The unbreakable dreams of Bruno Tideman

“We developed the initial design, then we built and tested it – too thin. So we started again. This time too heavy... and so we did it again. And again.”

“There we were, three of us, trying to break up this old fuel tank with a sledgehammer. We even took a forklift to it,” said Bruno Tideman, of Tideman boats. “I thought, ‘if after all that we’ve only managed a few dents and scratches, this material would be ideal for ...

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