Mackay Marine U.Okay.’s Crawley, Sussex HQ employees have a brand new signal over their entrance door.
Raleigh, N.C., headquartered Mackay Marine has expanded its worldwide marine electronics gross sales & service presence into the United Kingdom with its acquisition final yr of Kilo Marine Electronics. Kilo, now licensed as Mackay Marine U.Okay., Ltd, relies in London, with service stations all through the U.Okay.
The rebranded Mackay Marine U.Okay. will debut on the U.Okay.’s main business marine/workboat tradeshow, SeaWorks, which takes place June 13-15 in Southampton.
“Shipping customers have long encouraged Mackay to provide comprehensive Comm & Nav products and services in England, Wales, and Scotland,” mentioned Nick Pope, managing director of Mackay Marine Europe. “Mackay has collaborated with Kilo Marine for years and was always impressed with their expertise, success in problem-solving, and attitude of pleasing customers. Kilo Marine thus provides a solid foundation on which Mackay can build a full range of customer solutions.”
Kilo joined Mackay one yr in the past in March 2022,” mentioned Warren Haills, basic supervisor, Mackay U.Okay., shared, “The terms of the agreement included a gradual shift to the Mackay brand, allowing customers and staff to acclimate to the changes. The result being we fully retained – and added — employees, customers, and industry-leading vendors. Being part of Mackay has given Kilo access to many resources that will help us increase our capabilities and market presence, whilst retaining the regional customer-focus we’ve carefully cultivated over the last 18 years.”
Mackay and Kilo have enlarged their U.Okay. footprint including service stations in Liverpool and Teesport, to Kilo’s present depots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Southampton/Portsmouth, with extra on the horizon.
“Working with the existing and added staff has been extremely rewarding,” mentioned Pope. “This team has great enthusiasm to succeed and to further the superb reputation established with their customers, especially those based in the U.K. Mackay and Kilo have consistently supported each other’s customers and now as a single entity, we’ll strengthen those relationships even further.”
