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ONE SMART ENERGY PLATFORM FOR YOUR ENTIRE MARINA With SenTrance Control Power • SenTrance Control Power increases energy • It saves energy costs • • • visit seijsener.com Or scan QR-code Seijsener voor Marine World 2023 juiste afmetingen v6.indd 1 14-2-2023 10:48:22
TALKING SHOP Developing the Eagle Float Long in the forefront of plastic float manufacture, Arkansas-based Hendren Plastics continues to expand the market reach of its premium Eagle Floats product line. Jim Hendren, owner and president, talks shop. Q: How did your business life develop? A: My dad bought a very small plastics plant in our home town of Gravette in 1967. I was four years old so I grew up in the business. He and I started my current company, Hendren Plastics Inc. in 1984 as I was graduating from college. However, I decided to join the Air Force and see the world. I was fortunate to get to fly the F-15 Eagle and that is where the name for “Eagle Floats” came from. I came back from active duty in 1992. He and I ran the company together for a few years and then I purchased it from him in 2006. We have been making plastic here for over 30 years now. Q: When did you first start supplying plastic floats for the marina industry? How did the floats change over time? A: Prior to the encapsulation requirement, we provided white foam Eagle Floats support docks, gangways and fingers at marinas in overseas boating hubs such as Turks & Caicos (above) and on home territory in the USA (right). for the market clear back to the 1960s. We watched as white foam that had been in the water for over 25 years was removed and replaced with Eagle Floats. The white foam had taken on a lot of water but was still providing sufficient buoyancy. It truly is a great product for flotation. After regulations required encapsulation, we waited Jim Hendren a few years to determine the best method and technology. We made our first Eagle Floats in 2008 and are now making over a thousand a day. Q: Over the course of your career, what were the most notable changes/ advances in core materials and plastic float manufacture? A: The resin quality has improved significantly for both polyethylene and expandable polystyrene. This makes it a little easier to provide consistently high quality. We’ve also seen widespread incorporation of computer devices for controls and equipment management that also have greatly improved quality. Q: You must have invested a lot in maintaining the best manufacturing equipment. How has this changed over time? Do you expect equipment to develop further? If so, how? A: When we first began the company we did not have enough capital to buy new equipment so we bought mainly www.marinaworld.com – May/June 2023 43
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