Sea Ray Boats
Sea Ray Employees Achieve Safety Milestone at Palm Coast Plant, Make Donation to Local Charity
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sea Ray Boats employees at the Palm Coast, Fla., facility are celebrating a safety milestone -- 1 million work hours without a lost-time incident.
In recognition of this accomplishment, Brunswick Corporation, Sea Ray's parent company, has awarded the facility the Chairman's Gold Safety Award, to be presented on June 12, by Dustan E. McCoy, chairman and chief executive officer - Brunswick Corporation.
"Safety is no stranger to Sea Ray's plants, it is a way of life and working," said Richard C. Stone, president of Sea Ray Boats. "We will continue to aim for record-setting milestones."
"I am very proud of Sea Ray employees for contributing to our commitment to safety," added McCoy. "I am even prouder of their generosity and their commitment to their community. They understand what it means to be a good and generous neighbor."
In conjunction with this award, Brunswick Corporation has committed to a $10,000 donation on behalf of Sea Ray employees to The Family Life Center of Flagler County.
Sea Ray Boats has 570 employees at the Palm Coast facility, which manufactures sport yachts and yachts from 40 to 52 feet in length. In addition to this milestone, Sea Ray as a whole has seen significant reductions in numbers of injuries and first-aid cases since 2004.
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Bass Cat, Correct Craft, Cobalt, Grady-White, Manitou, Regal and Sea Ray Rank Highest in Satisfying New-Boat Owners, J.D. Power
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Sea Ray Employees Achieve Safety Milestone at Tellico Lake and Riverview Facilities
Sea Ray Employees Achieve Safety Milestone at Tellico Lake and Riverview Facilities, Make Sizeable Donations to Three Local Charitable Organizations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sea Ray Boats employees at the Tellico Lake facility in Vonore and at the Riverview plant in Knoxville are each celebrating a safety milestone, respectively achieving 3 and 1 million work hours without a lost-time incident. The Tellico Lake facility has won the award for the third consecutive year, while the Riverview facility is being honored for the first time.
In recognition of these accomplishments, Brunswick Corporation, Sea Ray's parent company, has awarded both facilities the Chairman's Gold Safety Award, to be presented on May 10, by Dustan E. McCoy, chairman and chief executive officer - Brunswick Corporation, and Peter B. Hamilton, president - Brunswick Boat Group.
"Such recognition is no stranger to Sea Ray's plants, as some of them have won the Brunswick Chairman's Safety Award on more than one occasion," said Richard C. Stone, president of Sea Ray Boats. "We will continue to aim for record-setting milestones."
"I am very proud of Sea Ray employees for contributing to our commitment to safety," added McCoy. "I am even prouder of their generosity and their commitment to their communities in East Tennessee, home to Sea Ray Boats for almost 50 years."
