Month: September 2016

This week's guest is Phillip Billups, the vice president of product development for RV Trader’s recreational brands. The company has developed a new inventory widget that embeds a code from RV Trader’s website onto a participating partner’s website. It gives bloggers and web publishers a competitive advantage by expanding their websites’ content to include RVs for sale across the country. It will be a big boon for dealers and manufacturers by expanding the number of websites that feature RV Trader’s inventory on their own sites. Billups also reveals the results on an RV Trader survey that shows 64 percent of people prefer buying RVs from established dealerships than they do from private sellers. He outlines some of the reasons behind that statistic.

Industry supplier Patrick Industries Inc. was named as the 2016 Indiana Public Company of the Year in ceremonies at the INVESTIndiana Equity Conference. The list of finalists for the distinction also included runnerup Drew Industries Inc. and fourth finalist Thor Industries Inc. All three companies are based in Elkhart, Ind., manufacturing hub for the RV industry. […]

(Sept. 15, 2016) -- A cadre of manufacturers are dialing up on food and entertainment as a means of not only thanking dealers for their partnerships but also keeping them within specific display for longer periods of time, RV Business reported.

Dyson announced the launch of its new DP-01 air purifier designed for use in RVs.  “This product is long overdue in the RV industry, as it has HEPA filtration as its cornerstone,” said Brent Balser, general manager for manufacturers rep G3 Solutions, in a press release. “We have this new bladeless technology going into our education, food, medical, as […]

Burlington, Iowa-based Winegard Co. announced its new Winegard ConnecT WiFi Extender will be introduced at next week’s Elkhart County RV Open House. According to a press release, the company’s full line of products will be displayed at the Winegard booth from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. as part of the Supplier Showcase at the Norco Industries lot located at the […]

Aliner.com has undergone a fresh website design inclusive of updated specification sheets and improved product information. In addition, Aliner’s website is now mobile-friendly so followers can access while on the go. According to a press release, the upgraded user-friendly website provides access to the many new products that Aliner trailers has to offer and allows […]

(Sept. 15, 2016) — Winegard announced its new Winegard ConnecT (WF1)- WiFi Extender will be introduced at the Elkhart Open House Sept. 20-21.

Studies show Elkhart County has about 20,000 more jobs than workers available to fill them, a problem which officials are trying to address. The Elkhart Truth reported that at an Economic Development Summit on Tuesday (Sept. 13), Mark Dobson, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County, said that the lack of skilled workers […]

(Sept. 15, 2016) — The City Council took up a previously discussed recreational vehicle ordinance last week and chatted about public feedback they had received since its introduction to the public, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported.

(Sept. 15, 2016) — Fall festivities continue in McLean County when the city of Livermore hosts its second Fall-Fest on Sept. 24, at the Livermore RV Park, McLean County News reported.