Scrap Calculator Tweaks and Changes
Boatbreakers Homepage Improvements
The Boatbreakers team are always looking for ways to improve our site and to make it easy to navigate. We know that just coming to the decision to scrap your boat can be a difficult process. So we want to make sure that it’s as easy as possible to submit your details.
Currently the Scrap Your Boat button is front and centre when you visit the homepage. This won’t change but the wording around it will. We don’t want end of life boat owners thinking that once they hit that button they are locked into anything. It’s simply where you give us the information we need to provide you with a FREE no obligation quote for recycling.
Even if you haven’t totally made up your mind and you’d still like to try and sell the boat, it’s helpful to know the costs. This way you as the boat owner can make an informed choice on offers you could accept on the boat. Whilst knowing that if any sale falls through you can still escape boat ownership/mooring fees by scrapping.
Boat Scrapyard Feature
Another tweak to the site will be featuring Boat Scrapyard a lot higher. This is where we list all of the recycled boat bits that we salvage from end of life boats. It’s a vital part of our marine recycling network as we try to recycle and minimise waste.
The Boat Scrapyard site is also linked to our eBay account which is now called Boatscrapyard and our eBay shop is called Boat Salvage Yard. For some reason the eBay system didn’t like the word scrap because it contains a rude word! Very annoying!
Simplified Scrap Calculator
Additionally we are going to create a simplified Scrap Calculator. This will mean that people who maybe don’t know so much about the boat they need to scrap can get in touch. All we will need is a Picture, Post Code and the boat’s length. Then we will be able to give the individual an idea on the costs. We get lots of people who’ve maybe inherited a boat from a relative and have no clue how to describe it. Once again we want to make our recycling process as simple as possible.
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: October 31, 2019
Last Modified: June 28, 2022
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