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2018 July August Marina World

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New CMMs Four industry professionals have recently been awarded Certified Marina Manager (CMM) designation by the Global Marina Institute (GMI). Suzanne Bell CMM Suzanne Bell CMM joined Rhu Marina on the Firth of Clyde in 2006 as marina administrator but her natural business and marketing sense found their application as she progressively took over general management. Originally from a financial services background, Bell now manages marina operation on a day-to-day basis, ensuring excellent customer service, promotion and marketing. “I am very proud to be awarded my CMM by the GMI and it is a great pleasure to become a part of a very special group of industry professionals,” she comments. Mike Tait CMM Mike Tait CMM is group leisure manager for Jersey Marinas, which offers 1,000 berths across three awardwinning Five Gold Anchor marinas – Elizabeth Marina, St Helier Marina and Old Harbour. Over the course of six years, Tait attended Intermediate and Advanced Marina Management training courses and describes the journey as “nothing other than fascinating and hugely rewarding.” Robert Parton CMM Robert Parton CMM, together with his wife Andrea, opened Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina in 2009 as a new purpose-built premier inland haven in Cheshire, UK. Since opening, the business has continued to develop and grow and has now become a one stop solution for all things narrowboating. Over the last few years, Parton has taken a more active role in the wider marine sector. “Having previously enjoyed attending the Advanced Marina Management course, I increasingly saw the CMM accreditation as an award of real value,” he explains. “I am delighted to be awarded the CMM and look forward to benefiting from the network.” PRODUCTS, SERVICES & PEOPLE Partnership for forklift development Marine Travelift has partnered with Suntex Marinas to develop a marine forklift capable of handling larger outboard-powered boats. Two machines of the resulting M5200H (52,000 lb/23,587kg capacity) Hydro M_Drive design will be installed at Suntex’s Riviera Beach and St Petersburg properties in Florida, and a third will be set to work at Snook Bight Marina in Estero Bay, California. Ron TenEyck, Suntex senior vice president of operations, explained the move. “As business continues to expand, we needed a partner who would provide quality, reliability and support from the start. And that’s exactly what we got with Marine Travelift.” He also added that Marine Travelift was able to offer aggressive leasing options for assistance in acquiring all three machines. The sales and engineering groups at Marine Travelift teamed up with several leading boat manufacturers across the USA throughout the design process and invested resources to understand each boat’s dimensions and characteristics when developing the new forklift. “This partnership with Suntex Marinas shows mutual trust between organisations and the realisation of our capabilities in the marine forklift industry,” noted Jason Johnson, Marine Travelift’s North American director of sales. “After our initial meeting, it was clear we had quickly formed a partnership and mutual understanding. The youth in our organisation Simon Bryan CMM supported by the years of experience has allowed us to focus on long-term growth with our product line.” The M5200H Hydro M_Drive will feature a user-friendly operating system and offers a lower total cost of ownership through the proven hydrostatic drive system. Faster lowering speeds, rear backup cameras and a standard wireless remote control will also help customers save money through lower operation and maintenance costs. Also, as a staple of the Marine Travelift design process, response to customer feedback played an important role in ensuring TenEyck and his staff would get the correct piece of equipment and the service they expected. The Marine Travelift factory built a centre cab mock-up to send down to Florida to incorporate direct feedback from the operators and tailor the design to meet their exact needs. “Throughout the process, we enabled the team at Suntex to have direct input regarding the layout of the centre-mounted cab and overall design of the machine,” said Johnson. “The new cab design offers improved ergonomics, and the open centre wide-view mast gives the operators improved visibility.” All three machines are scheduled for delivery in summer 2018. E: sales@marinetravelift.com Simon Bryan CMM is IGY Marinas regional director (Europe), a role which involves identifying and establishing new marinas in Europe that could be part of the IGY brand. He is currently focused on Porto Cervo Marina, Sardinia, the development of the marina in Sete, south of France, and other Mediterranean projects. “Having successfully achieved CMM accreditation, I feel well placed to fulfil this role as it has given me an opportunity to be part of a network of fellow professionals that offers countless benefits,” he says. www.marinaworld.com - July/August 2018 57

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