Contact info 

Toll Free (800) 455-3917 
FAX: (206) 632-2441 
        
        General Sales sales@baiermarine.com  or Ext 224 - For 1st Available Sales Agent:
        
Sales Agents:
        Jennifer Mckinnon jmckinnon@baiermarine.com  Ext 213 -  Sales
        Ryan Clinkenbeard rclink@baiermarine.com     Ext 212 - Sales

        Alex Smith arsmith@baiermarine.com  Ext 223  - General Manager            

The Baier Marine team from left to right: Brent Maille, CFO (UMC); Brian Smith, VP (UMC); Felice Lineberry, Sales Mgr (Baier); Alex Smith, General Mgr (Baier); Ron Craig, Engineering Mgr (Baier/UMC)

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Websites: www.baiermarine.com or http://www.umcmarine.com/ind_boats.html

History of the Baier Company

Baier Hatch Company, Inc. was established in 1947 when Ludwig S. Baier was designing and building boats for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Ludwig Baier described his rich history within the marine industry in 'Memoirs of a Shipbuilder' and the following excerpt tells how Baier Hatch Company began:

'When I designed an 80' dragger built during WWII, I wanted to be able to load the catch after it had been stored on deck, directly into a compartment in the refrigerated hold. Nowhere could I find a suitable scuttle that could be relied upon to be watertight, quick to open and close, so I devised one. They worked so satisfactorily that I then had patterns made so castings could be produced. This led to improvements in design, oval and hinged in various sizes and materials ... '

Thus, the company was born. In April of 1995, Baier Hatch Co., Inc. was purchased by Dennis Kerber and Greg Armfield, co-owners of Schuyler Rubber Co., Inc. a manufacturer of marine fendering systems. As a result, a manufacturing warehouse was built in Woodinville, Washington.

Both companies, Schuyler Rubber and Baier Hatch, prospered and grew over the years. Then in 2007, Dennis and Greg offered Baier for sale to Costa Mesa, California-based Universal Motion Components (UMC). This was a natural move, since UMC had been physically manufacturing many of the hatches for several years prior to the acquisition. UMC subsequently combined their existing marine line of deck fittings and doors with the Baier Hatch line and renamed the new entity Baier Marine. Sales offices were relocated from Woodinville to Seattle’s North Lake Union district, and Operations were then consolidated in Costa Mesa, along with Engineering and Finance.

Today, just as in 1947, Baier Marine continues to manufacture high quality watertight steel, aluminum and stainless steel hatches. Baier and its employees remain committed to product excellence and first-rate customer service.