Fibre Mechanics have opened a new factory facility in Hythe UK, with direct waterfront access and a new hull oven that can accommodate yachts of up to 50m in length.
Fibre Mechanics' planned growth is set out in three phases. Phase 1 was to take over the original Green Marine factory in Lymington (which we did in 2017) and to establish a business in yacht building, with a strong marine component business running in parallel. We are now embarking on Phase 2 which entails expansion into a second factory with waterfront access to facilitate the building of large composite yachts.
The new factory is in Hythe, 12 miles to the east of Lymington with waterfront access to Southampton Water and Central Solent. The large single span roof gives us clear workspace of 38 x 55m., Over the next few months we plan to building a hull oven and an assembly area; in the short term we are installing an overhead gantry crane with a 9m mezzanine at one side.
We are also widening the front door access to 18m in order to accommodate a new project due into the yard: the re-build of a 100 ft catamaran. More details on that fantastic project, and on Fibre Mechanics’ planned Phase 3 Expansion to follow…
Photo Caption:- Fibre Mechanics Hythe will have a full overhead gantry crane and a mezzanine deck.
