electronic Navigation Ltd
Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) has earned a solid reputation for genuine service, innovation and the supply of quality marine electronic products. From the most complex application for defence, commercial and superyacht use to a stand-alone fish-finder for a trailer boat, ENL has the experience and expertise necessary to specify, supply, install and service quality marine electronics.
There are four key components to ENL's business operations:
- Systems integration with a focus on superyachts
- Importing and distribution of marine electronics
- Value-added products and services to the NZ commercial fishing and export markets
- Technology development focusing on niche markets
With offices in Auckland and Nelson, ENL also has an extensive dealer network throughout New Zealand and export-focused staff working in a number of key markets around the world.
Events Clothing
Representing two well-known brands Line 7 and Musto, Events Clothing sets new parameters for innovation, fabric technology and design features for marine-wear. Add in the extensive array of stylish casual wear and Events Clothing can provide quality marine clothing and uniforms to boats of all size, race teams, associated sponsors and corporate organizations.
Events Clothing has provided custom-made, branded clothing for some of the world’s most prestigious yachting events, race campaigns and international companies, including official Volco Ocean Race apparel and several America’s Cup syndicates. From their Auckland base, Events Clothing also provides quality, stylish uniforms for many superyachts based around the world, including Katana, Georgia, Kokomo and Tatoosh, delivering an efficient, top-class service to meet the most demanding standards.
Villa Maria Estate
Founded in 1961 by its current owner and Managing Director Sir George Fistonich, Villa Maria Estate is now seen as an icon in the New Zealand wine industry.
An unrelenting commitment to producing quality wine has allowed Villa Maria to cement its place as New Zealand’s most awarded winery for over thirty years.
A passion for quality which begins with astute vineyard selection and expert winemaking is carried throughout every part of the family owned winery, resulting in premium quality New Zealand wine that is enjoyed throughout the world.
Antipodes Water
Like our water, our company is New Zealand born and bred.
Also like our water, the thinking behind it is pure and simple.
First we wanted to source one of the world's purest waters. It was a mystery to us why much of the bottled water in New Zealand was being shipped in from Europe – one of the most industrialised continents on Earth.
In contrast, Antipodes is sourced from one of the least populated countries on Earth and in a place renowned for pure water, Antipodes is rated as the purest.
26000 Vodka
Vodka's first law: the quality of the water dictates the quality of the vodka. When we discovered an underground water source in New Zealand that was 26,000 years old we knew this was something purely special.
26000 Vodka is a true grain vodka distilled from selected GE-free New Zealand grains at the 26000 Vodka Distillery in Nelson, New Zealand. The natural grains provided our vodka with unique full-bodied grain flavour and a super smooth taste.
Dedication, passion and a little bit of luck, has produced arguably the world's purest vodka... 26000 Vodka.
