The premises of Nautic Service Sauvetage completely destroyed
A fire broke out during the night of Friday 14 to Saturday 15 May 2021 in the Parc de l'Estuaire business park in Harfleur, near the port of Le Havre. It completely destroyed an area of 4,000 m² of buildings, mobilizing 30 vehicles and 68 firemen. The premises housed 4 companies, including Nautic Service Sauvetage, known in the yachting industry for the distribution of Sea-Safe liferafts and the Alpha Ocean range. The structure, which employs more than 15 people, also ensures the revision of part of the For Water brand models. " There is nothing left of our premises in Harfleur and the stock that was on the site "summarizes Lucile Connen, sales representative in charge of the raft market.
Commercial and logistic solutions already in place
Nevertheless, the company was able to bounce back quickly to maintain commercial activity and service to clients. Solutions were put in place to limit the downtime of the Sea-Safe liferafts. " We resumed our activity in our former premises, which we own, as a matter of urgency after some minor work. We have since found 5,000 m² buildings to rent for which we will have the lease as of next week [Editor's note: week of May 24, 2021]. We have to receive 3 containers of material this month and we have placed an order to receive some material by plane in emergency. All the orders have been placed again "explains Lucile Connen.
The measures taken should make it possible to get through the 2021 boating season without too much difficulty. " We had stock elsewhere to meet some of the parts needs. Only liferaft overhauls are suspended for 3 weeks to 1 month. Sea-Safe customers can be reassured that all necessary measures have been taken for the season "concludes the saleswoman of Nautic Service Sauvetage.
