All articles by Craig Ritchie – Page 69
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US boat dealers remain confident despite low inventory levels
MRAA poll finds most boat dealers retaining key sales staff despite uncertain inventory pipeline
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NMMA merges two Florida shows; ownership to transfer to Informa
Moving forward, Informa Markets will become sole owner and producer of the combined event
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Yamaha Rightwaters launches plastic recycling program
Pilot initiative aims to recycle 10,000 pounds of sheet plastics by year-end
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Lippert Components | Brian Hall on supply chain costs
With annual sales approaching $3 billion, LCI Industries supplies highly engineered components to OEMs of RVs, boats and other segments, along with their related aftermarkets, and knows a thing or two about material costs. In 2020, steel and aluminium made up more than 50% of the company’s raw material ...
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Horizon Yachts completes $15m yard expansion
Two-year project to deliver improved operational efficiencies and grow overall production capacity for Taiwanese yacht builder
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Twin Disc Q4 sales up 11%
Higher sales and profit gains highlight fourth quarter and full fiscal year for US marine transmission builder
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Ocean Alexander set to embark on second phase of Taiwan plant expansion
Following a complete factory refurbishment and the construction of a 200,000ft2 fibreglass fabrication centre, yacht builder set to break ground on a new paint facility in early 2022
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US boat sales up 16%, but retail deliveries falling behind
Continuing supply chain headwinds and pipeline constraints suggest retail deliveries in the second half of the year will not match 2020 numbers
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BRP enters pontoon boat market
All-new Sea-Doo Switch marries Rotax jet propulsion with a user-configurable deck and multiple unique features in bid to capture share in fast-growing pontoon boat segment
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Yamaha US propeller plant reaches full production capacity
Greenfield, Indiana facility ranks among the largest stainless steel investment casting foundries in the world
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Italian builder to relaunch Leopard Yachts name
Seven Stars Marina & Shipyard to reintroduce Leopard custom yacht line with new 36m design
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T-H Marine buys US hatch and deck plate manufacturer
Florida boat equipment manufacturer completes 12th acquisition
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“Unprecedented” third quarter for Johnson Outdoors
Fishing revenues up 51%, watercraft sales up 30% as US recreation products manufacturer reports “another quarter of unprecedented results”
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US boating accidents up in 2020
US Coast Guard study shows 26% increase in boating accidents last year as numbers of new boaters surge
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NZ plastics firm shut down 6 to 8 months following fire
Devastating blaze flattens TruDesign Plastics’ production facility; owners looking at alternate ways of resuming production while facility is rebuilt
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Myers Industries Q2 revenues climb 58%
Gains in revenues, operating income, net income and adjusted earnings-per-share point to strong quarter for US plastics manufacturer, in spite of rising input costs
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Cummins reports strong Q2 results
Near 60% sales growth and triple-digit gains in operating income, net income driven by surging North American markets
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Lippert acquires marine equipment manufacturer
LCI to leverage existing OEM and aftermarket relationships to expand Furrion’s product distribution in the marine, RV and international business segments
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Xylem reports “exceptional growth” in 2021 Q2 results
Quarterly revenue of US$1.35bn represents 16% YOY growth for Rule, Jabsco parent