Good ideas alone do not lead to success; the contact with the target group must also be right. Luckily, engineer David John Bowden and fitness trainer and therapist Mark Healy found each other. Since his childhood, Bowden has been obsessed with making people happier as an entrepreneur, for example with furniture. He also ran his daily laps and took care of his fitness by bodybuilding.
Mark Healy discovered his gap in the market as a personal trainer almost 20 years ago by setting up gyms in the better and larger villas in London and the south of England. In 2002, he met the unforgotten owner Tom Perkins. He took him on board his "Maltese Falcon" as a personal trainer in 2006. "That was a turning point for me with a great opportunity to make the right contacts," says Mark today. A year ago, he met fitness enthusiast David, who was looking for connections to the right target group. "We both saw how the fitness industry had grown, but the products seemed either luxurious or practical. We wanted to combine the two."
David had been working on a collection of dumbbells to meet these requirements since 2014. Mark was able to give the products from David's newly founded company Custom Gym Equipment the right yacht finish. The hallmarks of the two CGE collections "Elegance" and "Fitness": polished stainless steel, also in marine quality, with gold and rose gold platinum plating, round, octagonal or hexagonal design. Colour schemes to match the interior and the optional incorporation of company and yacht logos are part of the range.
Martin Hager
Editor in Chief YACHT
