Who We Are
The company was founded in Tenino, Washington in 1976 and produced floating docks for residential customers. It was purchased by Wendell and Pauline Stroud in 1988.
Marine Floats subsequently moved to a facility off of the Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma and continued doing business there for over 40 years. The site allowed Marine Floats to focus on salt water dock projects and to pioneer a construction process that allowed docks to be built in large sections offsite and delivered largely complete.
In the 1990s, the firm began development of commercial marinas starting with the Quartermaster Marina on Vashon Island. Marine Floats projects scale and scope has grown dramatically since then.
Listing of salmon under the Endangered Species Act brought all permitting of docks and piers in the Puget Sound area to a standstill in 1999. Since then, Marine Floats has turned its expertise in navigating the increasing complexity of the permitting process into a strategic advantage for its clients. Marine Floats has embraced environmentally conscious building practices that allow for permit approvals in a highly regulated marine area.
Logan Brown became a partner in Marine Floats in 2017 after working his way up in the company for many years. In 2020, the company moved to a new location off of the Middle Waterway in Tacoma and continues its long tradition of building superior projects with a focus on customer satisfaction.
Our People
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Logan Brown
PRESIDENT
Logan Brown, President Logan oversees the estimating, design, permitting, scheduling, and construction of Marine Floats projects. Logan came to Western Washington after earning a Bachelors in Construction Management from Central Washington University. He joined Marine Floats in 2010 working to obtain shoreline development permits for our clients. He has since done sales, estimating and project management. Logan has been the project manager for the largest projects in the company’s history. He Chairs the Government Affairs committee at the Northwest Marine Trade Association and is a PADI certified diver. Logan was awarded the Nate Bahner Award by the NMTA in 2021 as a “young leader in marine industry”. His combination of technical and management skills make him an asset to the company’s future.
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Randy Popp
RESIDENTIAL DOCKS
Randy has developed a unique ability to help our clients make the most of their waterfront properties. He works with potential clients to explain the design, permitting, and construction processes that bring their waterfront structures to fruition. Randy is a native of Central Washington and brings with him a love of the water, boating, and fishing. When he is not designing docks, he enjoys salmon and steelhead fishing, and is an adventure and endurance motorcycle rider. Randy works throughout the state and the Puget Sound area with both fresh and saltwater clients.
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RICK GREENHOW
MARINA DEVELOPMENT
Rick has extensive experience first in construction and later in marina management. He has worked for Marine Floats for several years and worked closely with clients to plan and develop solutions to meet their needs in the commercial and marina environment. He is a Navy veteran. He received the Navy Commendation Medal, and served 17 years in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He has served on the NMTA’s Marina Committee and has participated in a number of advisory panels to create solutions to regulatory hurdles. Rick is also an SSI certified scuba diver and avid boater, demonstrating his passion for the marine industry.