Campion Marine Wins Green Business Award
For the second year in a row, Campion Marine is proud to announce that it is a winner of a Green Business Award through the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes environmentally sustainable practices. “It is fantastic that our goal to become the Green Boat builder is being recognized, and it is definitely an honour to receive this award two years in a row,” states Brock Elliott, General Manager for Campion Marine.
“We are continuously motivated to search out the best products and practices to improve our boats, for the environment and the boater,” says Elliott.
Campion manufactures all of its boats using a renewably sourced bio-derived resin, the first boat maker to do so. Envirez® resin uses a substantial amount of soybean oil and corn derived ethanol in its formulation enabling Campion to eliminate over 100,000 pounds of C02 from entering the atmosphere. Campion also uses Ecomate® polyurethane flotation foam products that further reduce harmful emissions and unlike previously used foams, are free of Volatile Organic Compounds. Last year, Campion also took on Acrastrip® CRR, an acetone replacement that is recognized by the Design for the Environment division of the US EPA. Campion is now using Maxguard LE (low emissions) gel coat and will shortly be using a revised version of ATC Spraycore, which will now be using Envirez resin for its base. These initiatives continue to build on the Lean Manufacturing practices already implemented 5 years ago and that allow Campion to further reduce its waste and ecological footprint.
Campion Marine has been building high-performance sport boats and cruisers for 36 years. The family owned company, at its facility in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, builds the Allante line of sport boats and cruisers, the Explorer sport utility water craft, Chase high-performance boats and the Svfara wake/surf towboats. They manufacture more than 37 models and 48 variations of boats ranging from 16 to 30 feet in length and market and sell their boats in more than 30 countries.
For more information contact Campion Marine at 250-765-7795 or visit www.campionboats.com
