The Scope of Seawork Seawork has many special features and specialist pavilions. The DiveWork Pavilion, sponsored by Underwater Contractor International and supported by the Association of Diving Contractors, has attracted many new exhibitors and big names such as Aqua Lung, Ac-cess Co UK Ltd, Mini-B, Miko Marine, Divex, Kaymac, Searchwise, Osiris, Seabotix, Hyrdospace and the Professional Diving Academy.

The Ribwork Trail focuses on the commercial RIB market. There are around 30 commercial RIBS on the pontoons and the trail includes propulsion systems, safety, clothing, seating – and all other relevant products. Exhibitors on the RIB trail have RibWork logos on their sites for easy navigation, from stand to pontoon.

The Ship Building & Ship Repair Pavilion is supported by the Ship Builders and Ship Repairers Association. Including Milford Haven Ship Repairers, Marina Developments Ltd, MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock, Buckie Shipyard, Francis Searchlights, and Rollo UK, the Pavilion focuses upon all aspects of ship repair, ship building, maintenance, re-fit and conversion.

The Fluid Power Pavilion, supported by the British Fluid Power Association and ‘Hydraulics & Pneumatics’  publication is hosting leading companies such as Coleman Hydraulics, North Sea Winches, Hercules Hydraulics, Hyphose  Ltd, Rotech Hydraulics and Macgregor (GBR) Ltd. Ian Morris, Director of the BFPA, endorses Seawork as a ‘valuable vertical exhibition for any company looking to break into the commercial marine sector’.

Military Seawork

The UK MoD procurement and support officers who manage the small boat and equipment programme, will be at Seawork, based on the DMA stand S3. David Gould, Chief Operating Officer for Defence Equipment Support, will be speaking in the conferences, advising small and medium sized companies on how they can do business with the MoD. This session, on Tuesday 12 June, in Conference Room 3, is free  for all to attend.

Register now on www.seawork.com – and arrive early to secure your place!

Naval Attachés, based in London, and the MoD Diving equipment procurement team will also be visiting and the UK Assistant Chief Police Officers Diving and Marine Team will be holding their regional meeting. See the complete Conference Programme, including times and topics at www.seawork.com.

Meet the Buyers

Major international buyers in the workboat and commercial marine sector have been invited by UK Trade and Investment to attend  Seawork on 13 and 14 June. They will be holding pre-arranged meetings with companies who are looking to sell their products overseas. Each meeting costs £25. If you are interested in this major new initiative, log on to www.seawork.com and click on the UKTI logo to register.