Understand the Background of Firstmate Controls
Firstmate Controls is known for the best wireless electronic equipment for the recreational marine industry. We offer full manufacturing capability using state of the art equipment. Complete systems can be installed for you or shipped ready for any application. Our equipment is not just an accessory, but it is also a safety net for your boat, your dock, your lift, your guests, and your wallet. In this week’s blog, we will tell the history of why we started the company.
History of Firstmate Controls
Being boaters on the Mississippi during our dating years, our agreement when putting the boat away was that John would clean the outside of the boat while Julie cleaned the inside. Worked great until the day the spokes came off ~ John had the boat up on the lift while Julie was cleaning the inside like any other time. John stepped away and Julie decided to try and jump from the boat, in the air, to the dock. Not making the dock and falling between the lift and the dock. From those injuries came the invention of the Firstmate® remote control system. “If I could have had something inside the boat to lower it by myself, I would have never got hurt”. So, John and his team went to work and created a blower box system that was not only safe for boating passengers but easy to use as a second set of hands getting the boat on and off the lift. We continue to strive to make safe, easy to use, and reliable blower boxes for all boaters ~ since we are boaters ourselves.
~ John and Julie Figura
Manufacturing
Our manufacturing facility is in Labadie, Missouri. Everything is built from the ground up from the time you place your order until it goes out the door. We begin with our corrosion-resistant Aluminum frame design. Welded and powder painted. Any electronic components are tested in pre-production and again before shipping. As your system goes down the line, it is spot-checked for Quality Control and put together by our knowledgeable staff. Before shipping, all systems are fully tested, valves pressure checked, and packaged ready to be delivered to your door or your dock. We are thankful to have a staff of dedicated employees who all have the same goal in mind. They are encouraged to be inventive; always look for improvements in design for what makes a better product; input is key. Most importantly what comes out of our facility is only a quality product.
Engineering
Starting in satellite communications, our company’s path has made many twists and turns since becoming Firstmate Controls in 2005. We continue to do contract engineering from larger firms and offer engineering services for smaller investors as well. We have aided in bringing products to market not only in the marine market but also in the drive-through industry, trucking industry and hold multiple patents in communications. We have always learned to do what we can to keep inventing, producing and manufacturing to keep America going!
If you are a boater, then you understand the need for a product that was designed specifically to keep other boaters safe while boarding or getting off a boat. With the Firstmate Controls remote you will make more memories with friends and family by getting on the water quickly and safely. We have several models to choose from, check out our website to see all the products that we offer.
Boat Lift Controls You Can Count On!
Firstmate Controls
130 Century Commerce Loop
Labadie, MO 63055
Phone: (866) 570-9707
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