Company: Scorpion RIBs, Twisted Marine
Business Type: Boat Builder
Production on new builds of Twisted Scorpions will begin immediately and the company is also offering ‘refreshes’ for anyone with an older model.
Twisted Marine offers custom boat building and refits / upgrades, alongside maintenance and repairs, engineering, GRP and shipwright services from their bases in Salcombe and Brighton.
Founder Charles Fawcett spent two decades growing Twisted Automotive into a worldwide brand and renowned automotive engineering business, before purchasing a marine engineering business in Salcombe in 2021 with Jake Cronk, which was rebranded Twisted Marine. In August 2022, Twisted Marine acquired Brighton-based marine engineering business, West Marine Services Limited. Their current models includes the R, S and T-47 series.
Jake Cronk, Managing Director at Twisted Marine, said:
“We have already created a market position and a household brand name within the marine industry over the last four years as Twisted Marine. Our premium RIB offering with the R-Series used a third party supplier as the base craft. This acquisition puts us as the OEM and allows us to grow and develop our products in-house.
“We have bought the IP and brand along with the assets. As a result we are hoping to develop a world renowned range of craft while preserving the Scorpion heritage. Scorpion is a RIB brand, which reaches across the globe and we are sensitive to its heritage and achievements. We are planning to operate out of the existing site in Lymington and recruit previous employees with intangible knowledge. The Scorpion brand will have a boost of energy and investment to put it back on the podium as the best RIBs in the world.
“As the OEM we will be able to gain a competitive advantage over our competitors, blending style and performance with sound engineering.”
Scorpion RIBs manufactures RIBs out of its facility in Lymington, Hampshire. The company created a new hull design to realise the full potential of the Rigid Inflatable Boat over 20 years ago, leading to the highest levels of safety and class leading performance, as well as fuel efficiency.
The three models in the current range are the Serket at 2.75m, Sting at 3.1m and the Silurian at 3.25m, and are available with a range of power options, including inboard, outboard and waterjet.
Twisted says the entire team is committed to continuing the legacy of Scorpion, ensuring that the brand’s tradition of excellence and innovation endures well beyond boat production, and Lymington will become the UK HQ for all Twisted new builds.
Cronk concluded:
“This includes our S-Series T300S, all Northstar RIB builds and new Scorpion/Twisted products. Our long term goal is to create world-class performance RIBs and sportboats with a global distribution.”
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