The luxury boat maker, which also has a facility on Portland, has recently been bought by American Lionheart Capital and Italy’s Orienta Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Andrea Frabetti, the chief executive of Sunseeker International since 2019, has crushed any concern about moving any of its workforce elsewhere. Sunseeker employed 1,863 people at the end of 2022, the most recent accounts show, including 1,602 in manufacturing.
Mr Frabetti told the Echo that new owners Orienta and Lionheart “will leverage their proven expertise in the yachting industry” to support Sunseeker’s development. Sunseeker 'will remain proudly British' He added the new shareholders will “focus on creating new value and opportunities for the brand, with the aim of growing and strengthening” the shipyard's position in the market. The businessman said: “Sunseeker will remain a proudly British company, with its primary manufacturing, workforce and current infrastructure located in Poole.
“Workforce is crucial to create unique jewels: Sunseeker yachts can only be manufactured thanks to the expertise of our workers, and not through industrial robotics. “Acquiring a brand like Sunseeker does not only mean heritage, but also a history of great design and manufacturing capabilities which are based in Poole. “Even the previous Chinese owners, in mutual agreement with the company, decided not to abandon the production sites in Dorset, indeed it strengthened them.
“Sunseeker is prou.
