PHOTO COURTESY METSTRADEMetstrade announced that 36 companies and representatives from 14 countries have been identified as potential winners in this year’s Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement.
An international panel of 10 experts made the final decisions among 90 entries in 11 categories. The winners will be announced Nov. 16 during a gala at Amsterdam’s Maritime Museum.
Metstrade is scheduled for Nov. 15-17.
“The Boat Builder Awards … is one of the traditional highlights of Metstrade, the world’s largest gathering of leisure marine professionals,” show director Niels Klarenbeek said in a statement. “It provides an essential focal point for the thousands of Metstrade visitors who work for the global yacht construction industry and allied trades, as well as those who supply the equipment and materials for them.”
The award categories are:
• Customer of Tomorrow
• Breakthrough Launch of the Year
• Innovative Design Solution
• Supply Chain Collaboration, Production Boats
• Supply Chain Collaboration, Superyachts
• Sustainability Project of the Year
• Eco-focused Boat of the Year
• Designer of the Year
• People and Skills Development
• Rising Star
• Lifetime Achievement
