Being attuned to both customers and suppliers has helped a south coast distributor go from strength to strength

Understanding your customers’ opportunities and challenges is key to Marathon Leisure’s success as a marine distributor, says founder and former managing director, Tim Millinder.

The company was set up on Hayling Island in 1992 and stocks leading brands including Hempel, Spinlock, Whale, Humminbird, Loctite, LifeJacket, Navionics and Clamcleat as well as products from own-brands Waveline, WavEco and Maindeck.