Ian Parrott is the general manager of the New & Used Boat Company’s office at Mercia Marina, and he has spent 15 years in the boat-brokerage business. He is also a keen waterways enthusiast with his own heritage craft. In conversation with WW editor Bobby Cowling, he provides a fascinating insight into his industry.

Ian Parrott is the general manager of the New &amp; Used Boat Company’s office at Mercia Marina, and he has spent 15 years in the boat-brokerage business. He is also a keen waterways enthusiast with his own heritage craft. In conversation with WW editor Bobby Cowling, he provides a fascinating insight into his industry.

Buying and selling boats: Ian Parrott

From city centres to remote countryside, Britain’s canals and rivers provide a peaceful, slower pace of life, while offering fascinating insights into our industrial past. Waterways World editor Bobby Cowling explores the rich culture  of our inland navigations in a series of fortnightly interviews with personalities from around the network. Whether you’re a boater, walker, nature-lover or heritage enthusiast, each episode will bring you closer to this unique world.

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From city centres to remote countryside, Britain’s canals and rivers provide a peaceful, slower pace of life, while offering fascinating insights into our industrial past. Waterways World editor Bobby Cowling explores the rich culture of our inland navigations in a series of fortnightly interviews with personalities from around the network. Whether you’re a boater, walker, nature-lover or heritage enthusiast, each episode will bring you closer to this unique world.

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