Increase the amount of income
eligible for the small-business tax
rate again, from $400,000 to
$500,000.
While there may not be any specific mention for the recreational
boating industry, it is important to
note that NMMA Canada’s budget
submission mentioned some of the
incentives outlined in the budget
including the expansion of the work
share employment program, tax
incentives for business, tourism and
the credit situation.
In the coming weeks and months,
it will be important that our industry
look closely at what opportunities
government has made available to us
and work collectively with them to
expand on these opportunities.
and US Coast Guard approved in
the United States for some time
now, the securing of the Industry
Canada approval is a vital element
and a very important milestone for
GME in the execution of our overall
North American marketing strategy,” says Sean Griffin, GME’s international business product development manager.
In Canada, the GME products will be
Distributed by the North America Master
Distributor Whiffletree Corporation Inc.
207-647-3300 or whiffletreecorp.com
and sales represented by Ken Harrison
at Summerhill.ca; (705) 812-1660 or
summerhillca@rogers.com and by
Paul Barton of KNJ Marketing;
781-297-3504 or
pbarton@knjmarketing.com.
GME Gains Industry Canada
Approval for EPIRBs
GME, an Australian manufacturer of
marine electronics, has received
Industry Canada approval for its
MT403 Accusat range of EPIRBs.
The GME Accusat MT403 product
line includes GPS equipped and
standard beacons, in manual and
auto release configurations. The
entire range utilizes lithium manganese dioxide batteries (LiMnO2)
assembled in a non-hazmat format
for simple and unrestricted transportation by road or air.
“Although we have been FCC
Yamaha Completes $6 Million
Expansion At Tennessee Boat
Building Plant
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA has
announced the completion of a
64,000 square foot expansion and
the deployment of sequenced manufacturing technologies at its boat
manufacturing facility in Vonore, TN.
The investments make the Yamaha
plant one of the most advanced boatbuilding operations in the world.
Speaks, president of Yamaha’s
Watercraft Group. “These are the cornerstones to our business and they
are what we’ve built our reputation
on. This investment puts us in a
highly advantageous position for
future growth.”
Highlighting the $6 million dollar
investment is the addition of a state-of-the-art robotic gelcoat application
booth, high-speed robotic CNC cutters, and a proprietary RF urethane
injection system (for flotation foam)
that uses technology derived from
NASA. Also included is a long list of
“green” technologies that improve
the work environment and significantly reduce waste product.
“This facility is arguably the most
automated manufacturing operation
in the boating industry,” according to
Greg Harbison, division manager of
manufacturing at
Yamaha’s Tennessee boat
plant. “Our investments
in the areas of robotics
and CNC cutting have
greatly improved the standardization of our boat
building process. We are
now achieving a level of
precision unheard of in
our business. The bottom
line is that we are building higher quality boats
with greater efficiency.”
The Vonore operation
builds a range of Yamaha 23-foot and
21-foot runabouts and tower boats.
Yamaha 23-foot boats are the best-selling models in their category.
www.yamaha-motor.ca
“This multi million dollar investment in our boat plant represents our
commitment to deploying the latest
technologies, processes and operational improvements to make a better
boat for our customers,” said Mark
