Pendennis Vilanova on course for early autumn start

The first phase of the new Pendennis Vilanova yacht repair and refit facility in Barcelona is set to be operational well before the year’s close. Work on a number of yachts has already been carried out at the new facility, costing around €4.5m.

Yachts between 25m-60m (79ft-197ft) will be worked on out of the water, and yachts up to 130m (555ft) can be worked on in water.

In a statement to International Boat Industry, Pendennis said, “Since officially announcing our investment in the autumn of 2018, Pendennis has been working alongside the team at Vilanova Grand Marina to develop a shared vision for a technical-based marina with a supporting service centre in the Mediterranean. The marina will continue to trade as Vilanova Grand Marina (VGM), whilst the new technical service centre will be known as Pendennis Vilanova.”

The technical service centre will comprise of hard standing and a 640-tonne travel hoist with supporting piers. This 12,000-square-metre facility is on schedule to be fully operational before the end of the year. The total investment in Pendennis Vilanova is approximately €4.5m, made up of €3m in infrastructure and €1.5m in plant and equipment. It will operate under a 40-year concession.

The workforce at Pendennis Vilanova will flex depending on the projects being undertaken at any one time, benefitting from continuity of care through a combination of tradespeople from the company’s UK home base in Falmouth and local sub-contractors from the region.

To date, a number of jobs have already been completed. Pendennis also told IBI, “This first season we have conducted several projects afloat for our existing client base utilising the alongside facilities at Vilanova Grand Marina. Projects so far have included Adela, Va Bene, Farfalla, Spiip and Gliss. Work on both monohulls and multihulls can be handled.”

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