M2M Fenders online store update

Have spent the last few days updating our online store.

New items include a selected range of XM Sailing Clothing can be personalised with your boat name

Selected range of XM quickfit 150 Newton lifejackets, pet buoyancy aids, lifebuoy - can be personalised with your boat name

Selected range of inflatable dinghies and inflatable kayaks

Personalised boat fenders now available in sets of 4, 6 and 8. Prices now include a one off fixed printing cost of £30.00

METS 2009

Back from a really positive show at METS 2009.
A lot of interest from Turkey Greece Spain Italy Nederland Germany France Sweden and Norway - particularly in the prototype of our new fender hook



as well as our personalised fender covers



Now for the hard part - interest in to orders:)
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Super yacht fender covers

M2M fenders online store superyacht fender cover section updated.
Fender covers Made 2 Measure now available through the store for Aere, Aquapro, Avon hypalon, Henshaw Inflatables and Novurania.
Any queries contact Dudley Pattison on +447801685884 dud@m2mfenders.eu

M2M Fenders Genoa Boat Show

A fleeting visit to the Genoa Boat Show with the kind help of Edward Pedley at MRL . The show is huge. We are talking at least twice the size of Southampton. I walked miles and miles around the show - or should that be kilometres, cuddling a branded boat fender - sad I know.

I met a lot of people from all over Europe in a very short time, including manufacturers, dealers and designers, covering RIBS to superyachts.

I am confident that some of these new contacts will become M2M clients in the near future.

M2M Fenders Southampton Boat Show

Southampton Boat Show was another successful show. We had a number of new customers displaying our boat fenders, including MGM Boats with Aquador and Marco Marine with Dufour.

I am pleased to say we were also supported by Premier Yacht Sales, Cheetah Marine, Pearl Motor Yachts, OnDeck, Cobra RIBS and MRL.

We have also had positive meetings with Mercury UK and Suzuki UK as well as picking up some valuable new contacts for the future.

So all in all a very positive few days, with encouraging signs that people are working hard and doing business, which is great to see in the current market.

Superyacht fender brackets and fender hooks

I am really excited about this new product we have just launched. Handmade from stainless steel and moulded to fit the teak handrail on a superyacht.

These fender brackets and fender hooks are then covered in leather and sheepskin to protect the teak handrail.

The cam cleat and bullseye or line thru make it extremely easy and quick to position the fenders and adjust their height when in place.

We have already had orders in the UK, with additional enquiries from Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.

These brackets/hooks really complement our bespoke superyacht hypalon fender and fender cover range.

M2M Fenders update

It's been a while. M2M has had a busy June and July. Seaworks 2009 in June was very positive. We picked up some orders and new customers and hope to export to new countries on the back of it.

July saw us complete a project for a superyacht - including the design and manufacture of a new product (more of that later).

August has seen a visit to Cowes Week with a resupply to OnDeck of OnDeck branded fenders - just in time.

Preparations underway for customers ahead of Southampton Boat Show - including new customers Marco Marine and MGM Boats.



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M2M Fenders - the start of our 4th year

Well here we are - the first day in our 4th year. Not a bad day all things considered- five orders, five enquiries, including two from France.

To think it all started with an idea, nine months of research and then a wild leap into the unknown into an industry I had never worked in, had no contacts and knew no one - how exciting.

There is a saying in business - "you have to kiss a lot of frogs" - and boy oh boy have I kissed a lot of frogs:) But I wouldn't have missed it for the world. In the last three years I have met an extraordinary number of people. I have made a whole lot of new friends and had the pleasure of working with some wonderfully positive, kind and supportive human beings.

The first year was a nightmare - including a drive to Split in Croatia and back on a weekend. But what a huge learning curve and what a great foundation of knew knowledge and contacts to work from. 

The second year saw our first corporate customers and this last year has seen us consolidate and expand our corporate customer base, while developing our retail customers through our online store - www.m2mfenders.eu 

From that very basic idea, we have sold products throughout the UK, to Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and the USA. This week we are sending our first shipment to Singapore.

We have exhibited at boat shows in the UK, the Netherlands and Dubai. 

So what does year 4 hold for M2M Fenders? We are expanding our corporate client base and hope to announce a couple of deals with "household names" in the marine industry within the next few weeks. 

We are working hard to develop customers in the UAE and have plans to increase the range of products available through our online store. We have managed to make some inroads into the highly competitive Superyacht Market and are confident that this will continue to develop over the forthcoming year.

Is our 4th year going to be difficult given the current economic climate - yes it is. 

Is it going to be hard work - yep - but only a lot.

Am I feeling positive and excited by it all - you bet I am. I can't wait.

M2M Fenders Hamble Point Marina New & used boat show

 Gas Check Marine

A trifle windy and a tad damp - but the sun shone. The coffee and butties in the Ketch Rigger were first class as usual and all in all a good time was had.

Visitor numbers weren't large but those that were there were serious about buying boats and those that made the effort to talk to visitors were very positive.

 Dufour 34  Hanse 540

From a personal point of view it was very worthwhile and I am glad I made the effort. It was good to meet up with existing personal clients with yachts moored at the marina, as well as my commercial clients based at Hamble Point.

I also managed to meet a number of potential new clients and I look forward to supplying them with branded boat fenders and fender covers in the near future and expanding my client base at Hamble Point Marina.

 M2M Fenders

M2M Fenders RIBEX 2009

Just back from a very enjoyable RIBEX 2009. 

It was good to catch up with exiting customers Cobra RIBS Hunton Powerboats MRL and Parker RIBS.

Also took advantage of the good weather to talk to new and potential customers, as well as looking at new products for our online store.

Numbers may have been down on last year - no surprises there - but everyone was in a positive frame of mind and business was being done. There were a lot of overseas visitors, which is always encouraging.

M2M Fenders Commodore Yachting

 

I am delighted to be associated with Commodore Yachting. Based at Gosport Marina in The Solent, they can offer some of the finest sailing in the UK, from Lymington to Cowes, the UK’s yachting capital, to historic Portsmouth Harbour.

If you are looking to charter a yacht, learn to sail, improve your sailing and boating skills, compete in racing, then look no further.

Stuart and Karen will make you very welcome, spoil you rotten and above all, make sure that you have a fun time on the water. All of this combined with the benefit of their skill and expertise acquired over a lifetime of sailing.

Visit their website www.commodore-yachting.com or call them on +44 (0)23 9250 4443.

M2M Fenders at Dubai Boat Show 2009

Back from sunny Dubai - well if you ignore the sand storms and being inside an air conditioned marquee for 7 hours a day. Not much of a suntan - but hey ho.

M2Ms third time exhibiting at the Dubai Boat Show and fingers crossed it will prove to be a successful show - the hard work starts now!! It was great to catch up with people from last year and to meet new people. 

The show had a very positive feel about it - despite the woes of the world. I am really hopeful that M2M will be exporting to the Middle East within the next 12 months - which will be fantastic.

M2M Fenders and Gas Check Marine

Now this is what I call a very smart working boat. Dave Brooks of Gas Check Marine has spent hours preparing his boat for work at Hamble Point Marina - resplendent with a set of branded boat fenders.

If you are looking for a marine gas specialist on the south coast to service and advise you on gas appliances and safety - Dave is your man. Ring him on 023 8045 3633 or email him on info@gascheckmarine.co.uk 

M2M Fenders and Pearl Motor Yachts

 

Saturday morning in the sunshine at Saxon Wharf fitting the new Pearl Motor Yachts branded fenders on to a Pearl 60. A beautiful day, a stunning luxurious yacht and the fenders look fantastic - what more could you want - other than to own a Pearl 60 yourself. 

Hey ho - one day!!

M2M Fenders and Cobra RIBS

We got them there just in time for the London Boat Show at Excel. The first delivery of Cobra Ribs branded boat fenders. Seen on the front of one of their Ribs on display at the recent show. They are going to be supplied in navy or black, with the Cobra Ribs logo, depending on the colour scheme of the Rib.

 

M2M Fenders and Berthon

 

I am really excitied that moving into the new season we will be supplying Berthon and their Windy motoryacht customers with branded and personlised boat fenders and boat fender covers.

Those of you who visited the Berthon stand at the recent London Boat Show at Excel, would have seen the navy coloured fenders and covers on display in the fender racks on the stern of  a new Windy 37 Mistral.