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THE COMPANY: THE COMPANY:

This builder of small boats in ? berglass and aluminum Wing In? atables, Inc. designs and produces in? atable has been producing watercraft for the US Government as boats, RIBs, closed-cell foam collars, and other specialty well as state and local governmental agencies for more than products. It offers tubes and sponsons; tubes and collars 30 years. The ? rm’s primary output includes ? berglass and for military and commercial RIBs; foam collars, Ski Collars

Aluminum rigid hull and hard sided boats of up to 20 me- and sponsons for marine builders, state and federal agen- ters, speci? cally for use in military operations. Willard has cies, and the military; and polyurethane boats, workboats had a busy year and boasts a robust backlog. for tough working environments, personal watercrafts, wa-

Recent deliveries and contracts include ongoing deliver- ter-born bumper cars, small boats and rafts, and collapsible ies under two separate 5 year IDIQ contracts for the U.S. fuel bags. The company was founded in 1991 and is based

Navy; speci? cally 7 and 11 meter RHIBS. The ? rm also in Arcata, California. Recent Wing highlights include the recently delivered 3 Hydrographic Survey boats of alumi- February 2018 acquisition of The Patten Co., and before num construction to NOAA. that, the October 2016 acquisition of Henshaw Marine.

THE CASE: THE CASE:

Willard Marine has been the leader in shipboard Rigid Wing In? atables offer premier in? atable solutions with

Hull In? atable boats for 30 years. Willard Marine builds products ranging from Liferafts to CRRC’s. Wing provides mission proven boats as tough and worthy as those who solutions to any in? atable requirement without limitation. depend on them. It is always Willard’s mission to help Wing In? atables’ global manufacturing locations use mul- mariners complete theirs. tiple techniques spanning several fabric types from CSM to Polyurethane. Wing In? atables and its family of compa- nies is the Global in? atable solution provider.

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