Alexseal Yacht Coatings
Yacht Paint, Primers & Fillers for the Marine Environment
  • Exterior Coatings
    • Premium Topcoats
    • Finish Primers
    • High Build Surfacers
    • Fairing Compounds
    • Protective Primers
    • Auxiliary Products
  • Interior Coatings
    • Interior Topcoats
  • Sales & Service
    • Paint School
    • Europe
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Caribbean
    • Asia
    • Australia & New Zealand
    • Africa
  • Resources
    • Color Selection
    • Technical Data Sheets
    • Safety Data Sheets
    • Application Guide
    • Care & Maintenance
    • Overview Documents
  • Media
    • Photo Galleries
    • Video Gallery
    • Logo Downloads
  • News
    • In the Press
    • Featured Projects
    • Customer Testimonials
    • Event Calendar
    • Newsletter
    • Whitepaper
    • Paint School
  • Company
    • Alexseal Profile
    • About Mankiewicz
    • Environmental Policies
    • Quality Management
    • Accreditations & Affiliations
  • Contact
Home > News & Buzz > ALEXSEAL® Yacht Coatings Celebrates Landmark Decade of Innovation

ALEXSEAL® Yacht Coatings Celebrates Landmark Decade of Innovation

March 3, 2014

DOI2014 ushers in a landmark year for ALEXSEAL® Yacht Coatings, as the brand celebrates our tenth anniversary since entering into the yacht coatings market. The success story behind this introduction is truly unique due to the timing of the global economic downturn and the challenges the luxury yacht market has endured. Alexseal’s success is not only in its unique formulations designed specifically for the marine environment. The success has been due to the support of the people behind the brand ensuring that the highest quality products are provided with the best technical support available. This support and dedication created the “Decade of Innovation” – ten years of products designed to apply easier, perform better and provide consistency from year to year with the best technical and customer support in the industry.

In 2004, After several years of research and development by the most experienced chemists in the industrial market, and successful field trials with several of the world’s most pioneering yacht builders, ALEXSEAL was brought to market first in Australia and the United States. Then quickly word spread of Alexseal’s superior results, and demand in Europe led to widespread distribution just one year later.

Dark Blue Superyacht

By 2005, applications of Alexseal were occurring on four continents. Distribution continued to expand in the United States and the Netherlands. In 2006 and 2007 many yachts were applying Alexseal Premium Topcoat including the largest dark blue private yacht in the world. This 133-meter blue hull continues to be protected by Alexseal Yacht Coatings today. The period from 2008 until 2012 was memorable not only due to the continued growth in awareness of the Alexseal brand during the global recession, but also to the many major milestones that were accomplished every year. During this time many significant full fairing systems were provided to yachts in Abu Dhabi, The Netherlands and Germany including the largest metallic project to ever be delivered from the Netherlands and the largest refit project ever launched from Germany.

With a commitment to every customer’s success, and more marine urethane experience in every ALEXSEAL product than in any other brand, it was no surprise for Alexseal to become the second largest supplier in the global yacht coatings market by 2008. The formula for this winning business model follows the philosophy of Alexseal’s parent company Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co: Use the absolute best raw materials. Apply the strictest of quality control. Employ the most sophisticated and precise manufacturing processes. Provide consistently uniform and reliable products. And finally, support our customers with the most experienced and informed team members who are committed to every customer’s success.

Nassima - Acico YachtsWhile some may still consider ALEXSEAL a relatively new name to the market, the developers of ALEXSEAL were the visionaries who decades ago first brought aliphatic polyester polyurethanes from the aerospace industry to the marine market. They created the trade of urethane application. After all, Mankiewicz has been producing the highest quality coatings for over 100 years and every ALEXSEAL product benefits from this experience and dedication to quality. Its no wonder Mankiewicz has received Daimler’s highest supplier rating (VDA 6.1) something no other paint manufacturer has achieved. It was not surprising that in 2009, barely five years into ALEXSEAL’s roll-out, the 5,000th vessel was painted with Alexseal Premium Topcoat.

Demand became so brisk, that in 2010 Mankiewicz moved its U.S. operations from St. Louis, Missouri to Charleston, South Carolina. Mankiewicz invested in building a new factory to support all of their US markets with a state-of-the art lab, production, technical training and warehouse facility. This investment has not stopped and will continue to grow to meet increasing demand.

Today, ten years later, we are proud to say that the largest privately owned yacht in the world and some of the smallest canoes ever built have one thing in common – they are all painted with Alexseal Yacht Coatings. Stay tuned for the next 10 years as we set off on our second “Decade of Innovation”.

high gloss superyacht paint

Posted in All News, In the Press | Tagged Alexseal, Decade of Innovation, feature, megayacht, motoryacht, sailing yachts, South Carolina, yacht coatings

« Previous Next »

News Categories

  • All News
  • Customer Testimonials
  • Featured Projects
  • In the Press

Photo Galleries

Boat Paint Photo Galleries View more big finishes in the Alexseal photo galleries >

Sales & Service

global salesLocate the nearest Alexseal authorized dealer on our sales & service page.

Contact Us

contacAsk a question or request marketing materials via our contact form.

Color Selection

color selection

Technical Resources

  • Technical Data Sheets
  • Safety Data Sheets
  • Application Guide
  • Care & Maintenance
  • Overview Documents

Featured News

An Elegant Refinish for Superyacht ZenobiaAn Elegant Refinish for Superyacht Zenobia

North America

Mankiewicz Coatings
1200 Charleston Regional Parkway
Charleston, SC 29492, USA
Tel. +1 (843) 654 7755
Fax +1 (843) 654 7759

Europe

Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co.
Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 189
21107 Hamburg, Germany
Tel. +49 (40) 75 10 30
Fax +49 (40) 75 10 33 75

ISOISO 9001
TS 16949
EN 9100
ISO 14001

Top100Mankiewicz
Awarded
Top 100

Connect With Us

  • Subscribe to Alexseal on YouTube

All Contents Copyright © 2021 Alexseal Yacht Coatings | Imprint | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Site Map ALEXSEAL® is a division of Mankiewicz Coatings
To improve your experience, we use cookies to collect statistics to optimize site functionality, as well as for online marketing and remarketing. Click “Accept” to accept cookies or “Reject” to reject all the cookies. Further information is available in our privacy statement.