Nimbus Boats of Scandinavia

Nimbus was formed 30 years ago through the vision of its founders, following the acquisition of a successful boat factory located in the small town of Lungås, Sweden. Centuries of Scandinavian shipbuilding skills flow in the veins of each boat craftsman and today contribute to the excellence of each Nimbus boat produced.

Nimbus Boats AB - headquartered in Långedrag outside Gotherburg, Sweden - is now the center for R&D, domestic and international sales, as well as Nimbus management. As one of Europe’s largest boat manufacturers, Nimbus Boats is the producer of the well-respected Swedish brands: Nimbus, Storebro and Maxi Yachts. Factories located in Lungås, Visby and Storebro employ the latest technology in state-of-the-art production facilities.

Design
It came as no surprise to the boating world in 2003 when the Foundation for Swedish Industrial Design awarded its prize for Excellent Swedish Design to a boat manufacturer – Nimbus – for its newly developed Nimbus 300 Nova R. This prize had never been awarded for a boat design before, and the news created great attention in the media.

The idea behind a Nimbus boat is for it to be genuinely marine, in the traditional boating style, with great care evident in the fine woodwork and detailed finish. Elegance, modern lines and timeliness are three common impressions held by those who come onboard a Nimbus craft.

A Nimbus boat is built with good turning stability, stable sandwich hull design and a robust stiffening system. The lush wood interior affords the perfect atmosphere below deck.

Brand
Updated and redefined Nimbus models will always be recognizable to current owners of Nimbus crafts. Nimbus focuses on the idea that its boats are to be ageless in their overall design. On the interior, Nimbus continually upgrades and improves the technology, interior design and attention to details.

The Nimbus brand is well known in Scandinavia and throughout Europe. Industry experts and the media often focus on the brand’s safety and stability, as well as Nimbus’ long-term commitment to customers and the high resale value of its boats.

Nimbus customers can also remain confident that the model they purchase will not disappear after one or two years. At the same time, Nimbus ensures that its boats are state-of-the–art when it comes to functionality, instruments and electronics.

Quality
The production of a Nimbus boat follows the Nordic boating tradition of robust and solid construction. The wealth of experience and the competence of the Nimbus factory employees are core to the strength of the Nimbus brand.

Each Nimbus craft undergoes a rigorous quality assurance program, beginning with meeting the EU recreational craft directive, which specifies the standards of boat production. Nimbus has also chosen one of the world’s most highly respected quality and safety certification organizations, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to certify its quality assurance systems. The third party inspection team from DNV makes frequent surprise inspections of the Nimbus boat production. Through constant feedback and dialogue with customers, certification organizations and Nimbus dealerships, Nimbus has achieved a high level of repeat customers (for example, in Sweden, 80 percent of Nimbus owners become repeat customers).

At Nimbus, the people on the manufacturing line are motivated and interested in knowing how their work meets up to quality standards. Skills and attitude are essential in keeping the quality high. The people at Nimbus take great pride in satisfying customer requests and exceeding customer expectations.

Every six months, Nimbus boats are evaluated for further ways that they can be developed and improved for the next season. Between reviews, Nimbus is also prompt to address any immediate problems that might arise with current designs.

Manufacturing
As Scandinavia’s largest producer of laminates, Nimbus has invested in developing its products through research and close collaboration with its suppliers. Sandwiching technology has been developed and refined in Nimbus’ designs ever since the company started up, resulting in strong, well-insulated and condensation-free boats.

At the Nimbus Development Center in Langedrag/Gotherburg, Sweden where all Nimbus boats are now developed and designed, special emphasis is placed on comfort, quality, design and safety. Nimbus uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design to Computer Aided Manufacturing) systems for extreme precision in the making of hull plugs and boat parts. Each boat is handmade by experienced boat builders. Nimbus uses the latest manufacturing process called SCRIMP (Seaman Composites Resin Infusion Molding Process). This process means that everything is put down dry – fiberglass, composite, core and fiberglass – and “bagged” dry, then an exact quantity of resin is injected into the bag at various points. The vacuum sucks the resin throughout the lay-up, wetting the assembly but without excess, resulting in an extremely strong and light composite.

Dealers
The success of Nimbus expands beyond the borders of Scandinavia to encompass a truly global network of dealerships. Dealerships can be found in Angola, Croatia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.