Glasgow boat builder Ultimate Boats to unveil two new recyclable workboats at Seawork
Glasgow boat builder will be showcasing its latest 7.5m Coastal C-Class and 11.5m Tactical T-Class vessels for UK and export markets.
The 11.5m T-Class vessel called ‘Lightning’ will be demonstrated at Seawork in strategic partnership with Hampshire Police.
Both boats are made from fully recyclable Ultimate Boats patented DANUTM composite material which can replace fibreglass preventing thousands of boats ending up in landfill each year.
Ultimate Boats is announcing a full order book including increasing interest from naval and law enforcement agencies as well as offshore operators.
Company is targeting 300 employees within five years.
Glasgow boat builder Ultimate Boats is to unveil two new fully recyclable, high-performance workboats at the Seawork trade fair in Southampton June 13-15 (visit the Ultimate Boats stand Q88 and Seawork Berths BA24 and BA25).
The vessels, built from Ultimate Boats’ owner ExoTechnologies’ revolutionary DANUTM composite material technology, are a 7.5m Coastal C-Class and a 11.5m Tactical T-Class from the company’s range for military and police use. The T-Class vessel ‘Lightning’ will be demonstrated in strategic partnership with Hampshire Police. Both vessels are handmade and designed by Ultimate Boats internationally renowned chief designer John Moxham.
Ultimate Boats owner Shane Mugan said: “We’re very proud bring these exceptional sustainable new vessels to Seawork after we launched the first fully recyclable workboat at Seawork last year. A year on we have a full order book and are seeing much scope for growth as owners search out greener forms of boat building, particularly in the offshore wind and military and law enforcement markets. DANUTM can tackle one of the biggest challenges in boat building – the use of fibreglass, which is notoriously hard to recycle. DANUTM can replace fibreglass and stop the ecological timebomb which sees thousands of boats scuttled or dumped into landfill each year. DANUTM is a circular technology and can be recycled into new boats and equipment repeatedly for generations.”
Ultimate Boats delivered its first commercial vessel to Police Scotland last year. That breakthrough deal represented the culmination of a £7million investment in research and development.
“The potential of our market leading technologies is considerable,” said Mr Mugan. “We believe Ultimate Boats is capable of accelerating the green transition to a circular economy across all industries and markets. We know we are making a significant breakthrough in transforming boat building with DANUTM and ExoHullTM.
He added: “We are seeing strong interest in our range of innovative and high-performance vessels from commercial operators and naval and law enforcement agencies across Europe.”
The vessel’s John Moxham ExoHullTM design meanwhile reimagines planning hull technology and hydrodynamic performance using principles that were first conceived during the development of the XB-70 Valkyrie supersonic bomber.
The ExoHullTM design allows the boat to move quicker and more efficiently in the water, creating a more stable movement with less slamming impact reducing fuel costs and emissions.
“We are actively looking at technology now to create autonomous and electric propelled versions of our range to make the complete sustainable vessel,” he said.
Ultimate Boats employs more than 30 people and its Police Scotland boat was named Patrol Boat of the Year at the recent Work Boat World Awards. The company was also a finalist in the innovation category at the recent Maritime UK Awards in Hull attended by HRH the Princess Royal.
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