AR Peachment is proud to be associated with, and UK distributor for Nanni Diesel marine engines.

Working closely with development teams from Toyota and Kubota, Nannidiesel marine engines are installed in all types of vessels including commercial charter boats, yachts, professional and recreational fishing boats and ferries.

Over 3000 diesel marine engines are produced each year in the Nannidiesel ultra modern facilities in France.  All marine engines are prepared to customer specification by A R Peachment.

From it's beginnings in Italy, in the 1950's, the company has expanded and developed significantly.  The key milestones in the company's history are:-

• 1952 - Nanni Diesel opens for business in Milan (Italy), initially working on the marinisation of Faryman industrial engines.
• 1982 - Manufacturing plants were commissioned in France & Holland, where Kubota and Mercedes-based engines were marinised.  Nanni Diesel acquires Renault's marine engines.
• 1988 - Nanni Diesel signs a major contract with MAN, and switches from Mercedes engines to MAN engines.
• 1991 - Nanni Diesel concentrates it's business activity in France with the formation of Nanni Industries S.A. in the La Teste, in the Aquitaine region.
• 1997-98 - Nanni Diesel renews it's range of Kubota-based marine engines and adds a new 115hp turbo engine to it.
• 1999 - Nanni Diesel expands it's business internationally, with dealers in 24 European countries and a beachhead in the American market.  With backing from ANVAR (the French International Agency for Innovation), and working in close co-operation with Kubota, the company introduced a new 130hp 'clean' turbo marine engine.
• 2000 - The company reached third in the world rankings for diesel marine engines between 10hp and 300hp,
• 2001 - In March, Nanni Diesel signed an exclusive contract with  Toyota for the marinisation and worldwide distribution of turbo diesel engines supplied by the Japanese carmaker.
• 2003 - Nanni Diesel expands it's range with the 6.420 TDi Toyota-based, an in-line 6 cylinder 320hp marine engine and the Sail-drive Kubota-based range of marine engines applicable with 10hp to 62hp engines for the mono-hull and multi-hull sailing yachts.
• 2004 - In July Nanni Diesel signs an exclusive contract for the distribution of the Daewoo marine engines in France, in the French-speaking countries and in North Africa.
• 2007 - Nanni Diesel launch the new electronic Common-rail marine engines, the 100hp & 200hp.
• 2008 - Nanni Diesel introduce the Insert Generator.  Very compact, at only 125mm, it fits snugly  between the engine and the gearbox and delivers permanent power of up to 4kW - 230v.
• 2009 - Nanni Diesel launch the Hybrid Engine.  Suitable for the Nannidiesel engine range from 21hp to 200hp, it is available in 24v (6.8hp) and 48v (9.5hp).  It is environmentally friendly with zero emissions, silent and comfortable operating in electrical mode.  It fits neatly between the engine flywheel and the gearbox and requires very little maintenance.

Nanni Diesel continues to invest in marine engines and other product development.  All engines marinised by Nanni Diesel comply with the anti-pollution standards established by BSO approval for Lake Constance.  The emission levels of Kubota-based engines are lower than specified by BSO Level 2, in accordance with European community standards.