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From the beginning, Sunstream Boat Lifts has been one of the fastest growing companies in the Northwest, and continues to hold the record as the longest standing company on the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies list. It is also one of the few marine industry companies to make the Inc500 list. Sunstream has been awarded Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Pacific Lutheran University’s Family Business of the Year Award, and the Washington State Governor’s award for Emerging Exporter of the Year.
Sunstream was founded in 1996 by Ken Hey, who, as a boating fanatic, wanted to use his boat like a car, and bring a higher level of service to the boat lift industry. At that time lifts were slow, ugly, and had failures that often sunk boats or injured people.
Ken used his aerospace background to pioneer a remote-controlled, hydraulicsystem for both freestanding and floating lifts. Prior to Sunstream, Ken consulted at Boeing for nine years. During that time Ken sold 5 patents for failsafe jet engine mounts and wonBoeing’s prestigious Top Patent of the Year Award, twice.
The company initially began in Seattle, Washington and has expanded to over 50 countries becoming the global leader in its industry. In 2007, the company was awarded a large contract to supply lifts to the US Navy and in 2010 the company will deliver a new lifting/storage system (AATLAS) for larger US Navy boats. After just 15 years, Sunstream is well on its way to becoming the undisputed, world-wide leader in both the recreational and government markets.
As Sunstream experiences continued growth, the founding principles of incorporating technology and customer service are at the forefront of each new idea. Sunstream strives to have not only the best products, but the best company!
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