Pendennis highlights winter 2025/26 refit capacity
Pendennis has highlighted winter 2025/26 refit capacity at its Falmouth shipyard.
Nautipaints Group adds a workshop and operational base at VMG Sagunto in Valencia, giving its specialist yacht painting, hull, containment and supply teams a new Mediterranean foothold.
Nautipaints Group has added an operational base and workshop at VMG Sagunto in Valencia, Spain, strengthening its footprint in the large-yacht maintenance and refit sector. The company's official corporate history lists the Sagunto facility as a new opening in 2026 and identifies it separately from its established workshops and offices in Mallorca.
The move places the group at a shipyard setting where technical services can be organised near vessels undergoing maintenance. For superyacht captains and managers planning work away from the main Balearic refit centres, an additional location creates another option to investigate when comparing practical availability and project scope.
Superyacht paint work is not simply a matter of choosing a colour and applying a final coat. Large-scale refinishing depends on controlled surface preparation, containment, compatible coating systems, careful inspection and scheduling that takes account of adjacent technical jobs.
Nautipaints specialises in yacht painting and repainting, including work where the consistency of finishes is especially visible across extensive topsides. Its specialist role is relevant both to owners refreshing an existing yacht and to technical teams coordinating work after more substantial modifications.
The group operates through four complementary divisions: Nautipaints for coatings, Nautiunderwater for hull and tank maintenance, Nauticover for scaffolding and containment, and Nautichandler for marine equipment and supplies. Its official website describes those divisions as a combined service offering for owners, shipyards, yacht managers and technical professionals.
That mix is useful because painting, access structures, underwater protection and material supply often overlap in a refit programme. Bringing disciplines under one group can simplify the conversations required to sequence tasks, although individual owners still need to confirm which services and technicians are available for their particular vessel and dates.
The new facility is based within VMG Shipyard at Puerto Comercial de Sagunto, as confirmed in the company's published contact details. The arrangement provides Nautipaints with a local workshop and operational address in the Valencia region rather than relying exclusively on teams dispatched from other ports.
Shipyard access and the availability of lifting, berthing and specialist subcontractors remain separate questions that project teams must settle directly with the yard. The existence of a local office should not be mistaken for a promise of immediate capacity or a confirmed berth for any particular yacht.
Nautipaints traces its roots to a family nautical-supply operation established in Mallorca in 1971, with its specialist painting division created in the 1990s. Its published timeline also records the subsequent development of underwater services, yacht-supply stores and a dedicated scaffolding and containment division.
Sagunto therefore sits within a longer diversification of technical work rather than representing an entirely new business model. The group continues to list established support locations in Palma and elsewhere in Spain, alongside the new Sagunto address and contact number.
Before committing to a maintenance slot, a yacht-management team should request a detailed scope of work, coating specifications, inspection stages and an achievable schedule that reflects the yard's overall programme. Responsibilities for access, environmental controls, painting warranties and subcontracted work should be clear before the vessel arrives.
The Sagunto development is a relevant addition to the Mediterranean refit map, particularly for owners evaluating alternatives to familiar seasonal hubs. Its importance will ultimately be measured by the calibre of completed work, reliable coordination with the host yard and the availability of suitable slots for large yachts.
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