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Sunreef to expand workforce
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The luxury catamaran manufacturer is expanding its production workforce in both Poland and the UAE.
Sunreef’s main Gdansk facility
Sunreef Yachts plans to increase its workforce across its two production sites in Poland by 15 per cent in 2024, while also doubling its staff at its third facility, in the UAE. Last year, Sunreef delivered 80 per cent more units than in 2021, as it starts to regularly launch models from its new Eco series of solar-electric catamarans, and revealed a 40 per cent growth in revenue over two years.
Francis Lapp founded Sunreef in Gdansk in 2002 and the luxury catamaran manufacturer still uses its original site at the historic Gdansk Shipyard due to production demand, which led to the company opening a larger facility further east along the Martwa Wisla river.
Sunreef 80 Eco
In total, the two facilities cover 125,000sqm and feature build halls with in-house carpentry, upholstery and stainless-steel workshops, as well as one of Europe’s largest computer numerical control (CNC) machines. The facility continues to evolve, with a high-tech paint shop added last year, while a 5,000sqm warehouse and production area is set to be completed in the coming months.
Last year, Sunreef also started operations at its new facility in the UAE, where it has a 65,000sqm land reserve in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The new facility “incorporates the latest technologies in luxury yacht building and meets the highest standards of sustainability and energy efficiency”, according to Sunreef.
Sunreef’s new site in the UAE
Sunreef also has an office in Dubai, which had an official opening ceremony on the eve of the 2023 Dubai International Boat Show. The company’s dealers in Asia include Hong Seh Marine in Singapore, Lee Marine in Thailand, NextWave Yachting in Hong Kong and Speedo Marine in mainland China.
