Manatee County ATV manufacturer expands into Europe

A Manatee County ATV manufacturer has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with a U.K.-based company in a move officials say will accelerate its international sales growth.

Recreatives Industries Inc. (OTC: RECX), headquartered at 1936 59th Terrace E., makes amphibious, six-wheel-drive all-terrain vehicles called MAX.

Rican ATV, a Honda dealer that serves the U.K. county of Yorkshire, has established Rican Off-Road to be the exclusive importer and distributor for MAX vehicles, parts and accessories across Europe and the Falkland Islands (a British territory near South America’s southeastern tip).