On Monday14 June, 11 members of the Dunedin Central Rotary Club joined the Milton Rotary Club for a meal at the Kink in the Road before a visit to McLay Boats.President Stephen Woodhouse welcomed the visitors and gave a brief overview of the Clutha District and the activities of the Milton Rotary Club.
Steve McLay then shared the history and development of his company from the decision to first start building boats in 1986 and moving into the new building 14 years ago.
The market is primarily New Zealand and Australia, and the biggest issue, at present, is securing necessary materials from overseas to complete orders. Completed boats are transported by truck around NZ and sent by container to Australia.
Steve currently employs 26 full-time and 2 part-time staff, including 9 boat builders (but needs another one!). He has never been as busy as he currently is, with orders going out more than a year ahead!
A special thank you to Steve for opening his factory to our Rotarians and for sharing his amazing business with us.
