The Prestigious Boat Builder Bénéteau Moved to Mauritius

A compromising situation can sometimes give rise to opportunities happy. Some time ago, the closing of the construction industry of fishing boats from Bénéteau Group has forced it to focus its activities more towards the construction of cruise ships and pleasure craft.

Blow to the memory of Benjamin Beneteau, a naval architect and creator of handmade Bénéteau shipyard in Croix-de-Vie in Vendée? Not at all! Silent resistance came from Patrick André Bénéteau in Mauritius and it is decided to implement a know-how for decades.

" The group Bénéteau opens in the coming days an office in Moka. I moved with my family in Mauritius , "says Patrick André Bénéteau group representative in the region.

Why did you choose Mauritius? For Patrick André Bénéteau is a choice that has emerged. The country, says he aims to be a platform for strategic development across the region of the basin of the Indian Ocean. " Our expertise gained over many years can make a special synergy that can potentially contribute to making Mauritius a platform for the construction of fishing boats adapted to the specific countries in the region . "

Bénéteau but does not propose to undertake itself the construction of the boat. The group intends to find local expertise in this area. It will only make its expertise available to them. This is the invitation of Jean Yvon Thépaut, expert advice and the Government of Mauritius with the Ministry of Fisheries, the Bénéteau Group has designed a prototype of fishing boats suitable for fishing in Mauritius.

The work focuses on the design of a model boat with the following characteristics: length, 12 meters wide, 4 feet 50, width-members, 4 feet 65, hollow, 1 meter 35, cockpit: 4 berths , crew: 6 people, volume of fish hold 11 cubic meters capacity fuel tank, 4000 liter water tank, 500 liters. In short, a fishing vessel built to European standards.

The Bénéteau Group has more than one trick up his sleeve. Having anticipated the inevitable phenomenon in the development cycle of any type of development, the group has diversified its traditional activities. Initiative that has borne fruit since it has a solid reputation in areas including housing, planning living spaces and optimization of volume of industrial production of complex products on large series and in the field of craft.