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• 12/03/2015
  Take part in a Study on the competitiveness of the recreational boating sector
  The European Commission currently carries out a Study on the competitiveness of the recreational boating sector. The study is expected to be published in autumn 2015.
• 12/03/2015
  Success in Bournemouth at the Intermediate Marina Managers Course
  Eighteen assistant marina managers, supervisors and foreman from the UK, Ireland, Croatia & Montenegro successfully completed the Intermediate Marina Management Course held in Bournemouth from 3-6 March 2015.
• 12/03/2015
  NEW for 2015 - METS Showcase
  NEW for 2015, we would like to offer our member companies with the opportunity of an entry point into Europe’s leading trade fair, The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS).
• 12/03/2015
  Marina and Boatyard Qualification partners required
  BMF are very keen to move forward the implementation of the SQA Marina and Boatyard Qualification and Apprenticeship Framework.
• 12/03/2015
  National Apprenticeship Week highlights approved boatbuilding Trailblazer standard
  During National Apprenticeship Week 2015 Government has announced that Trailblazer standards have been approved for apprenticeships across a range of sectors which includes boatbuilding. Co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service and supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the week is focusing on the positive impact apprenticeships have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
• 12/03/2015
  Sad news in the UK sailing community
  The British Marine Federation was saddened to hear that Kim Allen, Managing Director of BMF member Allen Brothers, passed away in the early hours of Monday 9 March at the age of 59.
• 12/03/2015
  Boatbuilding Live and British Marine Federation partner on UK-based technical conference
  Boatbuilding Live! is partnering with the British Marine Federation (BMF) to produce a technical conference in Southampton, UK, 22-23 April 2015.
• 10/03/2015
  Port of London Authority and British Marine Federation agree requirements for hired narrowboats on tidal Thames in west London
  As a result of the lessons identified from a PLA investigation into an accident involving a hired narrowboat on the tidal Thames, the Port of London Authority (PLA) and representatives from the British Marine Federation (BMF) and the Association of Pleasure Craft Operators (APCO) have worked together to address the key safety and technical issues.
• 05/03/2015
  BMF to highlight marine industry this National Apprenticeship Week
  From 9-13 March 2015 the British Marine Federation (BMF), the trade association for the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry, will be joining forces with fellow Trailblazers* to spotlight marine apprenticeships during 2015’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW).
• 05/03/2015
  Technical Manager job vacancy at the BMF
  We are currently recruiting for a full-time Technical Manager to lead the BMF technical team in providing expertise, guidance and effective lobbying on technical and manufacturing issues to support the UK Leisure, Superyacht and Small Commercial Marine Industry.