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Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Teleflex Morse, Inc. and
Viking Yacht Company Step Up Membership Levels of Safety Organization
March 11, 2003, Edgewater, MD: The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) today announced that three of its members recently decided to increase their membership levels.
Bombardier Recreational Products moved from a Gold Level to a Platinum Level. Bombardier designs, develops, builds, distributes and markets motorized recreational products and sport boats as well as Evinrude® and Johnson® outboard engines and Ficht® direct fuel injection and E-TECTM technology. Bombardier has been providing durable, reliable products to its wide range of boating customers, and has long been known for its ability to reinvent transportation technologies.
Teleflex Morse, Inc. also increased from Gold to Platinum. As a leading supplier of products and solutions for the global boating industry, including providing Marine Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM Boatbuilders) with steering, controls, cables, gauges, electronic monitors, and other marine accessories, Teleflex Morse, Inc. Marine Products is widely known for its innovative new products and unmatched quality.
Viking Yacht Company increased from a Silver Level to the Silver Plus Level. In 37-years of operation as a family-owned yacht building business, Viking prides itself on unbeatable attention to quality engineering. Viking maintains an entrepreneurial spirit and philosophy, which has led to them being able to efficiently produce over 100 boats a year.
Both Teleflex Morse, Inc. and Viking Yacht Company have been ABYC members for over a quarter century.
"These companies represent the variety of industry supporters that have joined together to actively demonstrate ABYC's commitment to safe boating," said Sharon Busker, Membership Director of ABYC. "Not only do they find our voluntary standards programs of value to their organizations, but they also realize the value ABYC's educational and safety programs offer all levels of marine professionals," adds Busker. "We sincerely thank Bombardier, Teleflex and Viking, as well as all our members, for their continued support!"
ABYC has been developing, writing and updating the safety standards for boat building and repair in the United States for nearly 50 years and is actively involved with the development of international standards as well as certification programs for marine technicians. These standards are available on CD-ROM and in printed form. Membership and general information can be requested by calling (410) 956-1050 or by visiting the ABYC Web Site at www.abycinc.org.
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