Riviera

Riviera is the premier luxury motor yacht building operation in the southern hemisphere creating more than 140 luxury motor yachts a year ranging from 39 feet to 78 feet in length in five distinct model collections. It is a people intensive business, employing over 100 apprentices from 11 different trades and has recently opened an apprentice training facility called 'The Riviera Academy of Excellence'. The Riviera team has grown dramatically over the last 10 years, buoyed by strong export markets in both North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and New Zealand. The company’s workforce of around 850 people is increasing with demand for its superior yachts put in the spotlight during COVID-19 restrictions. 

Rod Longhurst, Riviera owner, says, “It’s a bit like putting a great sporting team together. For us, personally, there is enormous pride in watching our team develop, work together, and achieve world-class results. We always believe that if we continue to attract and grow the right people and we continue to innovate to be consistently smarter and more efficient, we can compete with any marque anywhere in the world.”