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Big Bumper Company

Big Bumper Company is a leading manufacturer of inflatable bumpers and fenders for the marine industry. Big Bumper Company brings you the most effective boat bumpers and boat fenders ever created.  Big Bumpers come in multiple lengths and diameters and are perfect for private boat docks, marinas and tying up to other boats.

Joining the ever-growing Big Bumper Company family as the Canadian Distributor is Henry H. Smith Company Canada Inc.  Henry H. Smith Company is a marine drive specialists and have been a premier supplier to the boating industry for over 120 years.

History of Henry H Smith Company

The Henry H. Smith Company was founded on May 15, 1900 by Henry H. and William H. Smith.  They located the company in the heart of downtown Detroit on the corner of East Jefferson and Brush.  By 1910, they had established themselves as the largest marine suppliers in the Midwest.  During the 1970’s, the business was relocated to Algonac, establishing weekly service to the marinas in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and in Ontario, Canada.

Henry H. Smith Company still employs 4th generation members of the Smith family.  HHS carry one of the largest inventory of new propellers in the Midwest.  They also manufacture and/or distribute shafts, rudders, struts, and all related hardware. HHS Company has built a strong reputation for quality workmanship as well as fast, efficient service and delivery.  Henry H. Smith Company has always provided, and will continue to provide, our customers with the best Marine Drive products and services available.  Henry H. Smith Company continues to be one of the largest marine repair and distributing facilities in the Midwest.

Henry H Smith Company Canada

HHS has supported Canadian Customers since the very beginning.  In 2013 the volume of Canadian business became large enough to require the formal incorporation of our Canadian subsidiary.  Henry H. Smith & Company (Canada) Inc. operates from it’s base location in Point Edward Ontario serving Customers from Sarnia and Windsor to Niagara Falls, Toronto and Huntsville.

Our weekly pick-up and delivery services are augmented with special deliveries and commercial carriers as required.  Using these commercial carriers we support Customers from coast to coast, all across Canada.

To learn more please visit http://www.henrysmith.com