companies, superyachts and leisure yachtsmen. In May 2009 John Lilley & Gillie Ltd established an office in Singapore and subsequently formed John Lilley & Gillie (Singapore)Pte Ltd. Mr Daniel Lim is the Asia Regional Sales Manager and also a Director. This move has proved highly successful and enables the company to provide account management and face to face contact with the extremely important client base in the Pacific rim. The current Managing Director of John Lilley and Gillie Ltd, Glenn Heathcote, was appointed in September 2006. Glenn had spent 12 months at North Shields in 2004 and then was transferred to their sister company DPM (UK) Ltd in Liverpool where he was appointed Managing Director. Glenn moved back to the North East, and is also a director of John Lilley & Gillie (Singapore)Pte Ltd. In May 2013 the Directors of John Lilley & Gillie Ltd's holding company, (Harrison Maritime), decided to concentrate on the Equipment side of the business and consequently sold the Admiralty Chart agency operation within the group. Since then the company has relocated its headquarters to more suitable premises in North Shields and is continuing to innovate and ensure the products continue to meet full compliance with International Maritime regulations and Type Approvals. External links Jlgmarine.com: John Lilley and Gillie Ltd corporate website Manufacturing companies of England Companies based in Tyne and Wear North Shields Manufacturing companies established in 1812 1812 establishments in England British companies established in 1812