Englund Marine & Industrial Supply is celebrating 80 years

Englund Marine & Industrial is celebrating its 80th year in business this year.

On Monday, July 22nd, the company will host a “Thank You” event at its seven retail stores to celebrate the milestone and offer a great discount on Englund Marine gear. The entire Englund family and the crews at all the locations wish to express their gratitude for the long years of support given to them by their customers and the communities they serve.

Englund Marine was founded on July 22nd, 1944, by Axel & Freda Englund in a small storefront at the foot of 15th Street in Astoria, OR. It continues today as a family-run business. Axel’s son, Jon Englund, is the current CEO. There are also 4 grandsons active in the company: Kurt Englund works at the Astoria store and is the Company’s President; Jay Englund manages the Raft Shop in Warrenton; Dean Fleck is a manager at the Newport OR store; and Mark Fleck manages the Coos Bay store.

The company has grown over the years to include seven retail stores in harbor towns along the Washington, Oregon, and Northern California coasts. It also operates a life raft certification and re-pack station in Warrenton, Oregon, and three wholesale warehouses in Oregon, Arizona, and Montana.

Englund Marine prides itself on being the go-to store in its communities for boating, outdoor clothing, and industrial products. The company has products for commercial and recreational fishermen, professional tradesmen, and weekend warriors. In two of the seven store locations, it also has full-service rigging shops for fabrication, splicing, custom rigging, and hydraulics.