Viksund Boats
Industry | Yacht Building |
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Founded | 1966 |
Headquarters | Askøy, Norway |
Key people | (C.E.O.) |
Products | Yachts |
Website | Official Website |
Viksund Boats AS[1] is a Norwegian motor yacht builder, currently owned by .
Started in 1966 by , the company presently builds motor yachts at a facility in Strusshamn, on the island of Askøy just outside Bergen.
History[]
The company was formed in 1966 and operated from an old farmhouse in Bergen. The first Viksund boat was the .
Viksund was among the pioneers for fiberglass boatbuilding in Norway, and attracted significant early sales. By the late 1960s the farmhouse facility was outgrown and Viksund relocated to Strusshaum. By the 1970s Viksun was one of Norway's largest boat-building firms, producing fishing vessels and motor yachts for export and domestic use.
In the late 1980s the company was restructured after a fall in the market. New models were developed, and by the late 1990s Viksund was again among Norway's largest biggest boat building firms. Since 2000 the company has focused exclusively on motor yachts ranging from 30 to 40 feet, including the , , and the .
Viksund employs seventy people and produces approximately 80 yachts a year. It is run by Erling Viksund's son, .
Turnover in 2007 was $US 18.5 million. The export rate of the company is around 35% and the main export countries are Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Russia.
In 2008 Viksund Asia opened a new production and distribution point in Negombo, Sri Lanka. The boats are distributed to Maldives and other Asian countries.[2]
Models[]
- - 32 feet
- - 34 feet
- - 36 feet
- - 39 feet (Premeiere winter 2010)
The Viksund 320
The Viksund 340 Flybridge version
The Viksund 340 Hardtop version
The Viksund 360 Flybridge version
The Viksund 360 Hardtop version
The Viksund 360 St Cruz
References[]
- ^ Viksund Yachts of Norway Companies House
- ^ Viksund Asia
External links[]
- Manufacturing companies established in 1966
- Manufacturing companies based in Bergen
- Yacht building companies
- Shipbuilding companies of Norway
- Norwegian companies established in 1966
- Norwegian brands