The New Zealand marketplace welcomes CMC Marine

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From left Alessandro Gallifuoco and Mike Harris
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From left Alessandro Gallifuoco (vice president of CMC Marine USA) and Mike Harris (Joint Managing Director at Lighthouse Marine Equipment Limited).

The Asia-Pacific market is gaining in importance for CMC Marine, which recently signed a service center agreement with Lighthouse Marine Equipment, a solid New Zealand company established in 2006 that in December 2019 will begin distributing the Tuscany-based company’s entire product range on an exclusive basis.

The attendance of top boat shows and multiple commercial agreements signed in various geographical areas confirms the company’s ongoing internationalisation drive: concurrently with Metstrade 2019, the world’s most important marine accessories trade fair, the company signed an important partnership agreement with Lighthouse Marine Equipment, a partner to many of the main suppliers of marine equipment. LM Equipment will handle distribution for CMC Marine’s full range in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

We, Lighthouse Marine, are interested in representing leaders in marine technology to our discerning client base in NZ and the Pacific Islands and very pleased to be able to represent CMC Marine on these basics. Electronic over electric equipment is the future of larger vessel stabilisers, steering etc. With over 1000 quality installations in the superyacht field CMC Marine represents a company at the head of this technology and we are very pleased to be able these quality and solution providing products in our demanding market place that requires technology and reliability for every application”, said Mike Harris – Joint Managing Director at Lighthouse Marine Equipment Limited.

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