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Since
1969
McMullen
&
Wing
Ltd
has
forged
a
name
for
itself
in
the
New
Zealand
boat-building
industry.
Early
years
saw
McMullen
&
Wing
emerge
as
a
pioneer
in
aluminium
yacht
construction.
Over
the
years
McMullen
&
Wing
has
been
called
upon
to
construct
vessels
of
many
different
sizes
and
types.
In
addition
to
our
race
winning
sailing
yachts
we
have
also
produced
motor
yachts
constructed
of
varying
materials,
and
a
range
of
light
commercial
vessels
including
the
construction
of
Police
and
Pilot
boats,
and
passenger
vessels.
In
1986
the
company
was
purchased
by
David
and
Terry
Porter
and
has
developed
from
a
small
but
high
profile
company
of
19
staff
into
one
of
New
Zealand's
most
prominent
yacht
and
ship
builders.
At
present
there
are
over
approximately
80
staff
on
site
covering
management
and
administration,
boatbuilding,
design,
electrical,
engineering,
joinery
and
polishing,
laminating,
and
welding
and
fabrication.
The
Porters
have
expanded
operations
towards
the
refit
and
more
recently
the
construction
of
Superyachts,
large
Sportfish
vessels,
and
custom
designed
high
performance
inflatables
(RIBs).
In
1985
the
company
had
won
the
contract
to
build
the
first
3
composite-hulled
12-metre
racing
yachts
for
the
1987
America's
Cup
Challenge.
This
event
set
McMullen
and
Wing
as
prime
contenders
to
build
challenging
boats
for
the
1995
Cup,
an
obvious
success
in
company
history
with
BLACK
MAGIC
winning
the
1995
Challenge,
and
demonstrating
our
ability
to
build
hi-tech
racing
boats
to
extremely
high
levels
of
accuracy.
McMullen
&
Wing's
present
focus
is
to
maintain
its
success
within
the
superyacht
industry.
Company
expansion
is
underway
with
the
construction
of
new
management
offices
and
administration
facilities,
and
the
enlargement
of
the
Design
Office
and
the
Store,
all
to
ensure
improvement
and
innovation
in
McMullen
&
Wing's
comprehensive
superyacht
building
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