Islay Marine Centre, run by the ever innovative Gus Newman of Stormcats, has brought out a new version Continue reading
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Ileach notes cost of loss of Islay-Jura subsea cable
The latest edition of The Ileach reports a break in the subsea power cable Continue reading
Islay’s StormCats’ innovation recognised in 2010 Crown Estate Marine Business Award
StormCats, the Islay boatbuilder whose name says everything about the sort of boats they build, was given Continue reading
Record results: the 2010 Stormcats Islay Tope Fishing Competition
The annual StormCats Islay Tope Fishing Competition took place on Lochindaal last weekend – in variable conditions. Continue reading
Islay’s Stormcats sends new Stormbreaker north
Argyll’s GRP boat builders, Stormcats, based in Islay and Scotland’s biggest, has just Continue reading
2010 Stormcats Islay Tope Fishing Festival
The weekend of the 21st and 22nd August sees the fifth Stormcats Islay Tope Fishing Festival. The competition on both days will be from Bowmore. Continue reading
New custom cat from StormCats highlights Islay business drive
StormCats, the Islay boatbuilding business that is Scotland’s largest GRP (glass reinforced plastic) boatbuilder, Continue reading
Bank’s latest message to Islay: ‘amputees get used to it’
Yes, this headline is tasteless but it is the heart of the message Susan Rice, Continue reading
McGrigor slams HBOS on Islay businesses left beached
If you were a business on the Isle of Islay, would you see the offer of access to a Call Centre in Edinburgh Continue reading
Islay’s StormCats to star with Martin Clunes in Islands of Britain
Lagavulin-based Islay boatbuilding business, StormCats, is to feature in an ITV 1 television series transmitting this November – Islands of Britain. It will share the limelight with Martin Clunes when company director, Gus Newman takes him out – in a Stormcat, of course – to see shipwrecks in Islay waters.
The company now employs eight staff and has tripled its production in the last two years. The names of its GRP fabricated craft carry their nature and purpose very powerfully. They sound like the titles of Bill Knox’s gripping west coast customs and excise thrillers: StormAngler, StormFisher, StormBreaker, StormBreaker Jet Cruiser, MonoStorm.
The company’s development plans include a chandlery already under construction, a new engineering section for servicing and a one-acre boat storage complex.