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Blog: How to Sell RVs to Millennials
The biggest shift when it comes to selling to Millennials is the transition from closing a deal to helping your…
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Canadian Wholesale RV Shipments Fall 30 Percent
The Canadian RV Association has reported that RV wholesale shipments into Canada for the first quarter, ending March 31, totaled 12,463 units…
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Employment Puts LCI Incentives into Question
Goshen City Council will decide whether to continue financial incentives on a $10 million investment by Lippert Components based on…
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Jayco Pairs Warranty with Structural Coverage
Jayco recently announced that its two-year warranty will now be paired with a three-year structural warranty. The Jayco 2+3 warranty…
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FixTech Signs Rep Group Coatney Sales
FixTech, manufacturer of high-performance adhesive and finishing sealants and epoxies, has signed Coatney Sales as its rep group. The Fremont,…
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ARVC Lists Delegation Going to D.C.
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) will be sending a strong delegation to Washington, D.C., to participate…
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NATDA Adds St. Louis Tours for Show Attendees
A Taste of St. Louis has been added to the 2019 NATDA Trade Show & Convention event schedule. The event, sponsored…
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Community: Fantasy RV Tours Donates $31,000 to Make-A-Wish
When 100 guests showed up on April 1 for Fantasy RV Tours’ 10th Reunion RV Rally in Nashville, Tenn., they…
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RV Shipment Prediction for 2019 Dips 13 Percent
Following a sluggish start for RV wholesale shipments through the first third of the year, the RV Industry Association expects…
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Fleetwood RV Unveils New Freedom Bridge Foundation
REV Recreation Group recently unveiled the new Freedom Bridge to dealers at its Key Dealer Event held at the RRG…
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VIDEO: Senator Mike Braun Visits Grand Design RV
Indiana Sen. Mike Braun recently toured Grand Design RV in Middlebury, Ind., to learn more about Grand Design RV and the manufacturing process…
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Turtleback Trailers Acquired, Expects Increased Production for 2021
Arizona-based company American Coatings Holdings, which owns brands like Inyati Bedliners and SmartWrap, has acquired Turtleback Trailers. Financial details of the transaction were not…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Creative Products
Meyer Distributing has added Creative Products to its line of product offerings. “Creative Products (CPG) is a line that many…
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Lemonis’s Fight Over American Flag Continues
Marcus Lemonis, star of CNBC’s so-named reality television show, had said Wednesday that he would go to jail before he’d…
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RV Sales and Service Center Opens in Colorado
2534 RV, a locally-owned, full-service RV sales and service center, recently opened at 1115 Southgate Drive, Windsor, CO 80550. ?Located…
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Vycom Introduces TimberLine Woodgrain Sheets
Vycom Corp., a manufacturer of plastic sheet products, recently introduced TimberLine HDPE (high-density polyethylene) sheets that have a woodgrain color…
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Blue Water Development Expands KOA Portfolio
Blue Water Development, a real estate developer specializing in commercial and hospitality properties on the East Coast, has added two…
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Cove Communities Poised for Major Acquisitions
Cove Communities has hired Jeff Schwartzas as vice president of acquisitions. He will source acquisitions for Cove Communities in North America and develop…
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Following Dispute, CalARVC Rebrands Itself
The California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC) has changed the association’s name to CampCalNow RV Park and Campground…
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REDARC Signs Deal with NA Distributor TAP
REDARC has announced Transamerican Auto Parts (TAP) as a North American distributor of REDARC’s diverse product portfolio of electric brake…
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Braxton Creek Unveils New Logo, Website
Braxton Creek has launched a newly redesigned website, as well as a new company logo and tagline. “You might also…
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Formula Trailers Buys Assets of Impact Trailers
Formula Trailers, a Bristol, Ind., cargo trailer company, has purchased certain assets and intellectual rights for Impact Trailers. The transaction…
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Air Lift Releases LoadLifters for Nissan Titan
Aftermarket air suspension specialist ?Air Lift? has released new LoadLifter 5000 and LoadLifter 5000 Ultimate load support kits for the…
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Canada Works to Ratify NAFTA Replacement
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is remaining mum on the ratification timeline for the new North American free-trade agreement, but…
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Universal Lenders Reduces Fees for Retailers
Universal Lenders, creators of the ZERO Plan and a 2018 Dealers’ Choice award-winner, has announced Level D guidelines to provide…
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New Campers Inn RV Location Opens in July
A Stafford County, Va., RV sales and service business will move its sales division to a larger site in Spotsylvania…
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RVDA of Canada Enters Endorsement Partnership with Cambridge Global Payments
The RV Dealers Association of Canada has formed a new endorsement partnership with Cambridge Global Payments, one of the largest…
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RVIA: April Wholesale Shipments Drop by 15%
The RV Industry Association’s April survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 40,243 wholesale shipments,…
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Online Store Airstream Supply Co. to Curate Stories with Products
Airstream has launched the Airstream Supply Co., a new website that equips travelers with outdoor and camping gear. The site features stories of adventure,…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River, Livin’ Lite, and REV
Forest River is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 R. Pod travel trailers. The wire for the refrigerator’s spark igniter may…
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NMMA Highest Level of Sales in the Past 11 Years
The National Marine Manufacturers Association recently reported that U.S. powerboat sales were about 276,000 units in 2018, up 4 percent…
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Timbren Releases New Rear Suspension Upgrade
Timbren Industries recently introduced a Timbren SES upgrade for the rear suspension on the W32 Workhorse. This new kit (part…
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RVDA Subsidiary Partners with Global Gas Propane
RV Dealers Association members now have access to price-competitive propane suppliers according to RVDA’s recent endorsement of Global Gas. RVDA-endorsed products…
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Blind-Spot Detector, Senzar, Enters Market
Novus Radar Technologies recently introduced Senzar, which provides blind-spot detection. Senzar’s blind-spot features include: Coverage of left and right adjacent lanes,…
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Deadline for Canadian Technician Bursaries Nears
The RV Dealers Association of Canada has notified members that there are few days left to submit for the NTP-STAG…
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Winnebago Revamps Its Museum
The Winnebago Industries museum in Forest City, Iowa, was recently given a makeover and is a fresh view for the…
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LCI to Present at Baird Global Consumer Conference
LCI Industries has announced that it will participate in the Baird 2019 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference in New…
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Hoefer RV Signs Retail Deal with Robbins Camper Sales
Hoefer Group has announced that it will launch Hoefer RVs in the American market, exclusively with Robbins Camper Sales in…
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RV Supplier and Vendor Expo Opens New Campus
RV Supplier and Vendor Expo (RVSV) has opened a new campus at Elkhart Open House for OEMs, suppliers and vendors.…
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Survey: Travel Trailers and Class C’s Most Popular RV Rentals
According to the new survey by the RV Rental Association (RVRA), RV rental revenue will continue upward during the 2019…
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Owner of LeMeilleur’s RV Truck & Equipment Repair Dies at 58
David Keith LeMeilleur, age 58, of LeMeilleur’s RV Truck & Equipment Repair, quietly and peacefully left his earthly home surrounded…
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Supplier Adds Copyright Protection Via Watermark
Surface specialists Schattdecor AG and SURTECO GmbH are unveiling a new form of copyright protection in cooperation with FiliGrade, a…
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Thor Partners with Indy 500 Champion Takuma Sato
Thor Industries has partnered with Takuma Sato, professional IndyCar driver and winner of the 2017 Indy500. While at the track throughout the…
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MARVAC Issues Notice for Temporary Registrations
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) is reminding dealers they must use their eServices account to issue temporary registrations (BFS-4s).…
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Senators’ Bill to Simplify Permitting Process
The Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act was recently introduced by Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito…
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Increase Revenue and Efficiency for Your Dealership with Business Texting
The RV PRO-hosted KENECT webinar on business texting is now available online. Did you know that 89% of your customers and prospects would…
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VIDEO: Divya Brown Details How Taxa Outdoors Stands Out
On this episode of In the Know with RV PRO, we chat with Taxa Outdoors President Divya Brown on the…
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Airstream Lists Top Dealer Rankings at International Meeting
Airstream has announced its top dealer rankings based on retail units sold between May 2018 and May 2019. The awards…
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RVIA Reveals Aftermarket Parts Survey Findings
The RV Industry Association recently released research it conducted on the RV aftermarket customer experience. When it comes to selecting…
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RV Dealership Needs Help Identifying Bandit
North Salt Lake, Utah, police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects in a theft that occurred…
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Active RV Upholstery Begins On-the-Road Service
Active RV Upholstery Center in Yuma, Ariz., now offers a service where RVers can send their replacement dinette/sofa cushion covers…
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U.S. Boat Sales Rise 4 Percent in 2018
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has released new data that shows unit sales of new powerboats in the U.S. reached 276,000…
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Bill Aims to Fix Floorplan Interest Deduction
U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Angus King (I-ME), both members of the Senate RV Caucus, have introduced a bill that would…
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Go RV Rentals Publishes RV Rental Guide
Go RV Rentals has published its new “Ultimate Guide to Renting an RV.” The updated guide contains information geared to…
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RumbleOn Promotes Peter Levy to COO
RumbleOn has appointed Peter Levy as chief operating officer, effective immediately. Levy will be responsible for leading day-to-day operations and overarching…
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RV Values Increase at Auctions as Summer Arrives
Black Book recently released its RV auction findings as summer approaches, showing that the average selling price for motorized units…
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Crane Co. Seeks $1.7B Acquisition of Circor
U.S. industrial products maker Crane Co. said on Tuesday it has offered to buy smaller rival Circor International in a…
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Construction Underway for Hall of Fame Expansion
The RV/MH Hall of Fame heads into summer ready to expand after a few years of preparation. Construction is now…
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FSi Hires Atwood as Business Development Engineer
Future Sales (FSi) recently hired Josh Atwood as a business development engineer. In his new role, Atwood will be responsible…
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Torklift Reveals Doorframe-mounted GlowStep
Yesterday marked the final day in the countdown that has been posted on Torklift International’s website leading to the announcement…
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Valley RV Supercenter Adds Regency to Offerings
Regency RV recently added Valley RV Supercenter located in Kent, Wash., to its roster of dealers. The dealership will have the newest…
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Ultrafabrics Launches Showroom for Design Week
Ultrafabrics has launched a program focusing on color, comfort and Japanese-inspired design trends for Clerkenwell Design Week running May 21-23.…
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Cooper to Present Business Dev Workshop at Expo
The 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will feature a 60-minute session by Meaghan Cooper, director of operations at PowerBDC, which takes…
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Starcraft RV Names New Management
Starcraft has named Brion Brady as general manager for Starcraft and Highland Ridge. Brady will bring his 15-plus years of…
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Cause of Forest River Fire Undetermined
Fire officials say the cause of a blaze that destroyed a Forest River manufacturing plant on March 12 is “undetermined,” according to…
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Dragonfly, Battle Born Team With Bloggers
Lithium battery manufacturer Dragonfly Energy is partnering up with influencers Tom and Cait Morton from Mortons on the Move through…
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Giant Gander Flag Becomes a Target
The fight continues over whether a massive American flag should remain flying outside of a Statesville, N.C., business, according to…
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NERVDA Hosts Cocktail Reception with RVWA
The New England RV Dealers Association will be hosting a cocktail reception and networking event to introduce the RV Women’s…
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Eastman Invests in Paint Protection
Eastman Performance Films has invested in 3D scanning technology for paint protection film patterns. This next-generation enhancement will transform the…
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Air Lift Honored as Quality Employer
Aftermarket air suspension manufacturer Air Lift has been selected as one of “West Michigan’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work…
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Americans Traveling More This Summer
The largest seasonal surge in gas prices since 2011 isn’t slowing down travel plans this summer as more Americans are…
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Is Market Immune to Trade War?
The stock market has so far withstood its ongoing “gut check,” with a three-day bounce after last Monday’s mini-tariff-panic sell-off,…
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Stoett Industries Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Irvine Shade & Door
Stoett Industries of Hicksville, Ohio, a provider of custom retractable screen solutions, announced last week that it filed a lawsuit…
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Walorski Reacts to Removal of Tariffs
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) released a statement after the Trump administration announced an agreement with Canada and Mexico to…
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Campers Inn RV Acquires Dick Gore’s RV World
Campers Inn RV has acquired Dick Gore’s RV World, which includes three RV dealerships in Jacksonville, Fla., St. Augustine, Fla.,…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Jayco and Daimler Vans
Daimler Vans is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Sprinter and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles equipped with LED high performance headlights. The sensor…
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Canadian RV Association Adds 2 New Directors
The Canadian RV Association held its Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2019 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Joining CRVA’s…
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RVDA Applauds New Steel, Aluminum Tariff Deal
The RV Dealers Association of Canada recently applauded the Canadian and the U.S. governments’ decision on the trade deal to lift…
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Jayco Partners Exclusively with Koni
The Jayco Motorhome group recently formed a partnership with Koni shock absorbers. Launching with 2020 Class C motorhomes, the Koni…
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REV Group’s Terveer Retires After 40 Years
REV Recreation Group has announced the retirement of Pat Terveer, VP and general manager of REV’s Class A motorhome division,…
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Talin Manufacturing Reorganizes Company, Staff
Talin Mfg. has announced that they have re-organized their company. The staffing changes include Dustin LeGrand who has been promoted…
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Heartland RV Completes First Coaching Event
After nine weeks, Heartland RV’s team of plant managers, assistant plant managers, and group leaders successfully completed Heartland RV’s first…
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RVIA President Frank Hugelmeyer Resigns
The RV Industry Association has accepted the resignation of Frank Hugelmeyer as president of the association. In response, the executive…
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Campers Inn Celebrates Raleigh Grand Opening
Campers Inn RV has completed its dealership expansion project and has officially opened the doors of its new RV supercenter…
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Woody’s RV Relocation Opens Up Prime Real Estate
The relocation of Woody’s RV World has created a prime development opportunity at its former location. This story by Susan…
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Cummins Increases Footprint in Indiana
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Cummins, along with the governor of Indiana and the mayors of Columbus, Greenwood and Indianapolis, recently announced plans to expand its presence along…
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Sponsorship Available for Aftermarket Conference
Registration for the 2019 RV Aftermarket Executive Conference opened a couple of weeks ago for the event to be held Aug. 12…
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Brunswick Announces Freedom Boat Club Acquisition
Brunswick Corp. said it has entered into an agreement to acquire Freedom Boat Club. Terms were not disclosed. Brunswick said…
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Industry Members to Meet with NHTSA in D.C.
RV industry members will be visiting with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on June 4 during RVs Move…
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Sylvan Lake RV to Act as Micro-Air Distributor
Alberta, Canada’s Sylvan Lake RV announced that it will distribute Micro-Air’s EasyStart 364 and marine parts. “Dealerships are our lifeblood…
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REDARC Introduces Virtual Product Tours
REDARC recently released a new product education tool for virtual product tours. According to the supplier, the purpose of these tours is…
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Swagman Announces New MAP Policy, Pricing
Swagman, a provider of sports cargo management, has released a new minimum advertised price (MAP) policy. “In an effort to…
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Brown & Brown Acquires United Development Systems
J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of Brown & Brown, and Randy Crisorio, the owner of United Development Systems (UDS),…
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Star brite Marine Sales Boost Ocean Bio-Chem First Quarter 2019 Results
Ocean Bio-Chem has reported its first quarter 2019 financial results, showing net sales of approximately $9.1 million, an increase of approximately $697,000,…
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Hugelmeyer Says RV Industry Strongly Positioned
Despite early reports of declining wholesale shipments and retail demand, the overall outlook for the RV industry remains solid, positioning…
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NERVDA to Host RVWA Cocktail Reception, Networking Event
The New England RV Dealers Association will host a cocktail reception and networking event to introduce the RV Women’s Alliance to industry…
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Sika Changes Renames Sikasil Formulation
Sika Corp. recently added Sikasil WS-305 AM into its product offerings, which will replace Sikasil WS-305 CN. It is important to…
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LKQ Appoints Musselman as Senior VP of Gov Affairs
LKQ Corp. has hired Ian P. Musselman as senior vice president of government and regulatory affairs. Musselman will open LKQ’s…
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Cruise America Adds Two Affiliate Dealers
Cruise America has added two affiliate dealers located in the southern U.S.: Phil and Nick’s Service Center in Baton Rouge,…
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Ultrafabrics to Launch Honeycomb-Shaped Fabric
Ultrafabrics, a Japanese-American manufacturer of fabrics, will launch Ultraleather Geom during London’s Clerkenwell Design Week running May 21-23. Geom is…
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