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Boat manufacturing is a major activity in the Broadland area. Three high quality brands in the international marketplace are produced by Norfolk yards, including large ocean-going sailing yachts and motor cruisers for sea and inland waterways. Norfolk yards are the main suppliers of hire-cruisers for the on-water holiday sector operating throughout Europe. Norfolk is also strong in sub-component manufacture, especially in marine windows, and in plug and mould-making for fibreglass hulls.

Many smaller specialist boatbuilding firms provide considerable diversity of product types from lifeboat refits and commercial craft to traditional timber boat building, and provide services and facilities to boat owners, hire fleets and inshore fisheries based in the Norfolk Broads, on the North Norfolk coast and at the ports of Gt. Yarmouth, Lowestoft and King’s Lynn.

A draft sector action plan has been produced, click here to view it.

The Engineering and Marine Industries sector aims to engage with companies of all sizes across Norfolk involved in the broad spectrum of this business area in order to assist and advice with regard to:

• support for skills training and development
• ANGLE Network cluster group facilitation
• innovation and new process development support
• general advice and guidance