Industry leader Noakes Boat & Shipyards has responded to boat owners’ needs by creating a new do-it-yourself work area at Berrys Bay, North Sydney, and has once again invested heavily to minimise the operation’s environmental footprint.
Back in the mid 1990s Noakes at Berrys Bay became the first EPA approved yard in Sydney Harbour. Fifteen years later Noakes is again taking its environmental responsibilities very seriously with a recent full upgrade of its systems transforming the boat yard into a state-of-the-art facility with all waste now treated on site.
As well as an environmental upgrade the site has been overhauled to make way for the new DIY work area with 8121 square metres now dedicated hardstand area.
Boat owners will be able to utilise this new DIY yard to clean, repair and antifoul their vessel using their own equipment including hose, ladder and power lead, with the water and power usage billed directly.
“Commercial yards can successfully operate alongside owners working on their own boats,” said Noakes Group managing director Sean Langman.
“While Noakes will continue to offer full slipping, maintenance and repair services including shipwright, rigging, antifouling, polishing, fabrication and spray painting, owners will have the option to reduce their costs by taking advantage of the lower day rate for the DIY area and only paying for the water and power they use.
“I believe this will be the only dedicated DIY work area in Sydney Harbour and that the expansion of the Noakes hardstand will make it one of the largest environmentally sensitive hardstand areas in Sydney,” Langman added.
The DIY work area at Berrys Bay will be open for business on 1 April 2009.
Noakes Group is expanding other services to boat owners including a boat delivery scheme to entice mainland boaters who wish to get away to the pristine waters of the Huon River in Tasmania. Noakes will soon offer interstaters boat delivery to the Kermandie Marina, once a month airport pick up and drop off and hotel accommodation adjacent to the marina.
To make a booking for the new DIY work area at Berrys Bay please call + 612 9925 0306 or email diy@noakes.net.au
