From its Fleetwood, Pennsylvania facility, BoardSafe designs, engineers, and manufactures custom aluminum waterfront systems for commercial and municipal sites. The company has worked in the commercial docks industry for more than 30 years, with a particular focus on adaptive access and systems built for difficult conditions such as flooding, strong currents, and changing tides. BoardSafe’s adaptive kayak launch was co-designed with Team River Runner’s Lehigh Valley chapter and adaptive paddlers, a collaboration that continues to shape its inclusive waterfront work.
AlumidockFamily-owned Alumidock has been making American-made aluminum waterfront equipment since 1968, including configurable docks, removable stairways and lightweight gangways. Based in Randolph, New York, the company builds its systems from marine-grade aluminum around easy-to-assemble brackets, making them lighter to install, remove and store than conventional waterfront structures. Its newer EasyConnect line adds independently adjustable legs and modular sections for changing lake bottoms and water levels.RANDOLPH, NY
Deep Creek Docks, IncBorn from Deep Creek Lake’s marine trade, Deep Creek Docks manufactures standard and custom aluminum floating dock systems in Accident, Maryland. Founded in 1999 by Eric Sisler and now owned by his nephew Justin Hershman, the company builds its docks by hand with all-welded frames and backs them with maintenance, repair, and refurbishing services. Its dock-building roots stretch back more than 40 years through the Sisler family’s marine businesses, and its products are made in the United States.ACCIDENT, MD
Jet Dock Systems, IncFrom its Cleveland manufacturing base, Jet Dock Systems makes specialized floating boat lifts and drive-on docking systems for watercraft ranging from personal watercraft to large boats. The company says it invented drive-on docking, and its patented modular design lets owners reconfigure or expand portable docks for changing water levels and demanding marine conditions. Jet Dock also operates a facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and distributes through dealers around the world.CLEVELAND, OH
Upside InnovationsUpside Innovations began in 2009 after President Kevin Sharp saw his polio-disabled grandfather struggle to access everyday places. The West Chester company has built its identity around solving difficult access problems, managing projects from early site review through fabrication and installation rather than handing customers off between providers. Its modular aluminum systems serve commercial and industrial facilities that need code-compliant access designed for a specific site.WEST CHESTER, OH