Loudon, TN | July 8, 2015 – Malibu Boats Inc. is very pleased to announce that OneWater Marine Holdings, which sells under the Singleton Marine Group (SMG) brand, is now the exclusive Malibu and Axis Wake Research dealer for all of Alabama. We are also excited to congratulate OneWater Marine and Rambo Marine. Rambo Marine is becoming part of the OneWater Marine and Malibu families. The two best dealers in the state of Alabama are now one, with five locations, serving every major Alabama lake.
SMG is a top-performing dealer for Malibu and has had customer-service scores in the top 10% since the inception of our partnership. Rambo Marine has been an inboard dealer for over 28 Years with multiple CSI awards and has consistently been listed in the Top 100 Dealers by Boating Magazine.
Malibu CEO Jack Springer says, “We are very excited. Now that Rambo Marine is a part of the Marine Holdings and Malibu family, you have two top dealers with appealing locations partnered to exclusively deliver the best and highest quality tow boat available. It is a tremendous win for customers in Alabama. It gives our customers an incredible choice of locations, and service that’s among the best in the United States. We could not be more pleased and excited about this partnership!”
OneWater Marine Holdings CEO Austin Singleton stated, “In partnership with Malibu, the top-performing towboat company in the world, we are excited to now offer an unrivaled experience for customers across the entire state of Alabama. With the addition of Rambo Marine to our OneWater Marine family of dealerships, the Malibu and Axis ownership experience in Alabama has taken a dramatic leap forward. For more than 25 years I have watched, listened, and learned from Scooter as he’s built his dealership in an adjacent territory to ours. I have admired his approach, appreciated his integrity, and considered him a mentor to me. I’m honored and excited to have him as a part of our team and believe he and his son Bennett, as well as the entire Rambo Marine team, will help OneWater seize the incredible opportunity that lies before us across the entire state of Alabama.”
Rambo Marine founder Scooter Rambo remarked, “We are very excited to join the OneWater Team. This partnership will enable us to offer an additional level of service to our customers never before achievable. It also gives us the opportunity to offer the number one selling inboard boat on the market, Malibu and Axis, at both our Huntsville and Birmingham locations as well as the new location at Smith Lake. On a recent visit to the Malibu/Axis plant, we were amazed at the quality, innovation and pride that goes into every new Malibu/Axis product. It is easy to see why Malibu is number one.”
This new alliance of passionate individuals looks to take Alabama to a new level. Malibu is the number-one watersports towboat in the U.S. and worldwide. SMG was already a top dealer, and the addition of Rambo Marine combines two very well run, family owned businesses into a model with several locations and exceptional customer service.
RAMBO MARINE
In business for 28 years under the same family ownership and management, Rambo Marine is a Boating Industry Magazine Top 100 dealer, former MasterCraft Top Ten Dealer and Top CSI Dealer, Worldwide Cobalt Boats CSI Award winner, and a founding member of both Cobalt and MasterCraft 20 Groups. With locations in Birmingham and Hazel Green, Alabama, Rambo Marine sells New and Used Boats, offers award-winning service, and boasts a fully stocked Board Shop that features wakeboards, surfboards, water skis, and watersports accessories. Learn more about Rambo Marine at http://www.rambomarine.com/.
ONEWATER MARINE HOLDINGS, LLC
OneWater Marine Holdings, LLC is dedicated to acquiring and operating top marine retail dealerships in North America. With an aggressive expansion strategy, OneWater offers multiple exit options for existing marine dealer owner/operators. Learn more about OneWater Marine Holdings and see if one of OneWater Marine’s exit options is a good fit for you. http://www.OneWaterMarine.com.
MALIBU BOATS: Founded in 1982, Malibu Boats, LLC, produces and sells 3,600 boats per year across North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia through a network of independent dealers, making it the world’s largest provider of watersports-focused boats. Malibu’s line of boats consists of the RESPONSE® series and WAKESETTER® series. Malibu also includes the Axis Wake Research® brand. A privately held company, Malibu has approximately 475 employees, with manufacturing facilities in California, Tennessee, and Australia. For more, visit MalibuBoats.com or AxisWake.com.
CONTACT: Mike Quinlan, mikeq@malibuboats.com, phone: (865) 458-5478
