Sealine for sale again

[rafiki_]

Please don't ask me expand further but just to clarify. If Hanse buy the moulds and Brand name then production will be based in Poland. The other potential buyer is Broom but it won't happen.

Yep, Poland is a sensible location, with strong local skills and support. Shame to lose the work from the UK though. Perhaps we will have Brummies going to work in Poland, a reverse of the recent trend.

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Hi Jimmy

Yes I got mine, it was brokerage and the client account was safe, at least my money didn't go astray! They were very decent and it completed after admin. I genuinely think it was a shock to all but the hierarchy, SSC were a bit taken aback and I think embarrassed.

I have kept in touch with Ben at SSC and he did his best to protect my interests and got the deal complete with the owner paid out and all squared away. I have to say I was pretty relaxed as its was clear where my money was and what it was allocated to as I put the build number as the transfer reference and checked the status of the client account as there was a letter on the premises from their bank.

Good news, well done.

Cheers
Jimmy

 

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From the Sealine forum:

"I don't think there is much positive Norm, I have a feeling that Hanse Group (Germany) ARE buying the bits they want and the negotiations are more about exactly for how much and exactly what for...."

i.e. The moulds and tooling are being shipped. The brand might live on, but with zero British jobs preserved, other than maybe a Sales office at some point in the future. On the other hand, some of the staff have been scooped up by Jaguar Land Rover, but I have no idea how many.

 

[diligaf]

Unfortunately I thinks it's a case of "for you Sealine ze voor ist over!!"

It's a real shame. Ben says that Brixham shut today and Hamble shuts next Friday. The designer has gone and a few others. It seems like game over.