Technical Marine Supplies

What Technical Marine Supplies does

Technical Marine Supplies Ltd is a UK-based B2B marine trade distributor founded in 2015 and headquartered at Queen Anne's Battery Marina in Plymouth, Devon. The company distributes over 50 specialist marine brands across 16 product categories, including deck hardware, electrical and electronic systems, hydraulic solutions, furling gear, rigging, rope, lighting, hatches and portlights, hybrid propulsion, renewable energy systems, watermakers, and general chandlery. Notable distribution partnerships include Seldén, Karver, Spinlock, Sailtec, Marlow Ropes, Silva, Watt & Sea, BlueNav, Sertec Marine, and William Hackett, enabling the company to serve vessel outfitting requirements from rigging and propulsion through to navigation and electrical management.

The company operates a trade-only distribution model. Customers must register and be vetted for a trade account (typically approved within 1-2 days) to access the e-commerce platform, view personalized pricing, submit quotation requests, and place orders. A nationwide team of Business Development Managers provides on-site technical support and tailored solutions, while the company offers next-day delivery to UK mainland addresses with free carriage on orders over £450 + VAT. Export capabilities extend service to European and international customers with EORI numbers.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales across the marine equipment portfolio, supplemented by quote-based enterprise sales for larger systems and custom installations priced as POA (Price on Application). Pricing is quoted exclusive of UK VAT (20%). The customer base spans four primary B2B segments: boat builders and shipyards, marine engineers and service providers, marine chandlers, and commercial marine operators (workboats, patrol vessels, offshore support craft). Geographic reach covers the United Kingdom and broader European marine market. Technical Marine Supplies is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no public funding rounds.

Name

Technical Marine Supplies

Legal name

Technical Marine Supplies Ltd

Website

https://technicalmarinesupplies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Technical Marine Supplies Ltd is a UK-based B2B marine trade distributor founded in 2015, supplying over 50 specialist marine brands across rigging, deck hardware, electrical, hydraulic, and renewable energy categories to boat builders, marine engineers, chandlers, and commercial operators throughout the UK and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065)

akta.pro primary industry

Accommodation & Interior Outfit (Cabins, Galleys, Sanitary, Furniture) (IMAJAIAF)

Keywords

• Marine equipment distribution
• Boat building supplies
• Marine rigging hardware
• Hydraulic marine systems
• Marine chandlery wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Lynmouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Marine Equipment Product Sales: B2B distribution of technical marine equipment including deck hardware, electrical systems, hydraulic solutions, rigging, renewable energy products, and general chandlery. Products sold through trade accounts with personalized pricing.
2. Quote-Based Enterprise Sales: Large equipment and custom systems sold via quotation requests. Some products listed as POA (Price on Application) requiring direct consultation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Technical Marine Supplies is a trade-only B2B marine distributor supplying technical marine equipment to boat builders, marine engineers, chandlers, and commercial vessel operators. The company distributes products from over 50 leading marine brands across categories including deck hardware, rigging, electrical systems, hydraulics, furling gear, lighting, and renewable energy. Customers must register for a vetted trade account to access pricing and order online, with Business Development Managers providing nationwide on-site support and next-day UK mainland delivery.

Product overview

Technical Marine Supplies Ltd is a B2B marine trade distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of over 50 marine brands across 16 product categories. The company provides technical marine products for boatbuilders, riggers, and marine engineers including: Deck Hardware & Rigging (blocks, cleats, winches, shackles from Spinlock, Karver, Seldén, hamma), Electrical & Electronics (batteries, chargers, lightning protection, vessel monitoring from Simarine, EGIS, Sertec Marine), Hydraulic & Furling Gear (boom vangs, hydraulic adjusters, headsail reefing systems from Sailtec, Seldén), Renewable Energy (hydrogenerators, solar panels, wind systems from Watt & Sea, Silentwind, Uniteck), Lighting (navigation, commercial, internal/external lighting from Mantagua), and General Chandlery (adhesives, sealants, bilge pumps, mooring). The company operates as a trade distributor with exclusive B2B access requiring trade account registration. Featured products include Watt & Sea hydrogenerators, Spinlock clutches, Seldén rigging systems, Sertec lightning protection, and Simarine battery monitoring systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compasses & GPS Navigation instruments including digital and magnetic compasses, GPS systems, and related spare parts for marine vessels, distributed to professional marine buyers under the Silva brand and others.
• Deck Hardware Marine deck equipment including blocks, clutches, cleats, jammers, deck fittings, accessories, organisers, track systems, travellers, cars, winches, and tackle lines from brands such as Spinlock, Karver, Rutgerson, and Quick.
• Electrical & Electronic Marine electrical systems including alternators, regulators, batteries, chargers, battery monitoring, digital switching, disconnect switches, busbars, circuit protection, lightning protection (Sertec CMCE), sealed contactors, distribution blocks, sensors, senders, terminal blocks, time delay relays, thermal and lowlight cameras, and vessel telematics from brands such as Simarine, EGIS Mobile Electric, Arco Marine, and FT Technologies.
• Furling Gear Sail furling systems for dinghies, keelboats, and yachts including headsail reefing furlers, straight luff furling, top down furling, and associated spares from Seldén and Karver.
• General Chandlery General marine supplies including adhesives, sealants, lubricants, cleaners, bilge pumps, deck protection, non-slip materials, guardwire fittings, mooring equipment, mast sealing compounds, rigging accessories, shackles, stainless steel hardware, tapes, and tiller extensions.
• Hatches & Portlights Vessel hatches, portlights, and associated spares and accessories from Rutgerson and other marine brands.
• Hybrid Propulsion Hybrid and electric propulsion systems for marine vessels supporting the transition to cleaner, more efficient marine operations, distributed under the BlueNav brand.
• Hydraulic Solutions for Yachts Complete hydraulic systems including Sailtec hydraulic integral adjusters, Seldén hydraulic integral systems, hydraulic cylinders, tensioners, boom vangs, single and double action pumps, fast acting pumps, oil reservoirs, power packs, seal kits, spares, accessories, and mast-jack pumps.
• Lighting Marine lighting solutions including navigation lights, commercial lighting, external and internal lighting, motorised searchlights, and associated spares and accessories, primarily from the Mantagua brand.
• Masts, Booms, Poles & Accessories Mast and boom systems including EZi launchers, rig accessories, dinghy spinnaker poles, rodkickers, sail hardware, yacht spinnaker poles, bowsprits, spreader systems, Seldén masts, carbon masts, and lazy jack systems.
• Renewable Energy Marine renewable energy systems including hydrogenerators (Watt & Sea POD 600, Cruising 300/600, Racing 600), solar panels (Uniteck), and wind energy systems (Silentwind) for generating power while sailing.
• Rigging Marine rigging equipment including wire fittings, wire cable, rod fittings, smart fittings with NMEA gateways, textile fittings, wire cutters, roller swagers (Wireteknik), backstay tensioners, Seldén rigging components, hamma rigging hardware, and Armare composite rigging and torsional stays.
• Rope Marine rope products including cut lengths, dinghy rope, yacht cruising and racing rope, windsurfing lines, furling cables, 3-strand rope, mooring rope, splicing tools, accessories, and Marlow superyacht series.
• Watermakers Aqua-Base watermakers designed by SLCE for reliable freshwater production onboard vessels.
• Watt & Sea POD 600 Hydrogenerator Innovating hydrogenerator solution for sailing boats unable to fasten a hydrogenerator on their transom; features invisible installation, easy start-up with Simple ON/OFF button, output of 120W from 5 knots, quiet operation, and a two-year warranty, delivered with 200mm aluminium leg.
• Windex Wind Vanes Wind vanes providing accurate apparent wind direction information. Models include Windex 6 Dinghy, Windex 10C, Windex 15 MKII, Windex Scout 50, Windex Scout 90, and Windex XL. Feature sapphire jewel suspension bearing, large fin-low inertia vane, and easy-to-read fully adjustable tacking tab system.
• Walder Boom Brake Series Boom brakes in various sizes (103, 203, 203C, 403, 403H, Hyper) for controlling boom movement during gybes; available in aluminium, black, and titanium finishes.
• Spinlock XAS Clutch Multi-role clutch with excellent performance across a wide rope range, for racing yachts up to 27' and cruising yachts up to 35'. Available in single, double, and triple configurations for 4-8mm or 6-12mm lines with loads up to 575kg.
• Wireteknik Roller Swagers Professional swaging machines including A100 (1.6-5.0mm), A200 (1.6-8.0mm), A270 (2.5-12mm), and A350 (2.5-16mm) models. Available with hand pump, hydraulic pump, single phase, or three phase power options.
• Mantagua NAVIPRO Navigation Light 2NM Tricolour LED navigation light with anchor light; Wheelmark approved for vessels over 20m.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aqua-BasecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWatermaker specialist distributing SLCE-designed advanced watermakers for reliable freshwater production onboard vessels.
• SeldéncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading mast and rigging manufacturer. TMS distributes Seldén masts, booms, Furlex furlers, hydraulic systems, and rigging hardware.
• KarvercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHigh-performance furling systems, blocks, and rigging accessories engineered for strength and lightweight construction.
• SpinlockcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeck hardware specialist providing cleats, clutches, jammers, and high-load deck organizers trusted across dinghy, cruising, and racing yachts.
• hammacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrecision rigging hardware including rigging screws, terminals, and wire fittings for marine applications.
• SailteccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHydraulic solutions for yachts including integral adjusters, cylinders, boom vangs, pumps, and power packs.
• Sertec MarinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCMCE lightning prevention devices protecting commercial vessels from lightning strikes.
• MantaguacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarine lighting and electrical solutions combining efficiency, durability, and modern design. Includes LED navigation, interior, and deck lighting.
• Marlow RopescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorld-class ropes and rigging solutions trusted across commercial, offshore, and defence sectors.
• SilvacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarine compasses with long-standing reputation in commercial and professional marine navigation, plus personal lighting options.
• Cyclops MarinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLoad monitoring systems providing real-time data for sail control and rig tension monitoring.
• BlueNavcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHybrid and electric propulsion solutions supporting transition to cleaner, more efficient marine operations.
• Watt & SeacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarine hydrogenerators providing renewable energy while sailing, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and increasing onboard autonomy.
• FT TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUltrasonic wind sensors designed for accuracy, reliability, and zero maintenance in harsh marine conditions.
• InfravisioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThermal imaging cameras enhancing situational awareness and safety for commercial vessels.
• WireteknikcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProfessional swaging machines and roller swagers creating high-strength wire terminations for marine rigging applications.
• RutgersoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSafety-critical marine deck hardware including safety tracks, portlights, and hatches.
• Walder Boom BrakecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBoom brakes controlling boom movement during gybes, improving safety for crew and reducing equipment damage risk.
• SimarinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBattery monitoring and digital switching systems for marine electrical management.
• EGIS Mobile ElectriccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHigh-performance DC power solutions, converters, and charging systems for mobile and marine use.
• UniteckcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSolar panel solutions and marine electrical equipment for renewable energy integration.
• William HackettcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGalvanised calibrated chain for marine mooring applications with heritage of chain manufacturing since 1892.
• BonomiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarine hardware fittings and accessories for deck applications.
• Tikal Marine SystemsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProfessional-grade sealants and bonding systems for marine applications.
• WindexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWind vanes providing accurate, instant wind direction information trusted for precision and visibility.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Sea-Dog Line: Manufacturer and wholesaler of marine hardware, rigging, and electrical accessories supplying distributors and OEMs. Comparable product categories but operates upstream as a supplier rather than a distributor.

Direct peers

• Force 4 Chandlery: Major UK marine chandlery chain offering sailing hardware, electronics, safety gear, and chandlery products to both trade and retail customers. Comparable breadth across similar product categories.
• Imtra Marine Products: North American distributor of high-end marine equipment including lighting, deck hardware, windlasses, and propulsion gear to OEMs and marine trade. Similar specialist-trade distribution model.
• SVB (Scheiber Versand Bremen): Large European marine equipment retailer and distributor based in Germany, serving both trade and retail across rigging, deck hardware, electronics, and chandlery. Comparable product range and European footprint.
• ASAP Supplies: UK-based B2B marine equipment and chandlery distributor serving boat builders, yacht managers, and chandlers. Highly comparable trade-only model with similar brand portfolio and UK-wide delivery focus.
• Marine Super Store: UK online marine chandlery and equipment retailer overlapping with TMS in deck hardware, electrical, and general chandlery categories across sailing and motorboat segments.
• Fawcett's Boat Supplies: Long-established UK marine chandler and distributor supplying chandlery, deck hardware, rigging, and safety equipment to trade and retail customers. Direct competitor in the UK marine outfitting trade.

Broad incumbents

• West Marine: Dominant US marine retail and pro-trade chain supplying hardware, electronics, and chandlery across hundreds of stores and online. Largest marine equipment distributor in North America.
• Defender Marine: Large US-based marine equipment retailer and distributor offering a broad catalogue of hardware, electronics, and chandlery to both trade and consumers. Comparable product breadth with a much larger scale.

Regional players

• Hamilton Marine: US-based marine supply company operating a retail chandlery and a trade catalog serving commercial fishermen, workboat operators, and boatyards. Comparable trade-channel focus on professional marine operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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