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Our history has been told many times in these last fifty years, but, to understand it, you need to grasp our company values, and return to its origins, since it is nothing but continuity and progression.
- Brief History
- Production and Manufacturing
- Innovation and New Ideas
- Group Brands
The Bénéteau story began in the 19thcentury with Benjamin Bénéteau, who got his first job on a lugger at the age of 12, and founded the yard in Rochefort after completing his military service. Initially a builder of sail-powered fishing boats, Bénéteau pioneered the use of engine power, allowing his ships to return to port much faster than the comp...
Bénéteau’s best-selling designs have spawned hundreds of hulls, with more than 500 First 265s, over 600 First 235s and in excess of 800 Oceanis 321s launched during their extended production runs. At its state-of-the-art Vendée headquarters (opened in 2014 as part of the company’s 130thanniversary celebrations), Bénéteau operates a system called Pr...
Bénéteau has always been a yard to embrace innovative new ideas, and as such it can claim several firsts. For example, it was the first boatbuilder to fit Volvo Penta’s now ubiquitous IPS drivetrain and has developed six new hulls specifically to suit this revolutionary propulsion system. Meanwhile, its mainsail arch design has brought added safety...
The Bénéteau Group’s portfolio includes a wide variety of brands, from American speedboat specialists Four Winns, Scarab, Wellcraft and Glastronto IRM and O’Hara mobile homes. The 1995 acquisition of Jeanneau saw the two biggest French boatbuilders join forces, while recent successes include the Monte Carlo Yachtsrange of luxury cruisers, which was...
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Statistics: Public Company. Incorporated: 1884. Employees: 4,002. Sales: EUR 619.3 million ($600 million) (2002) Stock Exchanges: Euronext Paris. Ticker Symbol: BEN. NAIC: 336611 Ship Building and Repairing. Company Perspectives: For more than a century now, Bénéteau has been building boats.
May 28, 2008 · Fifty years ago, Beneteau was a small, family-owned company that made fishing boats in a French village. Now it's the world's top sailboat maker, with dealers in 50 countries. Reporter Eleanor...
- Eleanor Beardsley
Feb 11, 2022 · Even though Beneteau, the world leader in leisure craft, has made the most of its substantial international network, the history of the Firsts shows what an important role the relationship between industry and craftsmanship plays.
Since 1884, first Benjamin Beneteau, then, the Groupe Beneteau have never stopped innovating, transforming and conquering new markets for a universal mission: making dreams on water accessible to as many people as possible ; “Bringing dreams to water”.
