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Gill Marine Clothing appoints MarinePlus as Australian distributor

by Kathleen Griffiths, Kiwi Yachting 21 Jun 2019 07:41 BST 21 June 2019
Gill have appointed MarinePlus as their Australian distributor © Gill

Gill Marine Clothing has appointed MarinePlus as Australian distributor bringing together two companies focussed on providing high quality products to marine and water based customers.

MarinePlus continues with its planned growth strategy as a nationwide distributor of quality water based products in Australia. As of 23rd July, MarinePlus will add the Gill Marine range in to our stable. Gill is a world leader in the technical marine clothing, established in the UK over 40 years ago.

Gill designs technical apparel engineered for the perfect balance of performance and protection on or around water. Gills broad range covers everything from powerboat and corporate wear to extreme offshore yacht racing outerwear.

For the past 15 years the Gill brand has been distributed by Gill Australia. Paul Schulz, director at Gill Australia comments:

“We are delighted MarinePlus has been appointed to take over distribution of Gill in Australia. After many years of representing the brand here, the time has come for us to hand on the baton to the next recipient and MarinePlus is the obvious choice. With many years in the marine industry and backed up by a dedicated team, MarinePlus has the right infrastructure and industry knowledge to implement the next growth phase of Gill.”

MarinePlus is engaged in a strategic growth phase, with recent additions such as Ultra PFDs, BARZ Optics and RAILBLAZA to our brands and taking over the exclusive distribution of AKZO Yachting products in Victoria we have focused on quality brands that we have the knowledge and expertise to support. We have chosen brands that complement each other and provide our customers both in the retail and trade space with a great selection. The Gill range complements both the Ultra and BALTIC lifejacket range (ex-Sweden) providing your customers with a complete wardrobe for their on the water activities.

National Sales Manager, Scott Miller comments: “I am thrilled to have Gill one of the most respected brands in marine clothing added to our stable. It is a brand I have always respected and enjoyed wearing. Our focus at MarinePlus is to build a select range of quality water based brands that we are the experts on so we can assist you to ensure you have the support and resources to sell our products through to your customers. Gill also provides us with the exciting opportunity of being able to provide you with corporate clothing to further enhance your image with your customers.”

Since 1994 MarinePlus has been one of Australia’s premier suppliers of quality marine and leisure products. MarinePlus is the Australian Distributor of Baltic, Barz, Cathodic Anodes, Icom, Minox, Railblaza, Silva, Southern Pacific Inflatables, Tycab, Ultra, and Watt & Sea and, in the State of Victoria AkzoNobel, and 3M.

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