Month: May 2015

(May 26, 2015) --The annual meeting is a fantastic opportunity to introduce your company’s future leadership to RVIA and to meet influential leaders of the industry. Committee Week is the first step in the process that determines where, why and how association funds will be invested to advance the RV industry.

(May 26, 2015) -- “After a three-month slide, the Present Situation Index increased, propelled by a more positive assessment of the labor market. Expectations, however, were relatively flat following a steep decline in April," said Franco. "While current conditions in the second quarter appear to be improving, consumers still remain cautious about the short-term outlook.”

(May 26, 2015) -- “For many parents the idea of taking a reluctant, opinionated, emotional adolescent away for a week’s camping trip is comparable to having a root canal without anaesthetic”, writes Jayne Seagrave in her new book: Camping With Kids in the West: BC and Alberta’s Best Family Campgrounds.

The Prince George, British Columbia, council has voted down an application to re-zone the former Yellowhead Golf Course on Highway 16 to make way for multilocation dealer Woody’s RV. According to a report by CKPG RV, after a lengthy public hearing last night, residents expressed a litany of concerns ranging from safety of children walking […]

Editor’s Note: The following is an editorial appearing in Sunday’s (May 25) Elkhart Truth applauding Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s promotion of Hoosier-built RVs during a conference in Beijing. Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels drove a recreational vehicle made in Elkhart County during his time in office. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s recent trip to China is […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier Patrick Industries Inc. announced today (May 26) that it has completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets of Structural Composites of Indiana Inc. (SCI). SCI, based in Ligonier, Ind., is a fiberglass manufacturer of custom molded large front and rear caps and roofs, primarily to the recreational vehicle market, and […]

One of the Midwest’s top companies for renting motorhomes has found a new home itself. The Morning Journal reported that Neff Bros. RV has completed its cross-town move in Lorain, Ohio, from the Lorain Industrial Park on the city’s far west side, to the southeast area of the city. The building is the former Joe Firment […]

Proposed TriMas Corp. spinoff Horizon Global Corp., which comprises the Cequent Group, will be a Delaware company headquartered in Bloomfield Hills. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, the move will  carve away 2,700 of its parent’s 7,000 employees, and cut aggressively into production costs. And these moves will help keep a lid on debt, according to […]

Blue Ox’s innovative new Avail motorhome-mounted tow bar is getting high marks from motorcoach owners who want to take their cars or trucks with them as they travel, according to Blue Ox President and CEO Ellen Kietzmann. “The Avail has many new features that appeal to motorcoach owners that were previously unavailable on motorhome mounted […]

(May 25, 2015) -- There are suppliers to the RV industry that produce bedding, but few specialize in recreation vehicle mattresses. However, Mobile Sleep Components is an RV bedding specialist. So much so, it's in the company's name. The firm also supplies mattresses for sofa beds, cots, boats, aircraft and over-the-road trucks.