Steve Wagner

Steve Wagner is founder, president and designer at Salus Marine Wear, located in Kitchener Ontario.  Homegrown Salus Marine Wear designs and manufactures stylish, comfortable, innovative Personal Flotation Devices(P.F.D's or Life Vests) for a market niche of independent sport and boating retailers throughout Canada.   

Steve had been a Product Designer and Product Manager for both Bauer/Nike Footwear in Cambridge and Buoy-o-Buoy lifejackets in Guelph.  Now in its eighth year of operation, Steve has built a thriving company centered around his patented rounded edge vest design and currently employs about 35 people in downtown Kitchener.  Visit www.salusmarine.com

Salus was also featured in the Waterloo Manufacturing Insights Newsletter Blog.  Read  "A Lesson in Design and Branding - Manufacturing"  and "Salus Marine Wear Isn't Just Treading Water".   Other articles of interest are:  "Countering Asian Imports" and "Bijoux Baby PFD Wins Best New Safe Product Award"