An established consultancy business in Plymouth, which certifies maritime safety standards of commercial vessels, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum.
Mecal, which services a register of around 1,750 workboats and charter vessels worldwide, has been bought by Owen Preece, the boss of Southampton-based maritime sustainability consultancy Cedar Marine, and his wife Nadine from John and Julie Fearnley - who have run the company since 2006.
Under its new ownership, the company said it would continue in its ambition to establish itself internationally as a small vessel ‘class society’, as well as expand its expertise with larger, more complex vessels on its register and in the emerging field of alternative fuel and new technology vessels.
