Boat Builder Awards at Metstrade 2025

A total of 34 companies from the global leisure marine boatbuilding sector and its supply chain were named on the shortlist for the 11th edition of Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement.

An international panel of seven judges assessed 68 entries across six categories to reach its decisions. Winners were revealed on November 19 alongside 2025 Metstrade, the world’s largest marine trade exhibition, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This year’s 11th edition of the Boat Builder Awards saw Targa Boats’ founders Johan and Britt-Marie Carpelan honored for Lifetime Achievement and Brunswick’s Vittorio Bichurcher and Kevin Fehrenbach named as this year’s Rising Stars. Plus 31 companies from around the globe highlighted for their successes in innovation, design, sustainability and partnership collaboration. – Full story