Renaissance is a small Company established by Ann Marie and Brian McGuigan. We are both in our mid 30’s with 20 years experience of messing about with boats. We have lived afloat for 11 years and travelled throughout the Midlands narrow canal network.

Ann Marie is an experienced Secretary having a wide experience of administration and book keeping. She is also a qualified tutor in office administration. In her spare time she enjoys knitting, cooking and obviously messing about with boats.

Brian is trained as an Agricultural Engineer but for the past 15 years he has worked in the Automotive Components Sector as a Production Engineer.

For the past 5 years we have gained a wide variety of experience with our own boats and with the Boat Museum Society, BW’s Friends of the Working Boats and with other members of the Historic Narrowboat Owners Club.

In 2004 Brian began to learn how to make traditional rope fenders and was soon able to product a wide range of fenders and ropework. Since then we have loaded our boat St Austell with coal and began making preparations to start our own small business.

What is Renaissance?