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Boatbreakers was recently asked by Marine Industry News to feature in their daily email bulletins. After researching our team and realising that I (Luke) has a degree in journalism, life was made even easier as I was asked to write them.
We sat down and discussed the broad range of issues that we at Boatbreakers are trying to tackle. The editors soon decided that it was an issue that needed more focus. So below are links to the three articles.
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The Marine Industry’s Sloping Shoulders For End Of Life Boats.
Without a common plan, and a strong lead, the UK’s shores will be a dumping ground for end of life boats. “Who will take responsibility?” asks boat recycling expert Luke Edney in the final part of our series…
Growing Threat From Boats Past ‘Sail By Date’
We need to reduce costs for dealing with end of life boats, warns boat recycling expert Luke Edney, before it’s too late. End of use boats are a challenging issue for the UK. The end of life disposal process has two main costs that Boatbreakers is actively trying to reduce…
Shameful Situation Of UK’s End Of Life Boat Policy
It’s time to hold the marine industry to account, warns boat recycling expert Luke Edney, in the first of a short series. End of use boats are an impending issue, not just for the UK, but for the rest of the world too…
Written By: Luke Edney
Luke completed a journalism degree in Brighton University and fortunately for us uses this in his communications, Facebook posts, Tweets and emails to tell all our enquirers and followers what we are up to. Without Luke we would be lost, he runs the office, keeps us organised and is like a terrier and never lets a tricky boat disposal job go un-photographed or Tweeted about.
He also manages all of our enquiries passing them to whoever in the team is the best suited to deal with it. We are teaching Luke how to drive a motorboat or sail a yacht so while he’s learning we suggest you keep out of the Solent!
When he’s not at work he’s a massive football fan (his Dad used to play for Portsmouth FC years ago) and seems to know everything there is to know about any player, anywhere. Next time you ring and he answers, think of a tricky football trivia question and ask him
Date Published: March 3, 2020
Last Modified: June 28, 2022
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