Hello!! and here is the first blog from the Hou Canoe Crew!!!
Not sure where to start but so far its been a whirlwind of epic
proportions. Since deciding that there is a ‘gap’ in the market
for a ‘New Canoe’ company (that’s funny when you have read the
history and about pages on our site!!) life has been a rollercoaster.
As you can imagine its not as easy as you would like!! We are not
ones for meetings here, we like to keep things simple. It’s a
simple company ethos, make good boats, treat people as you would like
to be treated yourself, then go paddling, or maybe surfing, or maybe
fishing or maybe biking. That’s what we are about, good boats and
good times. Simple as that. If this company ever gets big then please
can you remind us of why we are in it!!
So why have we started?? There are only a small number of serious
brand options available in the UK when buying a canoe. The majority
of which are made by large foreign companies who just don’t care
about you and your canoe. They can pretend to, but I bet you all the
money I can scrape together that the big ‘fat cat’ bosses of
these companies wouldn’t even know who you are, never mind care
about you and your boat. It’s a massive one way street, your boat
is important to you, you care, you care its built well, you care its
not going to fall apart on you when you are out enjoying your life,
you care when you strap it onto the roof of the car, you care about
paying a fair price for it, BUT!! does the company who made it care
about you??? So then for these companies, its all about the ‘bottom
line’. How much money can they make? At hou Canoes, yes we need to
make money, we have families to feed etc but our main aim is to
provide boats that will enable people to enjoy themselves, get out
there and have fun. Its why we get up in the morning………….
So if you like what we stand for then let us know, give us a like
on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.
And sometime soon we will no doubt see you on the water……..
More soon from the Hou Canoe Crew!!
