Skyline Marine Achieves Highest Dealer Certification Honour

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skyline-largeIn a letter from Andrew E. Graves, president of the Brunswick Boat Group, Skyline Marine received congratulations on becoming the first Brunswick Ambassador dealer, the highest dealer certification honor available through the Brunswick Boat Group under their new Brunswick certification program. Skyline was also reaffirmed as exclusively representing Sea Ray and Hatteras boats.

The letter from Andy Graves went on to say, "We applaud your (Skyline's) dedication to delivering a superior boating experience for your customers through operational excellence and your commitment to quality by exclusively representing Sea Ray and Hatteras."

In the next few weeks, Skyline will receive an official letter of congratulations from senior Brunswick management, their dealership certificate, a dealership award and a full range of Brunswick Ambassador and Marine Five Star dealer certification identification for Skyline's locations in Orillia and Midland, Ontario. The Brunswick Boat Group will also be issuing an official press release in the next few weeks, acknowledging Skyline's achievements.

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