See, be seen, be heard

To see, to be seen and to be heard. du Pré Marine addresses those challenges facing yacht and motorboat skippers and superyacht and commercial vessel captains with niche, high quality marine equipment including FLIR, Hatteland and Kahlenberg.

du Pré Marine was founded in 2010 to distribute and support a select portfolio of high quality products. Any item featured by us must demonstrate a focus on safety, reliability, manufacturing excellence and design. Or to put those primary qualifications another way:

• when the chips are down will it work?
• back in harbour does it warm you with a feeling of added value?

du Pré Marine benefits from three decades of business knowledge from the du Pré group and utilises proven aspects of the group's well-established central resources, including sales and marketing expertise, finance, warehousing and stock control. It has in-depth knowledge of seagoing requirements totalling more than 50 years.

du Pré Marine has distributorships with FLIR, Hatteland, Kahlenberg and Sea-me. We work directly with manufacturers, installers, owners and captains to ensure best selection and usage of products in these ranges.

du Pré Marine's Sales Manager is Peter Furby, who is widely known across the UK marine industry and by many boatowners for his work on introducing and ensuring best practice implementation of innovative 3M Marine products in the manufacturing, wholesale and end-user sectors.

The du Pré group

The du Pré group has been in business since 1987 and employs 100 people across two sites in the UK - Newbury in Berkshire and Yeovil in Somerset. Its activities include nationwide BSI certified support of telecommunications, IT provision and support and specialist supply and consultation for business continuity services.

It also includes the specialist independent school management information provider Double First, that develops, supports and trains academic and administration staff on its core Engage product and associated accounting and management software.

The group's founder is former BA/BOAC pilot Piers du Pré, a highly experienced Yachtmaster and motor yacht owner.

Its executive officer is Kim Hollamby, formerly of Time Warner group company IPC Media where he was editor of Motor Boats Monthly, and International Boat Industry, publisher of ybw.com and digital development director for a large number of its titles.

Further information

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