This November Halsey Lidgard Spain welcomed a new member of staff to the global group.
Paul Allan joins the team with a new focus on sales & marketing. Having been previously involved in provincial & national dinghy and one design racing in South Africa for many years followed by a diploma in Marketing Management, these attracted him to working in the boating industry in this specific field.
His father & uncle (Bruce Dalling) raced in the first Cape to Rio on Jakaranda which encouraged Paul to compete in the same race many years later. He took on the responsibility of what ended up as a successful sponsorship campaign with international company ´Lease Plan´ linked between South Africa & Brazil.
After the Cape to Rio race in January 2000 and various regattas in the Caribbean & Europe, Paul settled in Spain working as a rep for a local marine safety equipment company, Oscar Sierra in September 2001. At 26, he says that his recent move to Halsey Lidgard Spain has been a well-timed step in the right direction & enthusiastically awaits the exciting challenges in the years to come.
´There are many attractive opportunities/markets out there which need to be addressed against some strong competition. There are still wide gaps in the superyacht sail market which require attention, with the short term aim of establishing a superyacht group by teaming up with selected Halsey Lidgard global franchisees whose particular markets are superyachts and I am glad to have the support of an internationally established & recognised company.
With a wealth of sailmaking experience from Whitbread to Americas Cup campaigns, our loft manager, Russell Thom, proudly manages a team focussed on attention to detail to offer a true quality product.
Bainbridge International, who supply fabric of the highest standard to Halsey Lidgard, have always been at the forefront of technical developments within the world of sailcloth and keep HL constantly updated on new cloth technology. Bainbridge fabrics have been used by many high profile campaigns including Americas Cup, Vendee Globe, Volvo 60 and BT Global Challenge.´
Go to www.sailcloth.com for more info.
Halsey Lidgard invite you to view their new website for an updated view. Click on www.palmasailmakers.com.
email: info@palmasailmakers.com or contact Paul on 696 939 537.