Festive Greetings from the Seawork team


Office closure over Christmas and New Year

Please note that the Mercator Media offices will be closed from 5 pm on Thursday 21st December, and will re-open on Tuesday 2nd January, when we look forward to going full steam ahead with all the preparations for Seawork International on 3 – 5 July 2018.

We wish you and your business a happy, healthy and prosperous 2018.



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