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<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers Yachts</a> has acquired Schaap ShipCARE in Lelystad, the Netherlands, which will now operate under the name <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers</a> Marine Center from today. The site will allow <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers</a> to cater for larger scale projects and will be used to build its forthcoming new yacht brand, Stratos.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/241731/image/large-463734dd80f75b9e1acf6eaf19d098aa.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/241731"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers</a> Marine Center has access to a ground floor plan of approximately 18,000 square-metres, four service and storage buildings that total around 8,000 square-metres and a 70 tonne crane.Bas Lengers, Owner of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers Yachts</a>, cites strong growth as a driver for this acquisition. “The demand is increasing, and we must anticipate this trend in order to continue our growth,” Lengers explained. “We are very excited to be taking a new path by launching our own yacht brand.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/107181/image/large-fb5034944f24c98674e3057acba775f3.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/107181">“With the access to the facility in Lelystad, we unlock the possibility to create more capacity and to have the construction of these ships in our own hands, which I think is very important in these unprecedented times. We have extensive and pleasant cooperation with Leen Schaap and our relationship is built on mutual trust. I know what he is capable of and that he is outstanding at doing his job. We are also very enthusiastic about our new, dedicated employees.” &nbsp;Schaap ShipCARE is famous for constructing fast ocean-going yachts, two of which were winners of the Ocean Race (formerly known as the Volvo Ocean Race). Schaap ShipCARE also provides yacht refit and renovation services, and the team will remain working at the site and become part of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers Group</a>. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/107179/image/large-ae45c4d5cc70134c9339dde1fc403ab0.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/107179">Leen Schaap, owner and director of Schaap Ship CARE, commented, “More than twenty years ago I started working with Bas Lengers and the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers</a> company. I have always been fascinated by the way Bas and his team are operating. Selling and doing business is in their blood, they breathe it. I am really happy about this next step and am convinced this will contribute even more to the bright future of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers Yachts</a>. We are very excited to be working with this international company under the same flag.”<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/188762/image/large-7451e7d15db5e1c052acbf68c1210adf.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/188762"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/359" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lengers Yachts (Company)">Lengers Yachts</a>’ headquarters in Muiden, the Netherlands, will continue to function as the brand’s showroom for new and used yachts of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/374" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sanlorenzo (Company)">Sanlorenzo</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5648" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Bluegame (Company)">Bluegame</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/6157" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="S.Y Prestige Yachts (Company)">Prestige</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5753" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sacs Marine (Company)">Sacs</a> and Stratos.&nbsp;

Lengers Yachts acquires Schaap ShipCARE

Lengers Yachts has acquired Schaap ShipCARE in Lelystad, where it will build a new yacht brand, Stratos.