headquarters harlingen netherlands key people jen wartena stephan vitus products superyachts services new builds and refits slogan dutch tailor made mega yachts website http www.iconyachts.eu icon yachts is a dutch shipbuilding company based in harlingen netherlands . the company s shipyard is twenty five years old and is located on reclaimed land just outside the historic port of harlingen with unrestricted open water access from locks and bridges . the facilities include a huge covered and heated dry dock with space for vessels up to 150 meters of length and 7.5 meters drafts . the shipyard also features a 4.500 ton syncrolift with new construction and refit projects benefitting from having their co makers on site at the shipyard . 1 in 2009 lloyd s register awarded icon yachts with the iso 9001 2008 certificate for its quality management systems making it one of world s first ever shipyards to receive the recognition . 2 history edit icon yachts was founded in late 2005 by ton van dam and alex shnaider . the founders were shortly after joined by business partners including the company s current chief executive officer jen wartena who helped further the shipyard s growth . in 2013 icon yachts was featured in a six part series called superyachts on discovery channel a televised programme that followed some of dutch top businesses and yards in action to document the workmanship and technology that lies behind the finished product of superyachts . 3 in early 2014 the company was bought out of bankruptcy by russian banker alexander mazanov . 4 alexander shnaider exited the company . ton van dam and jen wartena remained as integral people in the transition . 5 icon yachts first build the motor yacht icon underwent a significant transformation in 2014 . extended by five meters to 68 meters in only six months the luxury yacht was refitted with an infinity swimming pool a six person sauna an expanded gym and a dive store along with a number of technical upgrades . 6 her new look was shown in a video shoot during the monaco yacht show the same year . 7 in april 2015 the dutch shipyard announced the order of the biggest construction project in the company s history so far . the award winning yacht designer tim heywood is responsible for its exterior lines which has been designed to include a helicopter landing pad on the foredeck and a beach club with a large bathing platform . scheduled to be completed in 2017 the luxury yacht s full length has not yet been disclosed but it is reported to be above 80 meters . 8 references edit icon yachts facilities . icon yachts . retrieved 19 june 2015 . icon yachts quality control system awarded with iso 9001 2008 certificate . superyachttimes . 30 april 2009 . retrieved 15 april 2015 . discovery series superyachts announces summer schedule . superyacht news . 23 may 2013 . retrieved 15 april 2015 . hoe ton van dam icon yachts failleerde en nog steeds eigenaar is . quote . retrieved 2016 01 29 . breaking news new owner for the dutch shipyard icon yachts . superyachttimes . 14 february 2014 . retrieved 15 april 2015 . icon 225 . icon yachts . retrieved 15 april 2015 . icon yachts icon at the monaco yacht show . youtube . retrieved 19 june 2015 . icon yachts signs contract for 80 metre superyacht project . icon yachts . retrieved 19 june 2015 . external links edit official icon yachts website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title icon yachts & oldid 740910250 categories yachtingshipbuilding companies of the netherlandsdutch shipbuildersvehicle manufacturing companies established in 2005 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 september 2016 at 03 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view