Month: February 2018

Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Tuson RV Brakes has launched a new website, www.TusonRVBrakes.com. According to a press release, the new website offers simple navigation and detailed product descriptions and photos. The new website also provides additional information to visitors by adding an FAQ section, addressing common questions that visitors may have. A new events page features information […]

Complementing its growing line of Class B motorhomes, Chinook Motorcoach (CMC) announced today (Feb. 2) it will be acquiring certain assets of Peru, Ind.-based towable builder Vohne Liche Manufacturing (VLM). David Murray, COO for Chinook, told RVBUSINESS.com that the deal should be finalized by the end of February. Vohne Liche, which operated until last year as Riverside […]

The dates are set for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, which will be Nov. 5–9 at Paris on the Las Vegas Strip. This is the premier education event of the year for North American RV dealers and dealership professionals, according to a release. The convention is sponsored by RVDA – The National RV Dealers Association, […]

Coming off the heels of the most successful NTP-STAG EXPO ever, the Exeter, Pa.-based RV aftermarket products and services distribution company announced today (Feb. 2) that the 2019 event will be held Jan. 21-22 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. “Our experience at the Gaylord Texan was outstanding this year, which […]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI), a major RV industry supplier headquartered in Elkhart, Ind., announced today (Feb. 2) that its “somnum EnviroSpring” mattress will be displayed at four national collegiate housing and sustainability conferences. Designed to help reduce post-consumer waste, somnum’s EnviroSpring mattress is “both durable and comfortable while boasting a 100% recyclable construction,” according to a company […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier Patrick Industries Inc. will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2017 financial results before the market opens on Feb. 15. Patrick Industries also expects to host a conference call at 10 a.m. (EST) to discuss results and other business matters.  Participants on the call will be CEO Todd Cleveland, President Andy Nemeth and Josh […]

One of six Republicans who intend to run in the May 8 primary for the party’s Indiana U.S. Senate nomination lunched and listened to recreational vehicle executives Thursday (Feb. 1), then toured a Keystone RV Co. plant.   The Luke Messer of Greensburg, who is the U.S. House representative in District 6, walked through a lamination plant with […]

Jayco Inc., a subsidiary of Thor Industries Inc., will mark the expansion of its Twin Falls, Idaho, campus with a groundbreaking ceremony for its new production facility on Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. “Our decision to expand our Twin Falls location was solidified due to the support from our partners at the Idaho Department of Commerce, City of […]

It took a camper the size of a fishhouse to address Ron Salargo’s midlife crisis. As reported by the Minnesota Star Tribune, to celebrate his 50th birthday last year, the Hopkins resident quit his full-time job as an accounts payable manager to hit the open road in a medium-sized Ford SUV. To affordably and comfortably […]

RV and marine supplier ObeCo Inc. announced the purchase of all inventory and assets from PM Buttons Inc. of Elkhart, Ind. According to a press release, PM Buttons Plus is a supplier of fabric covered buttons, snaps, tie-down straps, and various additional sewing supplies. The company has been serving the RV OEM market for over 10 years. […]