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A Belfast-based company has taken over a global marine business in a £31 million (€35.7 million) deal, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
Survitec Group Limited, based in Dunmurry, has acquired Cosalt Marine, a worldwide supplier of liferafts, lifejackets and survival suits with clients such as the RNLI and P&O Ferries.
Cosalt joins an already bustling portfolio of brands in the Survitec Group, including DSB and Beaufort, as the rebranded Survitec Service and Distribution Ltd.
The company's 450 staff will join the more than 1,000 already employed by Survitec, which operates across the UK and Europe.
The Belfast Telegraph has more on the story HERE.

A Belfast-based company has taken over a global marine business in a £31 million (€35.7 million) deal, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Survitec Group Limited, based in Dunmurry, has acquired Cosalt Marine, a worldwide supplier of liferafts, lifejackets and survival suits with clients such as the RNLI and P&O Ferries.

Cosalt joins an already bustling portfolio of brands in the Survitec Group, including DSB and Beaufort, as the rebranded Survitec Service and Distribution Ltd.

The company's 450 staff will join the more than 1,000 already employed by Survitec, which operates across the UK and Europe.

The Belfast Telegraph has more on the story HERE.

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The Dragon was designed by Johan Anker in 1929 as an entry for a competition run by the Royal Yacht Club of Gothenburg, to find a small keel-boat that could be used for simple weekend cruising among the islands and fjords of the Scandinavian seaboard. The original design had two berths and was ideally suited for cruising in his home waters of Norway. The boat quickly attracted owners and within ten years it had spread all over Europe.

The Dragon's long keel and elegant metre-boat lines remain unchanged, but today Dragons are constructed using the latest technology to make the boat durable and easy to maintain. GRP is the most popular material, but both new and old wooden boats regularly win major competitions while looking as beautiful as any craft afloat. Exotic materials are banned throughout the boat, and strict rules are applied to all areas of construction to avoid sacrificing value for a fractional increase in speed.

The key to the Dragon's enduring appeal lies in the careful development of its rig. Its well-balanced sail plan makes boat handling easy for lightweights, while a controlled process of development has produced one of the most flexible and controllable rigs of any racing boat.