ALLEN BROS IS SELECTED
HOMENEWSAFTERMARKETDECK HARDWAREALLEN BROS IS SELECTED
09 Mar 2020
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Allen Bros is the official hardware supplier to the Swedish sailing team. Photo: Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com
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ALLEN BROTHERS (FITTINGS) LTD
Allen Bros has been appointed official hardware supplier to the Swedish sailing team – in both the Olympic and youth classes.
The supply includes four classes of boats that will be represented by the team in Tokyo this summer: the Finn dinghy, ILCA standard and ILCA radial and 470 men.
“It’s very important for Allen, as a UK manufacturer, to build strong bonds around the world with sailors,” said Liz Adams, Allen MD. “It will help in our R&D programme; the Swedish sailing team will help to contribute to our product development, it will be a fantastic opportunity for all of us.”
Thomas Hansson-Mild of the Swedish sailing team added: “We will benefit a lot from this collaboration, Allen has a 60-year heritage of making good products.
“For the Swedish sailing team, it will be a huge benefit for us and to get this support and with your knowledge and your technical experience of the products. We are super happy.”
Allen is based in Essex and is able to prototype products in-house.