Forty designs, one material, since 2014.

Why aluminium, in one paragraph

Aluminium is lighter than fibreglass for the same strength, so the same engine pushes it faster and burns roughly 20 percent less fuel. It does not absorb water, so there is no osmosis and no delamination after ten years in a marina. It does not burn. And when a hull does take a hit, the repair is a plate and a welder rather than a mould and a month — which is why a used aluminium boat holds its value.

It is also 100 percent recyclable and the waste from building it is non-toxic. That matters commercially as well as ethically: offcuts from a 12 m hull go back into smaller boats and pontoons rather than into a skip.

What we build

Forty-odd designs between 3 and 26 metres: jet boats, dive boats, passenger boats, catamarans, work boats, fire boats, hydrographic survey boats, sport-fishing boats, pontoons and speed boats. Some are catalogue models. Some exist because one customer needed a boat for one job, and we drew it.

A good share of our output is OEM: another brand's design, built to their drawing, finished to their livery. We are comfortable working to someone else's specification, and equally comfortable starting from a blank sheet when a customer describes the job rather than the boat.

How a build runs

A project starts with a brief and a conversation about where the boat will work. Our design team turns that into a layout and a specification; we quote it, agree a delivery slot, and cut plate when the deposit clears. Cutting, welding, fit-out, painting and electrical are each checked before the next stage starts, and the finished boat is tested in the water before it is crated.

Thirty-two people work in a 2,000 m² yard in Changzhou, and we have delivered more than 5,000 boats to around 120 customers. Everything from the first sketch to the export paperwork happens under one roof, which is why a custom layout adds a drawing rather than three months.

OMAN is the boat brand of Changzhou Oman Electronic Technology Co., Ltd（常州曼瑶电子科技有限公司）, registered in Changzhou, Jiangsu. Every contract, invoice and export document is issued in that name — the boats carry OMAN.

What we will not do

We will not quote a plate thickness we cannot justify, and we will not pretend a 14-degree hull rides like a 22-degree one. If another yard's boat suits you better, we will say so — it has happened, and those customers come back for their second boat.