In the Beginning
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Quinquari Marine maps it origins back to 1986 when John Price, founder and continued owner established an international fisheries and marine consultancy. Qualified as a Fisheries Scientist and studying Naval Architecture and Engineering, John hailed from the rugged Pembrokeshire Coast. Through childhood he spent his days working on commercial fishing and pleasure craft. Returning from the Middle East he established commercial fishing operations and then diversified into the commercial passenger market. This proved to be the making of the company, taking it to its present level whereby it is now the UK's largest RHIB passenger carrier. All of the companies own RHIB's have been purchased from Humber Inflatables as a bare boat and then fitted out by Quinquari to suit its needs. As the passenger element of the business grew then so did the need for a company with dedicated premises for the fit out and maintenance of the increasing fleet of vessels. The obvious choice was for Quinquari to build its own marine workshops and employ its own trained personnel. In total the company now employs 25 persons. |
Voyages Of Discovery and Thousand Island Expeditions (St Davids)
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Voyages Of Discovery is the trading name of the Quinquari tourist operation. In addition to its own brand it also operates all the RHIB sailings under the Thousand Island Expeditions brand. The company has the enviable position of being the UK's largest RHIB passenger carrier, offering a range of sailings off the rugged Pembrokeshire Coast. The company operates up to 36 sailings a day starting at first light and continuing until dusk. Sailings range from 1 to 4 hours in duration. This number of sailings need a very high degree of operational control and operates along the same principles as an airport. Exacting equipment specifications, dedicated maintenance systems and a little luck ensure that the company has fewer than 0.1% sailing cancellations due to breakdowns. |
Sea.fari Adventures (Oban) ..... QUINQUARI MARINE NORTH
Following the huge success of the Quinquari outfitting business it became clear that some expansion would be required to satisfy demand. This in itself caused a dilemma whereby if the business expanded then the close customer contact and family atmosphere would be lost and Quinquari would become a mass rather than a bespoke producer
The obvious choice was to establish a symmetrical operation in another geographical area and in stepped Tony Hill of Seafari Adventures. Tony had been a good friend of Quinquari since 1998 when he courted our expertise and set up the original Seafari Adventures. This business has expanded and now operates 3 RHIB's all year. Tony's expertise in RHIB operations is extensive and is back by his experience of fitting out his own commercial vessels. This was further enhanced by extensive training at Quinquari South base to ensure a harmonious product. For those living further North then for the first time is available a dedicated commercial supplier who also has operational experience.
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The production of vessels was originaly geared towards the tourist/seafari commercial operators. Now though the client base has a far wider spectrum and even though the comapny still has highly specialist skills in supporting the seafari operator the company is an important supplier to the Offshore Oil and windfarm, police and military markets. Further there has been a strong uptake in our bespoke builds for the race market.