Year Book 2021
Tell your business story in the Bay of Plenty’s most prestigious business publication.
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VESSEL WORKS<br />
VESSEL WORKS IS NEW<br />
ZEALAND’S premier<br />
offering for large<br />
vessel haul out and<br />
refit work. Featuring<br />
Hikinui, a 350 tonne<br />
and 11.5m wide<br />
mobile vessel hoist.<br />
The Marine precinct is a purpose-built<br />
facility catering to commercial and<br />
recreational vessels for short and longterm<br />
projects. Centred around the 6300<br />
sqm hardstand are half a dozen marine<br />
companies that operate right on the<br />
harbour’s edge.<br />
“At Vessel Works you have the freedom<br />
to choose which contractors to engage,<br />
and we do not charge any mark-up on<br />
their services provided on-site”, says<br />
director Dave Withington.<br />
Many contractors are also based at<br />
Vessel Works providing everything you<br />
need – from heavy or light engineering<br />
to anti-foul and topside painting, water<br />
or garnet blasting, woodwork, fibreglass,<br />
metal fabrication and upholstery. If<br />
you’re after basic nuts and bolts or the<br />
latest marine technology, you can also<br />
find it here.<br />
“At Vessel Works you have<br />
the freedom to choose which<br />
contractors to engage, and we do<br />
not charge any mark-up on their<br />
services provided on-site.”<br />
“Access to highly acclaimed companies<br />
and crews, makes the precinct an<br />
attractive one stop shop for everyone<br />
from fishing fleets and workboats<br />
to superyachts and even waka”, says<br />
Withington.<br />
Vessel Works was developed by<br />
Tauranga City Council and co-funded<br />
by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council<br />
with a goal to develop a marine facility<br />
that fostered economic growth and<br />
created more jobs for the people of Bay<br />
of Plenty.<br />
Not only have they created more jobs,<br />
but the flow on effect of attracting<br />
larger vessels and their crews has also<br />
benefited the tourism and hospitality<br />
industry too. “Besides the outstanding<br />
services of the precinct, we also<br />
promote the Bay of Plenty as a world<br />
class destination for crews too. There’s so<br />
much to see and do in the Bay, and it’s a<br />
great place for crews to take their break<br />
while their vessels are being worked on,’<br />
explained Withington.<br />
The precinct also includes facilities for<br />
fishing vessels for offloading of catch,<br />
loading of ice and fuel in addition to<br />
a commercial ferry ramp and wharf<br />
berthage for the resident and visiting<br />
fishing fleet. Futureproofing work<br />
continues to make sure the facility meets<br />
the current and future needs of the<br />
marine industry and city.<br />
07 577 7270<br />
WWW.VESSELWORKS.CO.NZ<br />
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