Manufacturers

The Salon Nautic de Paris is hosting the premiere of two new electric sailing yachts from BENETEAU: the Oceanis 30.1 and the First 44. The two new offerings are the continued realization of Groupe Beneteau’s sustainability strategy, which takes a look at manufacturing processes and product development with an eye toward carbon reduction and eco-friendliness. “On the product development side, ...

Yanmar Holdings has announced its interim consolidated financial results for the first half of FY2022. For the current interim consolidated accounting period, net sales were 483.8 billion JPY, a 15.5% increase from the same period last year. Ordinary income was 37.7 billion JPY, a 53.4% increase from the same period last year. Supported by growth in overseas sales, especially in ...

The Limestone Boat Company Limited has announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 (“Q3 FY 2022″). All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. Limestone has started to see the effects of management decisions taken in Q2 2022 concerning wholesale pricing and labor realignment with improvements in margin. These are attributable, in ...

Yamaha WaterCraft Group, a division of the Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit, named Mountain West District Manager Adam Williamson their 2022 District Manager of the Year. The WaterCraft Group’s District Manager of the Year Award is based on Yamaha boat and WaveRunner wholesale and retail sales attainments, employee evaluation scores, dealer CSI scores, and dealer call count results, according to ...

Flexofold, a Danish manufacturer of folding propellers for sailboats, has announced the appointment of Søren Palle Gammelmark as Production and Development Manager. Originally hired in 2018 as a technician, following YANMAR Europe’s acquisition of Flexofold, Søren was responsible for programming the CNC machines using both CAD and CAM to create and optimize programs. Henning Uldall, Flexofold CEO, commented: “Søren has ...

Indmar Marine Engines mourns the loss of its esteemed co-founder, Richard (Dick) Rowe, Sr, who passed away on November 22, 2022 at the age of 95 surrounded by his family. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my father,” said Chuck Rowe, former President of Indmar Marine Engines. “My father was a courageous leader, who ...

By Jamie Stafford In mid-November, the Boating Industry ELEVATE SUMMIT – the premier educational and networking event for leaders across the recreational marine industry – wrapped up in sunny Orlando, Fla. ELEVATE is produced and hosted by Boating Industry and parent company EPG Brand Acceleration. The conference, hosted over three days, featured plenty of keynote speakers and Q&A panels. The ...

Vision Marine Technologies announced it has executed a production contract with Neogy, a division ofGroupe Startec Energy, a French manufacturer of specialized batteries and systems. The production contract provides for Vision Marine’s initial purchase of 240 of Neogy’s customized batteries, which have been designed to the specifications of Vision Marine. The first installment of batteries will be delivered immediately, with ...

Closely following its major production facility expansion, Golden Manufacturing has bolstered its staffing with promotions and the creation of a new position, as well as partnering with a software development engineer. Bill Golden, president and CEO, made the announcement. Ken Felty has been promoted to the position of international sales manager. In this new role, he is responsible for developing ...

IMTRA, manufacturer and importer of solutions and products for the marine, energy and transportation markets, announced that it has expanded its partnership with Libra-Plast AS, a leader in production of vessel doors, hatches and storage. IMTRA first partnered with Libra as a U.S. agent in 2018. Libra’s recent focus on the Gulf Coast territory and the success of this partnership ...