Herald - Issue 408

24th June 2021 • The HERALD • Page 19 v PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1994 v Call for a FREE Quotation 023 8084 0257 www.gasworks.co.uk Visit our showroom at 299 Shirley Road, Southampton SO15 3HU 0238001 4269 SP DECORATING Painting & Decorating Specialist Simon Perks Tel: 07889 091420 Email: simonperks@rocketmail.com • Interior & Exteriors • Wallpaper Hanging • Prompt & Reliable Service • Free Quotations & Expert Advice • Fully Insured Approved by Trading Standards Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email editor@herald-publishing.co.uk It’s easy to see why Bucklers Hard Boat Builders Ltd (trading as BHBoat Sales, BH Fabrications and BH Boat Yard Services) is the trusted go-to company locally for ‘all things boating’. e company has both the knowledge and the dedication to get the right outcome for you. Established in 1971 at Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River, the company added a second base in the boatyard at Hythe Marina in 2014. In February 2020 it opened a second Hythe Marina premises at 16 Shamrock Way for yacht brokerage and the sale of new Selva boats and outboard engines, Fjord Star Ribs, Latrex boats and Wolf Star in atables. e team, thrilled to be part of the Hythe Marina community, is (not surprisingly) made up of like-minded sailing enthusiasts. Rebecca (Becs), a familiar BH Boats Sail into Hythe Marina face on the Marina, looks a er the administration side of the business. She has been surrounded by boats throughout most of her life, her family having boated at Beaulieu and Hythe for many years. e day-to-day running of the brokerage o ce in Beaulieu is the responsibility of Sales Director/Broker Will Rhys-Jones. Will has owned both motor and sailing boats and used to regularly race in the Solent and West Country. Finally, there is Chris Clayton, MD of the business. Chris is based at Hythe Marina and at Cowes with Seaward, builders of Nelson-hulled motor yachts and commercial boats. Having instigated many changes, including purchasing the brokerage and founding BH Fabrications, Chris’s ethos is Quality, Quality, Quality! “ The requirement for UK-based holidays has had a positive knock-on effect on the water”, explain Will and Becs. “With more and more people committing to staycations it really is a ‘sellers’ market’ at the moment. Boats are in seriously high demand and are being snapped up as quickly as we get them. So much so that we are finding there is a real shortage of new listings. If you are considering parting ways with your boat, now really is the time to get the best price for her.” So, for all your boating needs do call 023 8087 9792 or pop into the o ce at 16 Shamrock Way. Alternatively check out the services that they o er via their websites: www.bucklers.co.uk or www.bhboatsales.com Left to Right: Managing Director Chris Clayton, Sales Administrator Rebecca Wallis and Sales Director/Broker Will Rhys Jones, make up the BH Crew