The modernised and refurbished RS Global building located in the heart of the STP (Servicios Técnicos Portuarios) superyacht refit and repair yard in Palma de Mallorca was officially opened at a ceremony on Thursday the 3rd of November 2011.
The locally based chandlery, rigging and yacht-painting specialists Rolling Stock Group took over the building last year which used to provide canteen facilities for workers and crews in the area as well as a workshop and storage facility. The newly fitted building now boasts a new restaurant called the Dock Bar, as well as modern well-appointed offices for up to 20 local and international superyacht refit and repair specialists.
RS Global building specialist refit centre in Palma de Mallorca opens
The STP yard has had massive investment in the last few years with RS Global having been awarded the 12 year concession by the Balearics Port Authority to manage the building, which offer approximately 3,000 square meters of rentable workshop and office space on two floors, including the bar/restaurant.
The STP superyacht yard is well equipped with 5 travel lifts able to lift greater than 750Ton, in excess of 50 berths for yachts up to 90m in length, 55,000 m2 of hard standing for vessels up to 60m, and 6 Keel pits for sailing vessels up to 60m, STP superyacht yard is one of the biggest facilities in the Mediterranean with regards to surface area and moorings dedicated to yacht refit and repair.
The new RS Global building greatly improve the facilities already within the shipyard, allowing marine trades the opportunity to be strategically placed within the STP shipyard in Palma, Spain. The list of the marine service provider’s available right next to the yachts and within the secure perimeters of the superyacht yard are listed below.
Rolling Stock Group (Yacht Painting, Chandlery, Rigging, Shore Support) / RSB Rigging Solutions (Rigging) / Astilleros de Mallorca (Complete Shipyard Services) / e3 Systems (Advanced Marine Electronics) / Technocraft Scaffolding (Scaffold, covers & fittings) / Pinmar (Superyacht Refinishing) / Pendennis Shipyard. (Technical Refit Solutions) /
Pure Superyacht Refit (Specialist Superyacht Refit) / Metalnox (Lloyds Approved Welders) / Soft Interiors (Custom-made interiors & exteriors) / Master Yachts (Refit Management) / Palma Refit (Superyacht Furnishing Specialists) / Trappmann Consulting (Design, Carpentry, Upholstery) / Universal Nautic (Upholstery, covers and carpets) / Pendennis Shipyard (Yacht Builders & repairers) BM Composites and of course The Dock Bar (Bar/Restaurant)
The opening of the RS Global building was attended by VIP guests and local authorities including the President of The Balearic Port Authority, Sr.Jose Maria Urrutia Mera, the President of The Mallorca Chamber of Commerce, Sr. Juan Gual de Torrela, and Margarita Dahlberg, President of The Balearic Nautical Business Association (AENB)
Sr.Jose Maria Urrutia Mera from the port management commented; “Without doubt this is a major commitment for the yacht repair industry which is adding to the overall economic growth of the islands. Investing in this sector strengthens the leadership of the Port of Palma as an international destination for nautical services to superyachts and shores up their competitiveness in this part of the Mediterranean. The Balearic Islands Port Authority has long understood that this is a challenge that must encourage private initiative to provide, together, a quality product that enriches the whole Balearic society.”
Roger Horner, Group Managing Director of RS Global building tenants e3 Systems said; “We are very pleased to have moved our complete Mallorca engineering facility into one central location and we have chosen the RS Global building in STP. We, together with a large number of the other major service companies in the super yacht business, have endorsed the RS Global plan to create the ultimate collection of super yacht service companies.”
“The RS Global building has been finished to a very high standard specifically to attract the top service companies who can provide every service a yacht could possibly need. All in a new shipyard that is free of shipyard fees a stone’s throw from the old, beautiful city of Palma. Where else in the Med is this available?” he added.
