News
New finger pontoons for Emsworth Yacht Harbour
12 April 2012
March also saw Walcon busy at Emsworth Yacht Harbour, located in the highly scenic Chichester Harbour on the south coast of England, replacing a series of finger pontoons along one of the walkways in time for the start of the 2012 sailing season. The new System 2000 pontoons are longer and wider th...
New financial controller at Walcon head office
10 April 2012
Walcon has welcomed Keith Walker as its new financial controller. Keith took over the reins at our finance department at the end of last year and has settled quickly into his new role. Previous appointments included 10 years at Kasto Machinery as well as at a couple of FMCG start-ups. While being ...
La Collette Marina, Jersey, opens after GBP700k refurbishment
28 March 2012
La Collette Marina, on the island of Jersey, officially reopened at the end of March after a GBP700,000 refurbishment that included the complete replacement of all the pontoons by Walcon. The four month project involved the removal of the existing infrastructure before assembly of the new pontoons ...
Event platform for Londonderry Port
27 March 2012
Walcon has supplied 18 pontoons and a bridge to Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners. These are components of a project being funded in part by the EU designed to further develop the mooring facilities in Londonderry; the objective being to take advantage of the potential of the River Foyle f...
Dubai Boat Show shows off its Walcon marina once again
19 March 2012
Walcon once again attended the annual Dubai International Boat Show (13-17 March), both as an exhibitor and as the builder of the show marina. Commercial Director Clive Kemp reported that they received a number of useful enquiries and just as importantly caught up with the many individuals and orga...
Walcon Marine to sponsor 2012 Marina Conference
26 January 2012
Walcon Marine will once again be sponsoring the 2012 Marina Conference organised by the British Marine Federation. The annual event is an opportunity for delegates from companies involved in the construction, management and operation of marinas from all over the country and overseas to get togethe...