Rick Kessler

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh of several installments in a Louisville Show spotlight focusing on the supply side that will run on RVBUSINESS.com over the next few weeks. Several dozen products from nearly as many industry suppliers showcased in Louisville will be highlighted during the series. Alpha Systems Butyl Tape Extrusion Line For more […]

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth of several installments in a Louisville Show spotlight focusing on the supply side that will run on RVBUSINESS.com over the next few weeks. Several dozen products to be showcased in Louisville will be highlighted during the series. LaSalle Bristol RMA XTRM Ply RMA XTRM Ply, available from LaSalle Bristol […]

A new OE and aftermarket product that is catching on with consumers is the Slim Shade, a uniform replacement window for standard RV entry doors manufactured by AP Products in Coldwater, Mich. Chris Polley of Tom Manning & Associates, which represented several RV supply companies at the recent 2016 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, said two features that […]

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of several installments in a Louisville Show spotlight focusing on the supply side that will run on RVBUSINESS.com over the next few weeks. Several dozen products to be showcased in Louisville will be highlighted during the series. Lippert Components Inc. Ground Control TT One-Touch Travel Trailer Leveling Lippert Components […]

During his chairman remarks at the RVDA of Canada annual meeting held in conjunction with the 2016 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo at Bally’s in Las Vegas, Sam Parks of Camp-Out RV in Stratford, Ontario, said certain signs indicate that the country’s sluggish RV industry is poised for a recovery. Speaking to a contingent of more […]

Editor’s Note: This is the third of several installments in a Louisville Show spotlight focusing on the supply side that will run on RVBUSINESS.com over the next few weeks. Several dozen products from nearly as many industry suppliers to be showcased in Louisville will be highlighted during the series. Fusion FUSION MS-AV750 The FUSION (Booth […]

Editor’s Note: This is the first of several installments in a Louisville Show spotlight focusing on the supply side that will run on RVBUSINESS.com over the next few weeks. Several dozen products from industry suppliers that will be showcased in Louisville will be highlighted during the series. Airxcel UNIMAXX Universal Vent Lid Replacement Kit Replacing […]

With dealer attendance up 13.5% over a year ago at 698 people, organizers said the 2016 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, held Nov. 7-11 at Bally’s in Las Vegas, was “one of the best ever.” Total attendance also was up 4.3%, at 1,352 people while exhibitor attendees stayed the same due to space limitations reported Phil […]

A standing room-only crowd of more than 600 people gathered to honor the winners of the 2016 RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Awards during a ceremony Wednesday evening (Nov. 9) at the Platinum Ballroom of Bally’s on the Las Vegas Strip. The Top 50 Dealer Awards, held in conjunction with the 2016 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, recognizes […]

Jason Lippert, CEO of both Drew Industries Inc. and its Elkhart, Ind.-based subsidiary Lippert Components Inc. (LCI), said the company’s favorable third-quarter earnings report issued Thursday (Nov. 3) was the result of the RV industry’s continued momentum as well as the company’s ongoing focus on R&D, acquisitions and improved efficiencies. In its report, Drew announced consolidated […]