Tag Archives: Polaris

Polaris Marine unveiled two new concept electric pontoons under its Bennington and Godfrey Pontoons brands. The manufacturer previewed these high-horsepower electric propulsion demonstrators at its annual dealer meetings in Syracuse, Ind., this month. Acting as the testbed capability demonstrations for future development of watercraft optimized for electric propulsion, the concept vessels were built on the 26-foot, 6-inch 2024 Bennington L-Series ...

Godfrey Pontoons announced today the launch of a new family for model year 2024, the Godfrey XP Series. The latest addition to the Godfrey line, the XP boasts a suite of high-tech features, combining a sleek, modern look with performance. These include a fully-digital helm with an intuitive custom user interface and accent backlighting. The display controls everything from the ...

Godfrey Marine, manufacturer of Godfrey pontoon boats and Hurricane deck boats, announced the promotion of Doug Adrian to the role of vice president and general manager for Godfrey and Hurricane. Adrian was serving in his new role on an interim basis prior to taking it over officially, and has been with Godfrey Marine since early 2020, when he led operations ...

Godfrey Marine, a division of Polaris Industries and manufacturer of pontoon boats and Hurricane deck boats, has announced it has expanded its manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Ind. Members of the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce joined in the celebration on May 10th with ceremonial shovels to break ground. The new facilities include a 27,000-square-foot warehouse and an automation wing. The warehouse ...

Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) announced that Michael Speetzen has been named chief executive officer and appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors and that Bob Mack has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Speetzen and Mack have been serving as interim CEO and interim CFO, respectively, since January. “Mike is a proven and highly respected leader within Polaris ...

Hurricane deck-boats announced that it has started production in a new facility in Syracuse, Ind. The facility will be used to increase the production capacities of the Hurricane deck-boat lineup. The property includes a 120,000 square foot production plant, as well as 20,000 square feet of shipping and warehousing space. The expansion to this facility, already owned by parent company ...

Polaris Inc. appointed Michael Speetzen, Polaris’ executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, to serve as interim Chief Executive Officer. John Wiehoff, the Company’s Lead Independent Director, has been appointed Chair of the Board; and Bob Mack, Polaris’ senior vice president of Corporate Development & Strategy and president of Global Adjacent Markets and Boats, has been appointed interim Chief Financial ...

One of our sister publications, Snow Goer magazine, is reporting that moments after the stock market closed on Nov. 17, Polaris dropped the big news that its Chairman and CEO Scott Wine is leaving the company to take over a similar position at CNH. CNH is a large multinational industrial company in the ag and construction industries, including the Case ...

Polaris Inc. recently announced it has made the strategic decision to focus its marine investments and growth efforts on its flagship boating brands. As a result, Polaris will stop producing Rinker, Striper and Larson FX boat brands at its Syracuse, Indiana plant in June. “This decision was made after extensive consideration of every available alternative,” said Bob Mack, president of ...

By Adam Quandt Throughout the ever-evolving novel coronavirus outbreak, many marine industry manufacturers are making the decision to temporarily halt production, in an effort to keep employees safe. Last week, Brunswick Corporation announced it was suspending production at certain of its propulsion and boat operations over the next few weeks in response to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). A ...