Bel-Ray Company, based in Farmingdale, N.J., U.S.A., has been named winner of the 2016 National Marine Distributors Association (NMDA) “Supplier of the Year” in the Gold Category. Bel-Ray was also recognised for two additional awards for “Best All-Round Packaging” and “Marketing Philosophy” at the annual NMDA STEP Conference that was held in Chicago July 18-22.

Awarded annually by distributor-members of NMDA, these awards recognise companies which meet and exceed the standards and goals set by the “Supplier of the Year” committee.

“We are honored to receive the 2016 Supplier of the Year award and the two special focus awards for Best All-Round Packaging and Best Marketing Philosophy, from the National Marine Distributors Association,” said Jim Self, general manager of Bel-Ray Marine. “The entire team at Bel-Ray takes pride in manufacturing a world class product and we try to take all of our customer’s needs into consideration when developing product lines. We are very proud of everyone involved and having our efforts recognised through winning these coveted NMDA awards is a wonderful accomplishment.”

Bel-Ray’s award winning marine product Line includes a full range of high performance marine lubricants, including 2-stroke, 4-stroke, and diesel engine oils, gear oils, rust preventative coating, waterproof grease, 6-in-1 multipurpose lubricant, silicone lubricant, fuel treatment, marine oil filters, water separating fuel filters and more.