On March 5th, the NMMA announced 58 recipients of the 2020 Marine Industry Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Awards for excellence in customer satisfaction. Award recipients were acknowledged during NMMA’s 2021 State of the Recreational Boating Industry and Awards Presentation.
March 8TH, on International Women’s Day, MasterCraft Boat Company kicked off its “Let Her Rip” campaign to support the on-going push to inspire and empower women to relentlessly chase their goals, have confidence in their abilities in and behind the boat and to challenge others to do the same in the water sports industry and beyond.
The National Association of Manufacturers announced that Ryan Gwillim, Chief Financial Officer, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC), has been named to the NAM Board of Directors. Gwillim will join the NAM Board to bolster the association’s leadership in policy advocacy, workforce solutions, legal action, operational excellence and news and insights.
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) and Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) have announced a three-year extension of the Brunswick Acceptance Company (BAC) joint venture agreement through December 2025.
The ABYC Foundation announced their second Educator Training Conference to be held July 20-22, 2021, in a virtual format. The “train-the-trainer” event is designed for high school and post-secondary instructors and administrators who either are teaching, or are thinking about teaching marine service in their schools…
Last week, during the NMMA State of the Recreational Boating Industry virtual event, President Frank Hugelmeyer shared some very impressive numbers.
Modern Recreational Technologies, houses premium quality brands such as Pettit®, Ramuc®, ValvTect® and Woolsey®. The acquisition of TUFF COATTM, the world’s #1 Rubberized Non-Skid Coating compliments MRT’s industry-leading recreational brands with a proven technology platform.
The Alliance of the nautical industry of Quebec – Nautisme Quebec offers you its new digital platform. Available year round, it is the ideal complement to the various boat shows and allows and offers virtual activities to boaters.
An act that was recently introduced in the waning days of New York’s annual budget process that allows no opportunity for public input proposes significant management changes to the New York State Canal System and, if passed, could have negative consequences on the historic waterway for years to come.
On March 1, 2021, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions in the province. As of that Saturday, special events, including trade shows, are not permitted until at least the end of March, and residents are being asked to avoid non-essential travel in and out of HRM during this period.
Brunswick Corporation continues to build on its ACES (Autonomy, Connectivity, Electrification & Shared Access) strategy to develop solutions to further improve boater experiences by advancing the efficiency and capabilities of its core product lines.
Bennington, North America’s leading manufacturer of pontoon boats, has announced the immediate expansion of its operations in Elkhart County. This growth includes adding jobs and investing in new facilities.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to pivot and offer their services in unique and alternative ways. The 2021 edition of the Alberta Boat and Sportsmen’s Shows – which have been postponed to 2022 – have moved to an online platform, designed to connect regular event attendees with the show’s exhibitors in a new way.
In this edition of Boating Industry Canada News Week Digest, we feature Part 1 of a two-part story about recycling fibreglass. There are many uses for fibreglass, but boats seem to be a big and conspicuous one.
The Vancouver International Boat Show goes virtual for an all-new digital experience for 2021.
Propspeed, leading innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, announced today it has partnered with Bukh Bremen GmbH to supply its award-winning product line of foul-release coatings to customers throughout the German market and around the world
Hundreds of recreational boating industry leaders from across Canada and beyond gathered virtually on February 9th for NMMA Canada’s annual State of the Industry event. The event, which was run in a webinar format, included informative presentations from NMMA Canada president Sara Anghel and Wells Fargo economist Nick Bennebroek.
MarineMax recently announced an expanded relationship with Cruisers Yachts. Cruisers Yachts will now be available through MarineMax stores in Minnesota, Baltimore, and Boston.
Marine Marketers of America (MMA) announced on February 24th, the winners of the 2020 Neptune Awards for Marine Marketing Excellence. This year’s 13th annual competition was open to any organization producing and publishing marine industry marketing materials between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020.
One week after the cyberattack on Groupe Beneteau on February 19, the joint efforts by its in-house teams and external IT experts make it possible to envisage gradually starting up production activities again at certain plants from Friday February 26.