The three naval architects who started the naval architecture
firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. got into the business
because they loved to create something from scratch. Designing
a boat to fit a specific need and do a particular job
is what they love, and they have invested all their passion,
knowledge and experience in their new line of family fishing
and cruising boats.
Greg Beers, P.E., Cory Wood and Andrew Tyska have been
designing boats in Bristol, Rhode Island since 1995. They
have designed everything from barges to a 20 foot runabout
with 129 foot fast ferries and 85 foot tugboats in between.
“No matter what we are building,” Wood explained,
“we always look at the boat as our client. Owner’s
specifications, Coast Guard regulations and manufacturer’s
capabilities are all part of the process, but ending up
with a great boat is the bottom line.”
Greg Beers, President of Bristol Harbor Boats, Inc and
his partners
have experienced great satisfaction delivering Bristol
Harbor Boats to
customers and the design of the BHB19 and BHB21 is a
proven success.
In order to meet the demands of the marketplace and
ensure that a
quality product is continued to be delivered, the
principals of
Bristol Harbor Boats chose to sell the assets of Bristol
Harbor Boats,
Inc. to Maritime Marine Group, LLC of Augusta, Maine in
October of
2011. Bristol Harbor Boats, Inc. founders will continue
to focus on
their core business of naval architecture and design. Manufacturing, marketing and sales of the BHB19 and
BHB21 are consolidated with Maritime Marine Group, LLC
while Bristol Harbor Boats, Inc will continue to support
Maritime Marine Group with design work.
The origins of
Maritime Marine Group, LLC started back in 1947 when
Kenneth G. Priest, Sr. founded Kenway Boats. At first
building wooden boats of his own design, Ken quickly
embraced the evolution of fiberglass boats. Gradually,
Kenway Boats’ reputation for excellence spread to
industrial customers and in 1966 Kenway Corporation
replaced Kenway Boats. Over the next forty years, with
quality at the center of the company’s philosophy,
Kenway continued to develop its expertise for a wide
range of custom-engineered composite fabrications.
Currently, the company’s team of engineers, project
managers, quality assurance personnel, and most
importantly its expert composite
technicians serve a wide range of customers from Maine,
to Oregon, to Puerto Rico. Importantly, however, the
company never strayed far from its boatbuilding roots
and now shares its modern manufacturing facility and
expert personnel with its sister company, Maritime
Marine Group, LLC.
Maritime Marine Group, LLC is wholly owned and managed
by second and third generation family members. Kenneth
G. Priest II, PE serves as the company’s Chief Executive
Officer, Ian D. Kopp as its President/Chief Operating
Officer, and Michael Priest as its Vice President.
Company owners Ken, Michael and Ian take great pride in
remaining a small, family-owned business within an
industry dominated by corporate giants. Doing so allows
them to remain true to the
company’s core values of providing exceptional, personal
customer service, the highest quality composite
products, and a boat that continually exceeds its
owners’ expectations. |
