Explorer and adventure yacht builder Arksen has appointed South Pier Marine, based in Jersey, as its first dealer in the Channel Islands. In a statement, South Pier Marine says it aims to create the Channel Islands’ leading, full-service marine centre, offering an extensive range of new and pre-owned boats, engine and instrumentation servicing, shipwrighting and […]
Explorer and adventure yacht builder Arksen has launched its first public investment round. The UK firm is raising £6m Series A capital from institutional and retail investors. The company was founded in 2018 by entrepreneur Jasper Smith. The firm, which has three business pillars — marine, automotive and apparel – reported revenues of £18.5m in […]
UK explorer and adventure yacht builder Arksen has confirmed its new Arksen 8 RIB will make its world debut during the upcoming spring season. The adventure specialist, Arksen, has diversified into the premium open RIB market with its new five-strong Discovery Series. The UK boatbuilder says it has developed cutting-edge tooling and design techniques to […]
Arksen says it has selected Scanstrut’s charging ranges as standard across its brand-new adventure series of boats. Arksen designs and builds marine exploration vessels. It says its new 28 and 30ft models were designed to meet the ‘high expectations of accomplished explorers and first-time fanatics’. “We design for people who like to lead from the […]
Explorer and adventure yacht builder, Arksen has appointed Dominic Byrne as its new sales and marketing director. Byrne brings over 25 years’ experience in the luxury marine and data communications industries to this newly created role, where he’ll provide hands-on leadership and develop sales and marketing strategies to penetrate both domestic and international market. Starting out in the IT industry, Byrne worked […]