ARE UMMA AND UMSA WORKING?
Absolutely! Since its inception in 1995, UMMA has grown to more than ninety boat builder companies, producing approximately 70,000 boats per year. In addition to being the largest single block of boat units produced, other than Brunswick, UMMA represents the largest block of boat building material and hardware usage in the marine industry. UMSA has similarly grown to include more than one-hundred-and-thirty suppliers of most of the goods and service products utilized by the UMMA Members. Participation by UMMA Members in UMSA supplier programs has increased steadily and a significant portion of the Membership will only consider new suppliers who are approved by UMMA. More recently, we have begun seeking means by which UMMA builders and suppliers can work together and share programs in areas of common interest such as insurance, workers’ compensation, freight, etc. We have remained consistent in our commitment that what is good for the suppliers must be good for the builders and vice ver
