SUPRA BOATS - AUSTRALIA FACTORY

Ride Australia (Manufacturer of Supra Boats and Moomba Boats in Australia) attended the Annual Lean and TPM forum in Wollongong organised by CPTM to celebrates Ride Australia’s 3rd successful year in boat manufacturing and Coopers Brewing Company 150th year in Brewing.

"When looking back at where we have come from with these teams, we are just a total different company than what were before TMP" Mr Sterenberg - Operations manager of Coopers Brewing

"We spent 6 months at our USA sister company learning the lean philosophies which were so helpful in setting up our factory in Australia 4 years ago, it's awesome to be able to continue on with CTPM and continuously improve our production methods with a training partner in Australia" - Josh Sanders - General Manager Ride Australia.

TPM is a maintenance process developed for improving productivity by making processes more reliable and less wasteful.

"Lean," is a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful, and thus a target for elimination.

Since the opening of Ride Australias factory in Australia in 2009, Ride Australia has increased efficiencies by 400% and has reduced defect rates to less than a %.

Picture - Left to Right Picture, Nick Sterenberg, Operations Manager - Speaker, Gilbert Bruton, Mainpac Administrator  & TPM³ Co-ordinator – Chris O’Sullivan Production Engineer, Josh Sanders General Manager RIde Australia, Todd Snider - Customer Service Ride Australia 

10-year-old Australian wakeboarding sensation Sammy Brown joins Supra Boats Junior

Factory Team with heart on and off the water.

(Maryville, TN) – Supra Boats welcomes a genuine

wake riding phenom from Australia to their Junior

Factory Team. Sam Brown is now part of the Supra

Family and not just because he is an amazing

wakeboarder. Sam is an authentic young man who

truly enjoys the sport and represents it with heart.

Character counts with Supra Boats and Sam

scored as high in integrity in this luxury

performance wake boat manufacturer’s book as he

did when he earned his 2012 World Title at the

Rockstar Energy Wakeboard World Championships

presented by Supra Boats. At 10-years-old Sam

earned a spot on the team with his unbelievable

performances on the water, but according to Supra

Boats he got the deal thanks to genuine heart.

Welcome to the team Sammy!

Additional Links

Sam Brown Wakeboarder - (http://www.facebook.com/SamBrownWakeboarder)

Sam was born in 2002 to Rob and Nadine Brown in Picton, New South Whales,

Australia. He started riding at the age of 7. Naturally his interests include a lot of wake

riding related sports like boat riding, cable riding and trampoline. He also enjoys

motocross. Sam rides behind a 2011 Supra Sunsport 20V on the Hawkesbury River in

NSW, AUS. He rides a 124 Liquid Force Nemesis with Wing bindings. Sam trains at the

Black Diamond Wakeboard School with his coach Scotty Kell.

Sam may seem like a typical 10-year-old at first glance, but his wakeboarding moves

are amazingly huge. His trick list reads like a glossary of wake riding terms. Just about

everything is listed, including the most recent moves he’s landed; a Tantrum to Blind

and all four 540 Spins. Whether he’s riding at home in Australia behind his Supra or

competing at the Wakeboard World Championships in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

people stare in disbelief. This shocking advanced riding style has earned Sam 2 World

Championships, 3 National Titles, Rider’s Choice “Best New Talent” award and Liquid

Force Grom Master gold in the last 2 years.

“Like everyone else, we were impressed by Sammy’s riding ability especially at his age,”

answered Rick Tinker, President of Supra Boats, when asked what he thought of his

newest Junior Team member. “What impresses me even more is the way he acts off

the water. He’s a wonderful young man and we are so excited to have him on the team!”

For Immediate Release

Those who are familiar with Sammy have become somewhat used to his phenomenal

talents on the water, but many of them are still taken back by the way he conducts

himself off the water. He is extremely polite and well spoken. He is genuinely interested

in the people around him and very helpful. He is also driven. That sounds like a strange

characterization for a child, but it’s true. He is not driven like an adult drives for a goal.

He seems to be motivated by the fun of wakeboarding and pure challenge of the sport.

He rides with heart and that appears to elevate his performance as well as his

character.

To learn more about Sam Brown and the entire Supra Boats Junior Factory Pro Team

stay tuned to Supra Boats on Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and Instagram

@SupraBoatsAUS.

About Supra: The flagship wakeboard boat brand manufactured by Skier’s Choice and Ride Australia,

Supra Boats is the result of a quest for continual improvement in every aspect of boat

building. 32 years of award-winning tow boats prove that fact, but you wouldn’t know it

by their unrelenting attention to detail. Everything from interior refinement to ride,

handling and wake performance to production processes to ownership experience is

scrutinized to create a luxurious professional-level wake boat that challenges

expectations. Like the name suggests, Supra heightens the wake boating lifestyle.

Supra Boats > Beyond better.

Cory Teunissen, Mitch Daniel, Bradley Teunissen and Sam Brown

Just as competitive as its direct-drive counter-part, the Mobius Outback V is the ultimate versatile water sports boat that will not go over your budget. This feature-packed v-drive helps you water ski, wakeboard and wakesurf without breaking the bank. It also accommodates like a champ with a new adjustable driver's seat, roomy social seating for 12, a walk-though open bow, a fiberglass transom walk-across, smartly concealed storage, tons of cup holders and a Sony Sound System. Whether your crew wants to lean into some slalom, flip for riding or curl-up in a wave, the Mobius Outback V delivers. Add the Multisport Wakeplate to fine tune your wakes for all water sports disciplines, at any speed or line length. If your water sports aspirations swell with the wake, opt for the 1200-pound Gravity III ballast system to wakeboard and surf your days away. Rope the Oz Tower and wakeboard or ditch the rope all together and take advantage of the wave behind the new Surf+ platform. When your energy is spent, drive it. This compact performer handles like a dream with flat turns and an aggressive running surface that slices through chop even on a rough day. The Outback V is even easy to tow and store at a manageable 20 feet long. Everything to everyone only begins to describe it.

Contact Justin @ Ride Australia on 0244224477 Ext 1 or Justin on 0408606328 

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