YELLOW ADMIRAL SAILS INTO RENEWABLES SECTOR

Superyachts and the leisure marine sector have proved the core business for specialist employment agency Yellow Admiral. But as the global financial crisis took a temporary toll, the company was delighted to see its commercial side take off with offshore renewables business expanding dramatically.

"While the glamour of working on super yacht assignments is very attractive to our recruiters, the excitement of being part of a new and rapidly expanding sector is extremely satisfying as well", said Paul Miall who manages the commercial side of Yellow Admiral's business.

The company now works with clients who are involved in the full project cycle of the offshore renewable energy sector, including commercial vessel and workboat designers, developers and manufacturers; shipyard and port operators and managers, maritime security agencies, maritime security agencies, commercial divers, dredging companies, hydrographic surveyors and towage and salvage firms.

With demand predicted to increase for staff with skills in marine, mechanical and electrical engineering, marine geophysics, offshore construction and marine support expertise, Paul is confident that Yellow Admiral will also continue to expand its operations.

The business was built around providing staff to the leisure marine sector but the world economy has meant that side temporarily declining with the design, development and build of super yachts slowing.

So the uplift in the renewables business proved a tremendous bonus - although creating a real challenge in itself as there are serious skills shortages in these categories of staff.

Paul believes the experience that Yellow Admiral has in other areas of engineering related recruitment will enable the company to recruit in non-traditional areas while his personal interest in all things marine mean that traditional sources of staff are not ignored.

Paul Miall - Sales Manager
Tel: +44 (0)1621 779900
Email: paul@yellowadmiral.co.uk

YELLOW ADMIRAL AT EXHIBITIONS

From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Yellow Admiral has had a really busy few weeks attending exhibitions in the UK and abroad. Firstly Simon Wakefield attended this year’s Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition at the Excel Centre in London. This exhibition hosts the world’s largest display of land, sea and air applications of defence and security products and technologies with over 1,000 exhibiting companies from 46 countries and including 30 national pavilions. Simon commented that he had made some interesting new contacts in the naval and security sector that he hopes will become clients in the near future.

Then Simon and Paul Miall, Yellow Admiral’s Sales Manager, spent a couple of days at the Southampton Boat Show. Although the recorded attendance at the show on the first weekend was well down compared to previous years there was a good buzz at the show and both Simon and Paul were kept busy meeting with existing and potential clients. Paul said “I was particularly pleased to meet some new UK clients with exciting expansion plans. We hear so much bad news at the moment that it is great when a company is brave enough to buck the trend and expand their workforce here in the UK.”

Simon went straight from Southampton to the Monaco Yacht Show as part of a Marine East trade mission. With over 100 superyachts (average length 44m) on show in Port Hercules in the Principality of Monaco the contrast with Southampton is huge - Simon commenting that it is hard not to stare open mouthed at the sheer opulence of these boats. Monaco is a must attend show for this sector and Yellow Admiral caught up with lots of existing clients as well as confirming a couple of new ones. Upon his return to the UK Simon concluded that there were still great opportunities for employment across these three diverse sectors of the marine industry and that there seemed to be a growing confidence across the industry in general.

A video report by Andrew Pinder of wideangles.tv in association with Marine East, detailing the involvement of East of England businesses in the superyacht industry. While other areas of marine construction may be in the doldrums, the lucrative superyacht sector continues to flourish, and East Anglian companies with the enterprise and initiative to enter this market are prospering. Click the following link to watch the footage and see an interview with Yellow Admiral's Managing Director Simon Wakefield http://youtu.be/YbP4R2e4hzY

Marine East has successfully organised a Market Visit for several of their members to next month’s Monaco Yacht Show. On September 21st and 22nd, delegates from the UK Eastern region will attend the long-running exhibition in Monaco’s scenic Port Hercules thanks to a Marine East initiative.
Now in its 20th year, the Monaco Yacht Show is a mainstay in the superyacht industry calendar, held in the yachting capital of the world.

Gary Williams, Marine East director and managing director of E-Tech Group, who will be exhibiting at the show, commented that the event is a must for all companies involved or wanting to get involved in the superyacht industry. “The Monaco Yacht Show is the most important of its kind and attracts visitors from all aspects of the superyacht world,” he said. “Everyone from billionaire owners, operators, management companies, equipment suppliers, naval architects & designers and those in between will be at the show. This trip is a great opportunity for Marine East members to scout the sheer scale of this luxurious and highly profitable market.”

For marine supply chain companies within the east of England, the superyacht industry offers potential for big business in the international market. East Anglian companies and members of Marine East E-Tech Group (QS105, Darse Sud), Servowatch (QS75, Darse Sud) and Bruntons Propellers (QS104, Darse Sud) will all be exhibiting.

Yellow Admiral managing director Simon Wakefield told Marine East that his decision to attend the event on the Market Visit initiative was simple. “The sheer scope of potential business available throughout this sector makes attending a must for me,” he said. “The Monaco Yacht Show is at the forefront of the superyacht sector, offering a rare and convenient chance to get up-to-date with industry goings on,” he added.

Marine East’s market visit will permit attendees the opportunity to assess their business prospects throughout the ultra-wealthy world of superyachts and to take in all that Monaco and this sector has to offer. Shaun Walton of Marine East said: “Marine East recognises that our members are constantly on the look-out for new business and expansion into new areas. We have organised this Market Visit with a view to help the companies attending establish a clear perspective of the superyacht market and their capacity for business within it. We hope that our visit to the Monaco Yacht Show will enable them to judge how and where they might fit in, or determine where new business can be created for the future.”