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Romanian SMEs producing fast and comfortable boats, fiberglass subassemblies, and body elements is looking for partnership

Summary

Profile Type
  • Business Offer
POD Reference
BORO20240320001
Term of Validity
20 March 2024 - 20 March 2026
Company's Country
  • Romania
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
The Romanian company produces fast and comfortable boats, perfectly adapted to the water taxi regime transport of people, between 7 m and 10 m, equipped with one or two engines and fiberglass subassemblies and body components for the automotive industry
Full Description
The company produces various models of open boats for tourism, leisure, fishing, and hunting, designed for low water, where only fishing boats can reach, but also versatile boats, adapted to customer needs, for spinning, birdwatching, or other special destinations.
The company developed a production line of trailers for boats' transport, the so-called peridocks, from those of 5/6 m with a load of 750 kg, up to 12 m with 3/4 decks and loads 3/4 tons, but also a line for assembling engines and other electronic equipment
Another sector of the company's activity is the production of fiberglass subassemblies and body elements for accredited factories aimed to support the transformations/modernization of buses and freight vehicles.
Advantages and Innovations
Well-qualified workforce,
Experience in specific markets,
New and modern equipment,
Existent commercial relationships & contracts
Image and reputation brand existent and a stable customer’s portfolio,
Openness to product and process innovation,
Easy access to transport facilities - road, rail, river/ sea transport,
Position as one of the largest national boat manufacturers,
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
Commercial cooperation
1. The Romanian company is interested in establishing new commercial relations with dealers of engines, equipment, and nautical accessories for equipping and marketing of boats produced by the Romanian company or marketing them in economic partnership.
2. The Romanian company is offering possible cooperation to supply fiberglass elements and sub-assemblies for the following industries:
- production of yachts,
- production of agricultural machinery,
- production of construction machinery,
- production of motor vehicles,
- production of public transport vehicles,
- production of bodies and modifications of coaches and goods transport vehicles.

Distribution agreement
The Romanian company wishes to enter into distribution agreements for the boats and expand on foreign markets by prospecting and identifying new markets.

Franchising
The Romanian company is interested in accessing/ signing franchise agreements in the following areas:
- boat manufacturing,
- production of houseboats,
- production of Camper Boats,
- Production of specialized SAR boats,
- Trailers of different types (boat transport, car, etc.) with European approvals and with the possibility of issuing COC. )

Cooperation in production processes
The Romanian company is looking for cooperation in the field of technology for the production of boats and floating structures (Houseboat, Camper Boat), as well as the implementation and promotion of new environmentally friendly propulsion technologies, production and sale of sub-assemblies built by various thermoforming and vacuuming processes of various materials.
They are open to finding potential partners supporting them with technical solutions or equipment that can improve the company’s processes & quality products.

Supply agreements
Supply agreements for sub-assemblies / hulls produced by the Romanian company under license, required by the naval industry, research
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 50 - 249
  • Other
  • SME <=10
  • SME 11-49
  • Big company
  • R&D Institution
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 02009008 - Navigation and embedded systems
  • 02009005 - Shipbuilding
  • 02009013 - Body and main parts
Market keywords
  • 09001007 - Other transportation
Targeted countries
  • All countries