May June 2020 Marina World

PRODUCTS, SERVICES & PEOPLE
Index to Advertisers
ASAR/GCM Safe
Harbour Drystacks, USA 33
Bellingham Marine, USA 7, 9 &11
Bluewater Marine & Dock
Specialities, USA 24
Capria, Argentina 38
Conolift by Kropf
Industrial, Canada 28
Dual Docker, Austria 48
Dura Composites, UK 28
Eaton Marina Power &
Lighting, USA 24
Flovac, Spain 32
GH Cranes & Components,
Spain 38
Gigieffe, Italy 16
Golden Manufacturing, USA 59
HydroHoist, USA 42
Ingemar, Italy 12
Inland & Coastal Marinas,
Ireland 16
Lindley, Portugal 52
Livart Marine, China 50
Lumberock Premium
Decking, USA 50
MYP at IBEX, USA 31
Marex, Croatia 38
Maricer, UK 26
Marina Cloud, Croatia 42
Marina Master by IRM, Slovenia 52
Marina Projects, UK 19
MarinaGo by Scribble
Software, USA 50
Marinetek, Finland 4
Martini Alfredo, Italy 35
Metstrade 2020, Netherlands 20
Pacsoft, New Zealand 48
Pick a Pier, Israel 46
Rolec Services, UK 6
Ronautica, Spain 40
Roodberg - a brand of Frisian
Industries, Netherlands 55
SF Marina System, Sweden 2
Seaflex, Sweden 8
Sunwalk Superior
Surfaces, USA 46
Swedeship Sublift, Sweden 40
TIVA Building Products,
Canada 48
Twinwood by Soprefa, Portugal 32
Walcon Marine, UK 26
Wiggins Lift Co, USA 60
Jean-Pierre
Carminati
Jean-Pierre Carminati, director of
Poralu Marine, passed away on 6th
May at the age of 63 following a long
battle with illness.
Together with his brother Philippe,
Jean-Pierre developed Poralu’s
‘pontoons’ division in the 1980s and
over 30 years of entrepreneurial
initiatives and adventures followed.
Léa Carminati, his niece, joined
the company a few years ago and,
alongside company president Laurent
Gasiglia, strives to carry on his legacy
within Poralu Marine.
Jean-Pierre was also committed to
helping his community and served as
mayor of Nantua in 2008.
His loss leaves a great void and
all 150 Poralu employees feel deep
sadness.
Our sincere sympathy goes out to the
Carminati family.
New
CEO at
MIA
Suzanne Davies (below right) is to
become CEO of the Australia-based
Marina Industries Association (MIA)
on 1st October. She takes over from
Colin Bransgrove who has headed
up the association for 13 years.
MIA chairman Andrew Chapman
(below left) said he and the MIA
board were delighted to welcome her.
“Suzanne has all the attributes we
could wish for in a CEO. Additionally,
she has an intimate understanding of
the MIA and the needs of our members
that comes with being an active MIA
member and MIA director since 2012.”
Davies’s most recent position was
as CEO of d’Albora Marinas and
previously as general manager of Royal
Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Sydney
for 12 years. Prior to that she held a
range of senior positions, particularly
in sales and marketing in the hotel
accommodation sector. She is a current
director of Australian Sailing.
Dura wins second
Queen’s Award
Composite materials firm Dura Composites has scooped a second Queen’s
Award for Enterprise, this time in the Innovation category, for its pioneering
rapid-deployment train station platform solution known as Dura Platform.
The Queen’s Awards are a royal
seal of approval for the UK’s most
outstanding businesses and Dura’s
2020 award follows the Queen’s Award
for Enterprise in International Trade,
which was presented to the company
in 2017.
Dura Platform - a height-adjustable
composite train station platform that
reduces gaps between train and
platform edge to enhance passenger
safety, is rapidly installed and therefore
reduces passenger disruption.
www.duracomposites.com
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