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Article: Motor boat leaves rivals in its wake
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- South Wales Evening Post
- Article date:
- January 19, 2009
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A James Bond-style craft has capped a remarkable turnaround for
its Llanelli makers by blowing its competitors out of the water at
the London Boat Show.
The Dafen-manufactured Avon Adventure 580dl RIB, which can be
seen in the latest 007 movie Quantum of Solace, won the motor boat
of the year award.
Avon has been making inflatable craft in Llanelli since the
1960s, but the workforce is now around a third of the number
employed at the plant 10 years ago.
Last April, parent company Zodiac Marine and Pool, announced it
planned to close the plant by 2010, blaming market forces and stiff
competition from Asia.
The move would have seen the loss of almost 60 jobs, but the
company had a change of ...