Suppliers/Aftermarket

Teakdecking Systems has announced the appointment of John Shinske as Director of Sales & Business Development, Europe and Anella Alcott as Director of Marketing. Canadian Shinske has been in the yachting industry for more than two decades. He started his career on the refit side, before becoming a Captain for five years. Once he returned shoreside, he founded one of ...

Nominations for the 2023 Boating Industry 40 Under 40 are now closed. Stay tuned for announcement of this year’s winners in the March/April issue of Boating Industry. Entering its seventh year and its second year as part of the Top 100 Awards, Boating Industry’s 40 Under 40 program is making its return in early 2023. The editorial staff at Boating Industry is now ...

GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), a provider in marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, announced the hiring of Dayene Gibson as sales and marketing coordinator.In her new role, Gibson will take over a portion of the sales and marketing process as an assistant to GOST’s global sales manager, Sean Ryan, and will help manage day-to-day operations. Her responsibilities ...

Sea-Fire Europe has signed Slovenian STAL MAR d.o.o. as its newest distributor. Ernie Ellis, Sea-Fire Europe Ltd managing director, made the announcement. “We wanted to upgrade our brand portfolio with a high-tech fire suppression system,” said Robert Kajin, STAL MAR product manager. “Sea-Fire is a quality product and came highly recommended.” Founded in 1991, Ljubljana, Slovenia-based STAL MAR currently offers ...

Boat Fix, a recreational boating telematics company that provides a combination of remote monitoring, GPS tracking, geofencing and 24/7 live customer support, announced it has been selected as an approved tracking provider for Markel policyholders. Under the collaboration, all new boat rental customers insured by Markel may subscribe for the Boat Fix service and will receive its monitoring and tracking ...

Canadian boat manufacturer Legend has announced it will be adding a tracking and monitoring service through a strategic partnership with Boat Fix, an American telematics provider. It will be available to customers starting in January.  With Boat Fix, Legend customers will have the ability to see the location of their boat and monitor systems, including battery levels and bilge pumps, ...

Kanbrick has announced the appointment of Terry McNew as CEO of Marine Concepts, a marine aftermarket platform. McNew previously served as CEO of MasterCraft. He led notable acquisitions, including Crest and NauticStar, while also launching the Aviara brand. More recently, McNew served as CEO of Klaussner Home Furnishings. McNew assumes the role from founder Randy Kent, who remains a partner ...

Sea-Fire Europe has added B.I.S. Electronics GmbH to its portfolio of European distributors. The Mühbrook, Germany-based company will market Sea-Fire’s line of marine fire detection and clean agent suppression solutions. Ernie Ellis, Sea-Fire Europe Ltd managing director, made the announcement. Initially, ZN-Technik was a Sea-Fire distributor in Germany. Upon the retirement of ZN-Technik technical director and co-owner Rolf Paulzen, the ...

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 ...

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 ...