Month: September 2014

RV technicians can get hands-on training and earn hours toward certification renewal during a four-day program that will be held at Ketelsen RV in Hiawatha, I0wa, slated for Dec. 8-11. Midwest Service Technician Week will offer one class per day from four major industry vendors: Dometic Group, Airxcel, Suburban, Lippert Components Inc., and Atwood Mobile […]

Cavco Industries Inc. today (Sept. 26) announced its interest in a potential acquisition of Skyline Corp., a publicly-traded company, at “a significant market premium.” According to a press release, over the past several weeks, Cavco has attempted to open a dialogue with the board of directors of Skyline through a series of formal communications. Cavco has suggested […]

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- The industry as a whole had recovered about halfway by 2012, but dealers were still feeling the effects. The number of dealership locations was down (3,100 in 2007 versus 2,619 in 2012), as were the number of dealership employees (42,669 in 2007 versus 31,992 in 2012).

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- Clark describes the basic business philosophy that forms the foundation for the 2-year-old RV manufacturing firm. Grand Design is making a huge wave in the RV industry because the company is set up to be very dealer-centered in its business approach. Clark also describes the new products the company has released this year, and he talks about plans for controlling future growth.

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- The Tool, Tex. City Council has ordered all mobile homes and any RVs in place for more than 180 days or "not highway ready" to vacate Home Sweet Home RV Park and Laundromat.

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- Crosby, N.D.’s city council heard from Pete Dunn and Frank Strocchio, developers who wants to site a 42-space indoor RV park in the city’s South Ridge Acres development.

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- The Elm River RV Park near Glenholme, N.S. was in pitiful shape Monday, according to The Chronicle Herald. Dozens of RVs were swamped with water from the heavy rainfall Monday morning that flooded the Debert River.

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- Midwest Service Technician Week takes place Dec. 8 to 11 and will offer one class per day from four major industry vendors, including Dometic, Airxcel, Suburban, Lippert Components, and Atwood.

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- Fresh from its arrival at Bailey retailers last month, Bailey of Bristol is delighted to announce that its new, third generation Unicorn range has already won its first award, with its Seville model named as the overall winner and ‘Tourer of the Year’ in the Practical Caravan magazine Tourer of the Year Awards 2015.

(Sept. 26, 2014) -- This year's Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC will host all the things you love about the huge industry exhibition, plus a few new things that you seriously can't afford to miss for the next season. Here's our pick of 10 must-see show attractions, old and new!