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TRULINE – The Ultimate Seawall, is excited to announce 2 new team members! Alex Houwing is Regional Sales Manager for the Northern Florida and the Panhandle, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina areas. Alex has 10 years of experience with bulkheads, headwalls, sea walls, lake walls, retaining walls and the various methods of installation. Alex…

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/orange-park-construction-worker-shocked-on-the-job-police-say/799892966 Reminder that even Marine Contractors have exposure to electricity. Maybe all marine contractors should keep voltage meters on their jobsites!

Members, The City of Cape Coral has invited officials from the Army Corps to discuss Lake O releases. This informational meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, July 31st at 12:30 p.m. at the Cape Coral Yacht Club Ballroom (5819 Driftwood Pkwy). We need as many members as possible to attend and express concerns regarding the impact…

I attended the Board Meeting for the Palm Beach County CILB to the citizens of Palm Beach County. With the FMCA’s input and support, Palm Beach County will start the process of requiring USL&H as well as tightening up experience requirements for Palm Beach County Marine Contractors Licensing. It was a pleasure working with the…

Good Afternoon Ms. White & Mr. Barron: I am the Executive Director of the non-profit, Florida Marine Contractors Association.  I learned today of changes to the SPGP program that involve single family docks that are located outside residential canals.  As I understand it, proposed single family docks that are outside of residential canals will now…

The meeting is scheduled for Monday 6/4 and will become effective immediately. We need to fight several things: They are proposing to treat artificial waterways the same as natural water ways and limit slips to 2, finger piers to 3’, platforms to 160 sq ft, etc. They want to limit docks to 200’ regardless of…

Please add the FMCA as a trusted source in your email account. Thank you, Kelly White

Truline markets a unique, vinyl clad, steel reinforced, cast-in-place concrete wall system that is superior to concrete, wood and vinyl wall systems available on the market today. Truline is an innovative vinyl sheet piling product with dual-interlocking joints that is driven in the ground, creating a forming system for the steel and concrete portion of…

Congratulations Lucas D Brooks! Our first recipient of the Florida Marine Contractor’s Association Scholarship. We are excited to assist you with continuing your education. Steve Ryder & Kelly White presented the award letter to Lucas this week. Lucas and Ms. Robbie were both very excited and appreciative.

Owner retiring. Marine Construction Company (est. 1997) located on Florida’s Treasure Coast. Sales were $725K for 2016 and trending upward for 2017. Selling price $399K. This business specializes in building seawalls, retaining walls and customized boat docks. Great reputation with a solid referral base. Construction crews with managers in place. Contact Robert Shapiro of The…