Transmarine sign up to Southampton Sportsboat & Rib Show

Transmarine's brand new 7,000 square foot chandlery at the company's headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea © Transmarine

Transmarine, Europe's premier chandlery will be at the Southampton Sportsboat and RIB Show this weekend, promoting their fantastic product range and glossy mail order catalogue, as well as offering visitors the chance to win a great selection of prizes. This is the company's debut show since their official launch in March 2006.

Transmarine opened a brand new 7,000 square foot chandlery at their headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea in April 2005. A year later, the company has expanded its services, offering an online chandlery at www.transmarine.co.uk, as well as a mail order catalogue, which is updated with new products and special offers quarterly.

The Sportsboat and RIB Show, which takes place at Ocean Village Marina during the May Bank Holiday Weekend (29th -1st), offers the perfect platform for the company to promote their product range. Transmarine stocks thousands of products from a whole host of well-established brands designed for sailing, powerboating and other on water activities. At the Show, visitors will get the chance to win a great selection of prizes, including clothing and electronics courtesy of Transmarine, simply by filling in a form.

Parent company, Transair, is Europe's leading pilot equipment supplier. The company has built a strong customer focussed service and is currently celebrating its 20th year in the mail order industry. The use of the finest Computer Order Entry, E-commerce and Despatch Systems allows over 90,000 orders to be delivered every year to more than 100 countries around the world. Customers are able to choose products from Transmarine with ease, whilst benefiting from the excellent service provided by the in-house Customer Service and Sales team.

“We pride ourselves on offering a superior shopping experience where custo mers can choose between buying in store, online, or by mail order”, says Andy Haffenden, Marine Project Manager at Transmarine. “We are looking forward to bringing that experience to a number of shows along the South Coast and are excited about our debut appearance at the Southampton Sportsboat and RIB Show this weekend.”

Having earnt its place as a firm fixture in the boat show calendar, the 2006 Show is set to be bigger and better than ever. The action packed event offers something for everyone; adrenaline junkies, adults, children, water sports enthusiasts and those looking for an exciting day out. In addition to the amazing features at this year's Show there's the latest gadgets, Sports boats and RIBs, unforgettable on-water displays, great shopping opportunities, unrepeatable offers, and brilliant food and drink facilities.

Transmarine will also be attending RIBEX, which takes place between 12th-14th May, and is entering the Round Island Race on Saturday 3rd June with their boat, a Transmarine branded Hanse 371 Sailing Yacht.

More Information:

• Transmarine website