New service loft

Hyde Sails open facility in Swanwick

Hyde Sails' service loft is now located in Swanwick where the company's head office is also based. Gareth Heel, 25, manages the operation along with Julian Richardson who between them, have 32 years experience in sail making. Both keen sailors their wealth of knowledge ensures they offer trusted expert opinions and a high quality service.

Hyde Sails was founded over forty years ago and is one of the largest sail making companies in the UK producing state of the art high performance sails. The original lofts were based in Burnham, Hamble and Benfleet but over the last five years the entire operation has been moved the Philippines. The manufacturing base is owned and operated exclusively by Hyde Sails and run by their own local staff. Gareth has played an integral role in this process travelling to the Philippines to train staff, oversee build of sail, quality and techniques to maintain and ultimately raise standards.

'It was a really good experience going to see the sail loft in Cebu and being involved in development. The people are very friendly, helpful and polite and we have a great team out there,' he explains.

"Since setting up the service loft, feedback from customers has been really good. We are pleased to offer our clients experience, honesty, quick service and competitive prices. Now we do not have production in the UK we can focus totally on service and building relationships," Gareth and Julian add.

To find out more about everything Hyde Sails has to offer visit http://www.hydesails.com