March 2006

C-Quip International Ltd (Auckland, New Zealand) continues to design and manufacture sophisticated carbon luxury-yacht hardware exploiting the benefits of composite materials supplied by ACG. Their product range includes carbon cranes, passerelles and side-boarding stairs.

Traditional aluminium cranes have been replaced with stylish and robust carbon cranes. With the help of ACG, C-Quip has made the most of the obvious advantages of composites for their unique line of marine equipment. Corrosion resistance, reduced weight and more attractive and structurally efficient shapes all contributing to powerful yet elegant systems that seamlessly blend into the overall style of the superyacht. C-Quip affirm that one of the great advantages of using ACG

composite prepreg materials is the diversity of fibre and resin systems available which have allowed their engineers to design marine products that function to their optimum.

With ACG's ongoing support, C-Quip continues to push the boundaries of application for composites in the marine market, such as their latest development - the C-Quip carbon hydraulic cylinder.