The 65th edition of the Toronto International Boat Show recently wrapped and celebrated the return of a successful show. The show marked its return to an in-person consumer show, January 20 – 29 at the Enercare Centre to debut more than 150 product innovations, thousands of recreational boats and watersports accessories and more electric boats than ever before. Attendance in 2023 exceeded ...
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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, ...
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Best Training & Benefits Legend Boats Whitefish, Ontario Legend Boats uses a two-prong approach in making sure new as well as existing dealership employees receive the best training possible to serve customers. A new team member does not start until they have a completed a detailed two- to four-week training schedule, says Legend Boats Co-CEO Jamie Dewar. That training begins with ...
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Below are the Best in Class award recipients for 2017. Boating Industry recognized eight companies with special “Best in Class” awards, for Top 100 companies that particularly excelled in one area of their business. Best Boat Show Strategy – Lake Union Sea Ray, Seattle, Wash. Best Customer Service – Port Harbor Marine, South Portland, Maine Best Events – Oak Hill Marine, ...
Read More »BURLINGTON, Ontario – To supplement its existing Floorplan Financing Program, Legend Boats welcomes Northpoint Commercial Finance as one of their service partners. “By adding Northpoint to our existing Floorplan Financing Providers it gives us the ability to live our mission of creating memories for our customers. We are excited to be offering another great alternative for our dealers,” Jamie Dewar, ...
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The BI Weekly 5 is a collection of tips, news and data affecting the boating industry this week. Be sure to look for the BI Weekly 5 every Tuesday on BoatingIndustry.com. 1. New Fairline owners lay off more than 100 Wessex Bristol, which acquired Fairline Boats for an undisclosed sum last month, will temporarily lay off 109 employees at the ...
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