Can you give a few figures about Marsaudon Composites' activity ?
The company now employs 49 people. Each year, Marsaudon Composites delivers between 4 and 5 new catamarans per year, as well as molds and tools for the nautical industry. Our annual turnover is between 5 and 5,5 Meuros.
How is the business structured between pleasure catamarans, tools and ocean racing, in which you have good references?
We can say that today, ocean racing is over. Our main objective is to develop the activity of pleasure catamarans. For this, we are launching two new models in addition to the TS42. These are the TS3, a 35-foot sport catamaran, and the TS5, a 50-foot cruising catamaran in the tradition of the TS42. An official brand TS Catamarans is created, as a branch of Marsaudon Composites. Besides, we want to maintain our volume of activity in subcontracting and tooling construction. Today, the TS 42s represent 50% of the activity, tooling and molds account for 25% and the rest is done in subcontracting for Catlante charter catamarans, that is to say 1 to 2 70 feet multihulls per year.
What are your growth prospects with this program?
Today, we only have to build the TS Catamarans to sell them. We have already sold 5 TS5 on plan. While we produce between 4 and 5 boats per year, the objective is to produce a dozen. We are building a commercial network for that.
From an industrial point of view, how will you manage to keep up?
Today, with the 3 naves in the Lorient submarine base, we have the space. The main limitation is the staff. I am obliged to use the workshop's pillars to the full, because I am permanently short of 5 to 7 employees. We train internally, with apprentices, so there is turnover to find the right employee. I'd rather hire a motivated person who doesn't know the composite than a moderately motivated expert.
