The Invest Plymouth Team recently took a trip to Turnchapel Wharf to meet with Paul Eccles and Dave Watson, Directors of Yacht Solutions Europe Limted. Yacht Solutions Europe does it all, from gorgeous aesthetics including retrofit & custom carpentry, Teak decks, Backlit yacht names, Underwater lights and superior quality Interior & exterior upholstery, through to Engineering solutions, thruster & stabiliser systems, GRP, 3D design, A/V upgrades to everything in between, they really can provide a solution for everything. Covering all sectors, leisure and workboats Paul and David support projects all over the world as well as locally in Devon and Cornwall. All taking place right here in Britain’s Ocean City!
What is the name of the company and how long have you been in Plymouth?
YACHT SOLUTIONS EUROPE LTD, We have been based in Plymouth for 4 years and 2 years ago opened a base in Florida
What is the sector that you specialise in?
We specialise in yacht refit and repair but also carry out design and refurbishment of luxury homes.
In 20 words, how would you describe the business?
We are a tight knit small business started by two craftsmen to provide the best quality of work and service to the luxury yachting industry.
Do you supply to Plymouth/SW/UK-wide/overseas?
We operate locally here in Plymouth and across the world.
What would you say was your best-selling product/service?
With the skills our team have our repair service is very important to us and is the most in demand especially during the winter season.
What would you say is the best thing about doing business in Plymouth?
Our location and the facilities that Plymouth is able to offer the yachting industry is bar far the best part of doing business here.
And what of the future … where do you see YSE in 10 years’ time?
We have many plans for the future both here in Plymouth and across in the US and hope to strengthen and grow our client base and our team to bring as many of the big yacht brands to Plymouth as possible.
And how about yourselves … how long have you worked together and who came up with the idea of setting up YSE and why?
Myself and David have worked together for many many years and both decided to build Yacht Solutions in 2018 but finally got it off the ground a few years later, our team is currently 20 strong and hope to increase this year.
We are both very creative and wanted to bring our skills and creativity to enable yacht owners to personalise and enhance their enjoyment while they and their guests are onboard.
How do you spend your time outside of work?
Paul - As a business we travel a fair amount so I like to spend as much time with my partner as I can and we enjoy time with our four grown up children and dogs, I enjoy cycling and being outdoors but are always on the lookout for the next big refit project.
If you could have a business lunch with anyone who could significantly influence you/the business, who would that be and why?
We would very much like to get to know more about what local plans are being made so that anyone involved in the local marine sector would be able to get involved. That would be great.