Month: May 2015

Knaus Tabbert GmbH, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of motorhomes and towable RVs, signed a multiyear contract with its long-time partner Kroken Gruppen AS to establish the basis for expansion in Norway. At the same time the company in Jandelsbrunn, Lower Bavaria, successfully entered into a long-term partnership with the Italian agent Guglielmo Zorzi to push […]

Genesis Products, an Elkhart, Ind.-based company that supplies the recreational vehicle industry with wood products, will not be moving to the old industrial corridor along Ninth Street in Goshen after all. As reported by the Elkhart Truth, the company had issued an offer to purchase the former Western Rubber property along the Marion Branch railroad […]

RV industry veteran Paul Sirian has joined K.Z. Inc. as a district sales manager for the company’s Sportsmen, Spree and MXT lines of towable products. According to a press release, his territory includes the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. “Paul has served the RV industry for the past 35 years, with involvement in his […]

(May 13, 2015) -- Spartan Motors has released its 2015 schedule of RV owner training sessions that will take place at the Spartan Training Center in Charlotte, Mich. This training will give participants in-depth, hands-on training of their Spartan Chassis.

(May 12, 2015) -- Tom Holland has been named CEO of the national organization effective June 1. He replaces Peg Smith who retired on Jan. 1. Since 2013, Holland has been ACA’s chief foundation and funds development officer. He has also served as the public relations spokesperson for ACA,

(May 12, 2015) -- Lindsay Butt was the first woman to graduate from an RV Technician Apprenticeship Program at Okanagan University College in Kelowna, B.C.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence spent Tuesday (May 12) in Beijing meeting with high-level Chinese government officials and promoting Indiana-made recreational vehicles at a reception attended by more than 100 business officials at the U.S. Embassy. “Northern Indiana is the epicenter of the RV industry. That becomes apparent when you travel all the way to China and […]

(May 12, 2015) -- Over the weekend the roof at Seven O's RV Way in Cicero, N.Y., collapsed from a fire. No one was in the building when the fire started.

CURT Manufacturing LLC., a leading manufacturer and marketer of U.S.-manufactured towing products, has added waterproof cargo bags to its cargo management product line. CURT cargo carriers and roof baskets are designed to maximize vehicle storage area by allowing items to be packed outside the vehicle. Instead of using a tarp and bungees to protect items during […]

(May 12, 2015) — Curt Manufacturing, LLC., has added waterproof cargo bags to its Cargo Management product line. These cargo bags are made from thick UV-resistant vinyl and heavy 500 x 500 denier fabric.