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Navico, a division of Brunswick Corporation’s Advanced Systems Group (ASG), and a global marine electronics company with brands including Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, and C-MAP brands, today announced the planned expansion of its Ensenada, Mexico facility which will be completed over the next 16-18 months. The additional space will be used to increase vertical integration and production capacity to deliver the ...

Brunswick Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Navico, a global leader in marine electronics and sensors for $1.05 billion. As a result of this acquisition, Brunswick will add the industry leading brands of Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, and C-MAP to its Advanced Systems Group (ASG), which includes the leading Parts & Accessories (P&A) brands in power management, digital control ...

Navico, parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad Yachting, B&G and C-MAP brands, announced today the hiring of Kim Rodriguez as its new PR Manager for the Americas, bringing the communications position in-house for the first time. Rodriguez has spent the past seven years at Pierson Grant, a South Florida-based communications agency, where she served most recently as Account Director leading several national ...

Navico, parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad Yachting, B&G and C-MAP brands recently announced its renewed focus on becoming a more sustainable company, dedicated to preserving the joy of being on the water for current and future generations.  The first step was a transition to feature 100% recyclable and sustainable packaging in new product offerings. Additionally, last month the company announced its first-ever appointment ...

Odin Sletten recently retired after 41 years of service with Navico, parent company of global brands like B&G, C-MAP, Lowrance and Simrad. Over his many years, Sletten contributed to some of Navico’s biggest developments and saw marine electronics change immensely. Boating Industry had the opportunity to ask Sletten about his time in the marine industry. Boating Industry: What first drew ...

Navico — parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and C-MAP brands — announced the launch of a new category of marine technology — the information display (ID).  The new, configurable graphical user interface acts as the heart of the information display. Presenting the information boaters need, when they need it, the experience-based software features pre-defined contextual modes that display ...

Navico — manufacturer of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands — announced the release of a web-based version of its popular and award-winning System Builder software – System Builder Cloud. Like the original version of System Builder, System Builder Cloud is a software tool that allows sales personnel to quickly produce a quote for ...

Navico – a provider of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands – announced Wednesday that Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Altor Fund IV have partnered and signed an agreement to acquire Navico from the Altor 2003 Fund. Navico has a history of investment in research and development. It has led to the ...

OceanLED has appointed Jim Deheer to the role of director of marketing with global responsibility for all of OceanLED’s marketing and communication activities. “We are delighted to welcome Jim to Ocean LED management team,” says Ocean LED CEO Guppy Dhariwal. “Jim brings with him extensive marine industry knowledge and experience, which will be a huge asset for us as we ...

Navico – the parent company of the Simrad, Lowrance and B&G brands – recently hosted the boating press at an event to show off its latest products and what’s coming later this year. Boating Industry was there and while we can’t share information on many of the products for a few months, we did take some time to sit down ...