National Boat Shows' (NBS) portfolio contains two world-class
boat Shows:
- PSP Southampton Boat Show in September at Mayflower
Park
- Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, taking
place at ExCeL in January
NBS is a subsidiary of the British Marine Federation (BMF), the
trade association for the UK boating industry.
Run by the industry, for the industry, the profits from both
Shows are reinvested back into the UK leisure marine industry
through the services and representation provided by the BMF.
The BMF has over 1500 members, which account for a substantial
amount of the industry's turnover and employ around 30,000 people.
They are drawn from both the seagoing and inland sectors of the
marine industry covering the leisure boat, hire fleet, commercial
workboat and superyacht categories and supporting services.
The Federation offers a range of services to help members build
their businesses.
These services include advice and financial support on
exporting; information on technical, legal, commercial, statistical
and environmental matters; training courses and grants plus careers
and jobs. Additionally, central government is actively lobbied to
ensure that new legislation benefits all interested parties in the
industry.
The BMF is also committed to ensuring growth in participation in
boating and its two boat Shows are provide an ideal opportunity to
Showcase boating.
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