We have been extremely busy over the past couple of week getting ready for the launch of phase 4 update of the website in preparation of the METS the Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam. We launched the site on the Monday 14^th of November the day before the show started and where excited to explain to businesses what we have achieve in the last 12 months. Since last year the site has expanded from

• 200 companies in the database
• 250 categories defining businesses in the system
• European Maps and 100 cities
• Geographical search
• Search refinements by
  • Star rating
  • Languages spoken
  • Location
  • Package type  

With the inclusion of the recent phase 4 updates to the system now site now hosts

• 5200 companies
• Nearly 400 categories defining businesses within the system
• World maps and 600 cities
• Links to social media accounts
• PDF file uploads to all package types
• Further information on businesses services including delivery or on board services.
• Search features by
  • Geographical location
  • Categories
  • A – Z
  • Business networks
  • 
    Search refinements on all search pages now include
    • Star Rating
    • Languages spoken
    • Business sector
    • A – Z
    • Geographical location

We have also include our new TOOL BOX which allows us to

• Link similar search categories together
• Display further information on each search categories within the system

The most important feature included in the recent update is the leads service this system allows users and business to post group messages to businesses within our database with requests for quotes on work require on board their yachts. This system is perfect when trying to find businesses that can provide services or products within a certain area, budget and time frame outline in the message. It is also a great system to allow businesses to expand into new area of the market that they may or may not of know was available to their business.

We are extremely excited about the recent updates and are hard at work ensure that the system. Special thanks must go to the team at i3media who developed the system and continues push our system and the industry into a new digital age. Thanks must also go to the businesses that spared the time to give me feedback including issues over the past 3 years without them and the many yacht crews the system would not be where it is today. We will continues to innovate in the directory and system to ensure both business and users of MarineDex can connect and find each other quicker than ever before so to provide better service to the industry.

Safe Sailing

From the MarineDex Support team.