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British Marine on the River Thames
British Marine is the trade association for the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry. British Marine London & Thames Valley is a Regional Association within the federation.
The Association was created in 2010 following a merger of The Thames Hire Cruiser Association (THCA) and the Thames Boating Trades Association (TBTA).
The Association covers 80+ members whose business is alongside the non-tidal and tidal River Thames, and over 100 firms whose business address is in the London area and the Counties adjacent to the River Thames.
The focus of British Marine Thames Valley is to provide a service to a mix of businesses including boatbuilding, marinas and moorings, boat hire, passenger boats, boat repair, engineering, boat sales, brokerage together with firms whose address is in the Thames area, but who may run a business abroad or on the UK Coast.
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