Fountaine Pajot: The latest figures, news and market research on Fountaine Pajot

Turnover: 276 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

French shipyard based in La Rochelle, building large catamarans and luxury yachts
600 employees at Fountaine Pjot and 1,000 throughout the group
the company is listed on the stock exchange
Owner of Dufour shipyards

Boating: Fountaine Pajot strengthens its woodworking expertise 23/05/2024

- Fountaine Pajot recorded sales of 276 million euros in 2023
- 84% of sales from exports.
- The company employs 1,600 people.
- Acquisition of an 8,000 m2 industrial site in La Chevrolière, Loire-Atlantique, for the design and manufacture of interior fittings for catamarans and monohulls.
- Some sixty people are employed on this site.
- Growth markets include catamarans (Aura 51 and Samana 59) and monohulls (D41 and D470).

Jean-François Fountaine, from sea to town hall 08/08/2023

Fountaine Pajot, co-founded by Jean-François Fountaine in 1976, is a world leader in cruising catamarans.
Fountaine Pajot has sales of 220 million euros.
Fountaine Pajot employs 600 people.
Jean-François Fountaine left the operational side of Fountaine Pajot in 2014 when he was first elected mayor of La Rochelle, but remains a majority shareholder via his family holding company.

Fountaine Pajot's nautical future looks bright 21/01/2023

Growth of 10-15% in 2023
Sales up 8.7% by 2022
The Group intends to continue moving upmarket, and this summer will launch the New 80, its new flagship, with a selling price of around 7.5 million euros

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