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Article: Marine industry stays on course.
- Article from:
- The News (Portsmouth, England)
- Article date:
- January 16, 2007
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LEISURE marine firms from across the area have been displaying their wares at one of the most important showgrounds of the year.
The London Boat Show finished on Sunday with good visitor numbers and yet more evidence of the value of the leisure marine market to this region.
Organisers have been targeting City staff by opening late on the Thursday night ? a time when bankers tend to socialise.
Speaking on Thursday, James Gower, director of marketing at National Boat Shows, said: 'We're pleased to have welcomed over 60,000 visitors so far to the Collins Stewart London Boat Show.
'Everyone is looking forward to a bumper weekend, and hope ...