Year 1 – 2008 – 2009
- September 2007 – The first idea of TRE, took less than a year to set up!
- Directors, Charlotte & Dean, designed the first bespoke speedboat for the River Thames with boarding platforms, on board PA system, music, deep padded seating & set the standard for all RIB’s currently on the River
- July 2008 – The launch of Thames RIB Experience and arrival of first boat Ultimate
- 2 new vessels in year 1 Ultimate & Experience
- Promoted in the Top 10 attractions in London with Time Out
- Filming – Comic Relief David Walliam’s Swim which resulted in a world record/ Ant & Dec filmed on-board.
- Celebs – Uma Thurman / Dermot O’Leary / Susan Boyle / Richard Hammond / Professor Green / Kulveer Ranger / Jim Whebble
Year 2 – 2010
- Promo photoshoot Jack sparrow – Johnny Depp lookalike
- Filming – Now TV
- Celebs – kathy Burke / Michel Roux JR.
Year 3 – 2011
- Increased to 3 boats with new vessel Adrenaline
- James Bond lookalike Photoshoot
- Company Directors Charlotte & Dean became official Freeman on the River Thames
- Filming – Politics show
- Celebs – VISA Olympics advert starring Usain Bolt
Year 4 – 2012
- Olympics – Press/Safety boat for the Opening Ceremony with David Beckham on-board and the Olympic torch
- Queens Diamond Jubilee, all vessels took part in the famous River Pageant
- Purchased & branded vessel VALA to take part in Olympics
- Took part in Comic Relief with Freddie Flintoff on board
- Launched First New Year’s Eve firework Experience & sold out every year since
- Filming with the Young Apprentice / The Gadget Show / James Bond Fragrance
- Celebs – Gok Won / Zane Lowe / JLS / Freddy Flintoff
Year 5 – 2013
- Increased to 4 boats with new vessel Exhilaration.
- First RIB’s to upgrade to bigger engines 740 horse power with twin turbo’s
- All 4 vessels were involved in the London Duck Tours Fire Rescue
- Filming – Saturday Kitchen / Sony / VO5 Shampoo Advert
- Celebs – Steve Redgrave / Union J / Nikki Clark / Mick Hucknall / Olympic gold medallists Etienne Stott & Tim Baillie
Year 6 – 2014
- Introduced 2 new locations with new 20 min Blasts from Tower & the O2 North Greenwich and became the largest RIB Operator on the River Thames
- Assisted the Around the World Clipper race procession leaving & arriving back to London
- Zombie photo shoot with London Bridge Experience
- Filming – Penguins of Madagascar movie
- Celebs – Lisa Faulkner / Stephen Graham / Lawson / Jason Bradbury / Jeff Brazier / Theo Walcott / John Torode
Year 7 – 2015
- Increased to 5 Boats with new vessel Exterminator
- River People Exhibition photoshoot with Directors Charlotte & Dean
- Filming – Game of thrones
- Celebs – Jude Law / Steve Aoki / Kirsty Allsopp / Hrithik Roshan / Ella Henderson / Bruce Foxton – The Jam / Nadia Sawhalha / Rapper Eve / Louise Brealey /Andy Jordan
Year 8 – 2016
- Sold original vessel Ultimate
- Launched 2 new RIB’S the NEW Ultimate & Eliminator making us London’s largest RIB Tour operator – 6 boat fleet all with bigger engines, tiered seating & state of the art music systems
- Introduced quality Henri Lloyd clothing to our kit
- Took our largest booking to date with 900 passengers
- Assisted again with the Around the World Clipper race leaving & arriving back to London
- Director Charlotte & TRE vessels were in the winning portraits for The River People Exhibition
- Won the London Transport Forum Awards
- James Bond Radio Podcast
- Filming – Bond Movie Spectre / Comic Relief with Pudsey / How To Train Your Dragon movie / MTV Ladies in Bikinis / Asda advert with James Martin
- Celebs – Olivier Giroud / Ben Fogle / Viral Youtubers / Helena Bonham Carter
Year 9 – 2017
- Team Spotted dolphin & was on the BBC news  / October Fest photoshoot
- Won Trip Advisors Certificate of Excellence, Award
- Refurbishment of all boats – seating, graphics, deck paint, etc
- Filming – Blue Peter
- Celebs – Stranger Things cast / Ella Henderson / Jeremy Paxton
Year 10 – 2018
- Launched 2 new products ‘The Ultimate Transfers’ operating between Embankment & Tower Pier
- Released our 1st discounted Jan Sale
- Events – MegHar celebrations for Prince Harry & Meghan’s Wedding
- Coldest annual training day in ten years during snow storm Emma – Beast from the East
- Record breaking Hottest Summer Ever recorded in England
- TRE Busiest year – Record breaking number of passengers travelled
- Skipper Stan Todd awarded OBE for RNLI works
- Celebrated 10 years of Thames RIB ExperienceFilming – BBC News / Paddle Board Race / Jaja Finance / Film boat for the Thames Doggett’s Race – the oldest rowing race in the world.Celebs – Jeremy Irvine (Mamma Mia 2) / Mason Cook & kyla Kenedy (American sitcom Speechless)
Year 11 – 2019
- Skipper Stan Todd made a Lord for RNLI works
- Shadow Team Training Course for crew (Personal & situational awareness training)
- TRE Website Relaunch
- Celebs – Sam Pinkham (Virgin Radio) / Nick Grimshaw & Greg James (Radio 1)
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