SARL Martinez

Installed in St. Cyprien for the past 30 years, the company, Constructions Navales MARTINEZ, is a family-run affair created in 1973 by Jean MARTINEZ, a shipwright, with, at his side, his sons, ANGE and Dominique MARTINEZ, and his son-in-law, Serge RADONDE, who manages the company today.

The company's visionary spirit led it to focus on the construction of polyester boats since it was first created. Polyester became its speciality.

A fixture on the St. Cyprien landscape for many years, the company benefits from a reassuring and reliable image in the eyes of both local institutions (ocean affairs, customs, SNSM, etc.) and those of its major clientele: professional fishermen who have confidence in MARITINEZ know-how.

Today, in 2003, MARTINEZ employs 82 people, including ten management technicians.
The shipyard has 2,400 m2 of sheds over a height of 12 metres and can count 51 vessels and boat extensions of 10 to 42 metres for France and abroad, to its credit.

In 2001, the company reached a new level, orders came pouring in, its annual turnover increased by more than 30%, its staff doubled and a second building was built that doubled its production area.

In 2004, the company will have a production area of 4,800 m and will be able to produce four vessels per year (as opposed to two today) with about 100 employees. The new building that should be completed by the end of 2004 will have a façade directly on the sea and will make it easier to launch boats exceeding 250 tonnes and 45 metres in length.

MARTINEZ has built trawlers, night-fishing boats (lamparo) and tuna boats ranging from 16 to 25 metres since it was first created.
MARTINEZ's production is particularly oriented towards big boats.
Since the size of polyester boats is constantly growing thanks to new techniques, the aim is to build vessels of up to 50 or 60 metres in length.

Its expertise and knowledge in techniques concerning composite materials (weight gain, practically no maintenance, ease with which the boat can be modified or repaired).

The prefabrication of many elements that require a great deal of precision, a high degree of adaptation and total control of manufacturing schedules.

Thanks to construction without moulds, vessels can be adapted to the needs of each customer for the manufacturing of hulls and boat fittings.

MARTINEZ is always in the forefront of new technical solutions at every level: composite materials, hull shapes (dome on bow), crew comfort (air-conditioning, soundproofing).

MARTINEZ boats are the most cost-effective on the French market: their weight/power ratio is considerably above the average. They are more comfortable and better equipped.

A direct presence in the Mediterranean with a very strong fishing potential