NEWSProduction site acquired24/06/2022Save articleSILENT-YACHTS has acquired its Italian based production site.SHOW FULLSCREENSILENT-YACHTS Series 80 under construction in Fano. Photo credit Alessandro GuerrieriThe facility is in Fano on Italy’s Adriatic coast and consists of several modern, well-equipped hangars which will be used for the building and outfitting of the Silent 60 series and Silent 80 series models.The site includes five construction sheds with 22,000m2 of covered space and a similar exterior surface area.The new range of electric SILENT-TENDERS will also be produced at the site, which includes an Innovation Centre for researching and developing new models, technologies and solutions.“Our acquisition of the facility in Fano is a great opportunity for the city and for thenautical sector in the area,” says Michael Köhler, CEO of SILENT-YACHTS who explained that he would like to make the area a point of reference for Italian boatbuilding.The company says it will employ around 250 people, both directly and indirectly, and has expansion plans already under discussion to increase the production capacity of its sites and also acquire new ones.SILENT-YACHTS, builds electric solar-powered catamarans from 60 to 120ft.The acquisition follows the restructuring of the brand as SILENT GROUP.

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