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Meyer Distributing, Gen-Y Partner
Meyer Distributing has partnered with Gen-Y Hitch. “These hitches are just not for SEMA trucks,” said Nick Gramelspacher, VP of…
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Torklift Announces Multiple Promotions
Several salesmen have been promoted to various positions through Torklift’s Leadership Growth Tract Program. Kyle Bonita has been promoted to…
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Banks Power Partners with AMSOIL
Banks Power, a leader in gas and diesel performance components, has partnered with AMSOIL. The company will be the lubricant…
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CEO, Owner of Tekonsha Corp. Wayne Campbell Dies at 82
Wayne Morgan Campbell, 82, of Leesburg, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Goshen Hospital. He was born on July…
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Hellwig Releases New Rear Sway Bars
Hellwig Products has released its new bolt-on, rear sway bars for the 2019 to 2020 Ford Ranger for both stock…
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RV Hall of Fame Supplier Show Dates Set
The Second Annual RV Hall of Fame Suppliers Show will be held from Sept. 21 to 24 at the RV/MH…
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Dometic Sees 4% Decline in Fourth Quarter
Dometic recently released its fourth quarter report, showing net sales for the quarter were about $400 million, a decrease of…
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WFCO Electronics Offering WAGO Connectors
WFCO recently began offering WAGO connectors, which aims to render the common problem of improper wire hook up during installation,…
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Timbren Releases SES Upgrade Land Rover
Timbren Industries recently introduced a Timbren SES upgrade for the front and the rear suspension on the 2009 to 2016…
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IAA Relocates, Expands Baton Rouge Branch
IAA Inc., a global marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, has announced the relocation of its Baton Rouge, La., branch.…
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LCI Promotes Boessler to Senior VP of Aftermarket
Lippert Components has promoted Mark Boessler to the role of senior vice president of aftermarket. In his new role, Boessler…
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NRVTA to Host First Expo for Techs
The National RV Training Academy will host an educational event and supplier showcase in Athens, Texas, in April to train…
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AutoTrix Releases Step Cover Module
AutoTrix recently developed a step cover module that provides one-touch operation for well covers or articulating steps. Most Class A’s will have…
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LCI Wins European Innovation Award
Lippert Components’ new slide-out system, the Smart Room 2.0, has won the European Innovation Award 2020 in the vehicle equipment…
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Two Webasto Employees Contract Coronavirus
Two employees of German supplier Webasto have been infected with the coronavirus, the supplier said. This story originally appeared in Automotive News China.…
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JR Products Celebrates 50 Years with New Logo
JR Products has announced the celebration of its 50th anniversary and has kicked off its anniversary milestone by creating a…
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TekModo Hires New National Senior Account Manager
TekModo recently hired Adam Hawkins to its sales team as national senior account manager of RV/marine and specialty vehicles. TekModo…
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Star brite’s Performacide Kills Coronavirus
Ocean Bio-Chem has announced that its subsidiary Star brite’s Performacide product is registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as…
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Tom Manning Adds Willes to Sales Team
Tom Manning and Associates has added Mark Willes to its sales team. Willes brings more than 15 years of experience…
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Flexsteel Net Sales Decrease 13%
Flexsteel Industries, one of the largest manufacturers of upholstered and wooden furniture, has reported fiscal second quarter 2020 results, showing…
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Crane’s Operating Profit Increases 3%
Crane Co. recently reported full year and fourth quarter 2019 financial results, and provided its 2020 outlook, showing that operating…
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Timbren Releases New Suspension Kit
Timbren Industries has introduced a Timbren SES upgrade for the front suspension on the new 2020 Chevrolet and GMC 1500…
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Why Smart Devices in an RV Matter
Today, RVing can be easier than ever before with all the technology that is at the fingertips of adventurers. Going…
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Registration Opens for Annual RV Supplier, Vendor Expo
Registration for the 3rd Annual RV Supplier and Vendor Expo at Elkhart Open House is now open to exhibitors and…
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Tredit Tire Expands to East Texas
Tredit Tire and Wheel has announced a new location that will be actively servicing east Texas in early February. This…
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Cooper Tire to Move Production to Mexico
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has closed on the agreement announced Nov. 1, 2019, to increase ownership in its Mexico…
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Leisure Time Divests Parts Business; Concentrating on Rep Business
Leisure Time Sales & Marketing has sold its RV aftermarket parts division to Heng’s Industries USA for an undisclosed sum…
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Xantrex Exec Promoted to President Role at Mission Critical Electronics
Xantrex Vice President and General Manager Richard Gaudet is now the president of marine power at Mission Critical Electronics, Xantrex’s…
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Ford to Feature OneControl Tech
Lippert Components has announced that Ford Motor Co. has partnered with Lippert Components to bring OneControl smart RV technology to…
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Equal-i-zer Hitch Wins Eighth Gold Award
Equal-i-zer hitch once again has been named by Trailer Life Magazine to be the gold standard for the eighth time.…
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Gallery: Arrow Show Wraps with Food, Cocktails
LAS VEGAS – Arrow Distributing’s Exhibitors’ Showcase was buzzing with activity Tuesday night, as dealers turned out in force to…
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Dometic to Close Plant, Move Awning Production to Mexico
Dometic has announced the intention to close its LaGrange, Ind., manufacturing site. “This is a tough day for our employees…
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Derema Group Hires Mike Slattery
Derema Group, a national sales and marketing agency for recreational markets, has welcomed Mike Slattery to its Central team. Slattery…
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WAY Interglobal, Merlin Solar Partner
Elkhart Ind.-based, WAY Interglobal Network has partnered with Merlin Solar, based in Silicon Valley, Calif. Merlin Solar is a high-tech…
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Gallery: Arrow Show Delivers Well-Attended Seminars
LAS VEGAS – Dealers turned out in strong numbers on Tuesday to attend educational seminars from Progress Mfg., Lippert Components,…
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Jayco Australia Adopts Sway Command Tech
Lippert Components has announced that Jayco Australia has adopted Sway Command Tow Control Technology across specific 2020 Jayco brand towables.…
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Furrion Expands Outside of RVs
Furrion recently showcased its Compact Living Solutions at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS). Furrion’s compact living line includes…
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Future Sales Names Middleton as Sales Rep
Elkhart, Ind.-based Future Sales (FSi) has added David Middleton to its sales team. Middleton’s a 20-year industry veteran who’s held…
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Airxcel Appoints VP of Operations, Engineering
Airxcel has appointed Marc Brunner to vice president of operations and engineering for its Dicor Products, United Shade and Vixen…
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Gallery: NTP-STAG Expo 2020 Dazzles Many, Part 2
GRAPEVINE, Texas – NTP-STAG’s 2020 Expo at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center turned out to be one of…
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Southwire Warns Businesses of Ransomware
Southwire recently released a statement on its website cautioning businesses about a recent ransomware attack the company had undergone and…
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TekModo Hires Finn as Director of Sales
TekModo recently hired Kevin Finn as director of sales and business development for the company. He will oversee the RV,…
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Peterson Mfg. Celebrates 75 Years
In 2020, Peterson Mfg. celebrates 75 years of supplying the vehicle safety lighting market with a line of U.S.-made products.…
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Lifts Ease Shop Access to Motorhomes’ Underbelly
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – Anybody who has ever tried to service a vehicle – whether it be a trained technician…
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Jaeger-Unitek Promotes Joe Jacob to Market Manager
Jaeger-Unitek Sealing Solutions, recognized as a thermoplastic and rubber profile extrusion producer, is strengthening its sales in the RV market…
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Maxxsonics Promotes Beata Wasilewski
Alden Stiefel, president and CEO of Maxxsonics USA, has promoted Beata Wasilewski to director of customer support. Wasilewski has been…
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DirtGuard to Extend Carbon Filter Life by 30%
With the improvements needed to modernize today’s campgrounds, RVers must be concerned about the water in outdated setups. At least…
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Dexter Axle Acquires Silent Drive
Dexter Axle Co. whose parent company DexKo Global Inc. is located in Novi, Mich., has acquired Silent Drive, located in Orange…
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Derema Group Announces Sales Specialist of the Year
Derema Group has named Matt Havlik the winner of the firm’s Sales Specialist of the Year award for 2019. Derema…
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Winnebago, NTP-STAG Partner on Parts Program
Winnebago has partnered with NTP-STAG to enhance its motorhome product line’s FastTrack Parts Program. “This new partnership is designed to…
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Furrion Showcases Solutions at CES
Furrion, a global leader of innovative products and solutions for consumer, specialty vehicle and marine markets, recently unveiled Furrion Compact…
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LCI Unveils New Black Vinyl Windows
Lippert Components has unveiled an all-new 9000 Series Black Vinyl Window for the housing market. The 9000 Series Black Vinyl…
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Dometic Launches New Premium Powered Coolers
Dometic is launching the new generation of its popular powered cooler: Dometic is launching the new generation of its popular…
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Reyes Joins Thetford as VP of Human Resources
Thetford Corp., the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile sanitation and refrigeration products for the RV, marine and camping markets, has…
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Go Power! Announces 2019 Partners of the Year
Mike Thompson’s RV Superstores, California’s largest volume selling RV dealer, has taken the award for an unprecedented 10th year in a…
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DexKo Global Completes Aguti Acquisition
DexKo Global has completed the acquisition of Aguti Produktentwicklung & Design GmbH based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This strategic acquisition enables…
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Optronics Acquires USA Harness
Optronics International, a manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty LED vehicle lighting, has completed its acquisition of Texas-based USA Harness. A…
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Meyer, Sponsors Celebrate First RV Show with $15K Giveaway
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – Over its brief history expanding its distribution business into the RV industry, Meyer Distributing has made…
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Truma Partners with CORE ICE for VarioHeat
Truma has partnered with CORE ICE Luxury Ice Fishing Houses. The nature of ice fishing makes the Truma VarioHeat an…
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LCI, Alpha Systems Reach Exclusive Distribution Partnership
Lippert Components has entered into an exclusive RV and marine aftermarket distribution partnership with Alpha Systems. Alpha Systems is an…
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Jaeger-Unitek Sealing Solutions Promotes Phelan to Sales Manager
Jaeger-Unitek Sealing Solutions has promoted Colton Phelan to sales manager. In his new role, Phelan will lead all sales activities…
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CURT Products Added to Gold Circle Dealer Program
CURT, a supplier of line of towing products and custom-fit trailer hitches, and Lippert Components have announced the addition of…
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NATDA Trailer Show Registration Opens
Returning to Nashville, for the first time since 2016, the North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) officially opened registration for…
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Antop Antenna Adapts to the Changing Market
Sometimes, there’s nothing better than the original. Antop Antenna is an original name in the antenna world, having manufactured antennas…
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Fastway Releases Integrated Scale Ball Mount
Fastway has released the newest addition in the Ball Mount line, the Integrated Scale Ball Mount or ISBM. The product…
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Micro-Air Unveils EasyTouch RV Thermostat
Micro-Air, manufacturer of the EasyStart family of air conditioning products, has revealed EasyTouch RV – a smart thermostat, and the…
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Trends: Growth Expected in Composite Panels
The “RV Composite Panels Market” report detailing growth and opportunity from 2019 to 2024 has been added to www.ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offerings. It is estimated that…
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Trailer Manufacturer Convention & Trade Show Returns to Vegas
The 2020 Convention & Trade Show for the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) will be held Feb. 11-13 in…
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VIDEO: Inventor of Autodocked Demonstrates Upcoming Device
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – About a year ago, Jon Calvin conceptualized an automated docking system for ridding black and gray water…
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RV HoF to Add 40 Indoor Booths for Open House
To accommodate the increased demand for booth space at the Second Annual RV Suppliers Show held during the September RV…
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Truma Reveals New Portable Fridges, Freezers
Truma recently revealed the Truma Cooler, which comes in three series: the Weekender, the Traveler and the Adventurer. There are…
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Airxcel Promotes Callahan as Social Media Manager
Airxcel has promoted Caroline Callahan to the position of social media manager. Harold Ogden, director of global marketing, made the…
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Life Industries Launches Redesigned Websites
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Life Industries has redesigned its main and three e-commerce websites for BoatLIFE, RV by LIFE and…
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Progressive Dynamics to Debut Three Inverters
The mission of Progressive Dynamics as it relates to serving the company’s end users is remarkably straight- forward, according to…
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Rydeen Debuts 360-Degree Rear View Mirror with Video Surveillance
Rydeen Mobile Electronics, an electronics designer dedicated to advanced vehicle driver safety, has announced a new 360-degree video rearview replacement…
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Throgmartin Makes Structural Reorganization
With the recent retirement of company co-founder and president, Chris Throgmartin, Throgmartin Holdings and its family of companies have finalized…
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LCI Invests $1.5M in Ohio Factory Upgrade
An Indiana manufacturing supplying the recreation and transportation industries is investing $1.5 million in new equipment and create 40 jobs…
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Truma Lists Dates for 2020 Service Trainings
In an effort to continue training and offer further education of its innovative products, Truma is holding multiple service trainings…
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Throgmartin Holdings President to Retire Jan. 1
Chris Throgmartin, president of Throgmartin Holdings, has announced he is retiring. “After careful consideration and discussing this with my wife,…
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Derema Group Announces New Regional Manager
Derema Group has promoted Scott Couturier to Southeast region business manager. Couturier resides in Tampa, Fla., and is filling the…
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Patrick Completes Topline Counters Acquisition
Patrick Industries has completed the acquisition of Topline Counters, a designer, engineer, manufacturer and installer of a full suite of natural…
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LCI Completes Acquisition of CURT Group
Lippert Components has completed the previously announced acquisition of CURT Group for about $340 million. CURT, headquartered in Eau Claire, Wis., is a…
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Shurhold Releases New, Non-Scratch Mop
Shurhold recently released a new 60- and 72-inch Water Sprite Deck Mop with a fixed wooden handle that scratch if…
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Omnia’s Stovetop Dominates Europe, Expands to U.S.
In Europe, Omnia Sweden’s Omnia recreational stovetop oven enjoys a strong reputation with RVers there for its ability to make…
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Clear2O Releases Inline RV Prefilter
Clear2O has released an inline RV prefilter, the DirtGuard Sediment Prefilter, intended specifically for high-sediment areas. The patent-pending Clear2O DirtGuard removes filter killers so…
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Dometic Wins 10 Readers’ Choice Awards
Dometic has announced that it holds the most-awarded supplier title for three years in a row thanks to the effort…
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Sika Releases Removeable, Elastic Butyl Sealant
Sika Corp. recently introduced SikaLastomer-714, butyl sealant for the U.S. transportation aftermarket. SikaLastomer-714 is a one-component, butyl sealant that can…
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Suppliers Worry Over Delayed USMCA Ratification
The head of Canada’s parts suppliers association is warning the federal opposition parties that delaying ratification of the new North…
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Air Lift Redesigns WirelessAir Compressor System
Air Lift has redesigned WirelessAir, the on-board air compressor system, making the wireless control of all brands of air spring…
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Fastway Trailer Releases Giveaway Holiday Video
Fastway Trailer Products has begun its biggest giveaway of the year, the company recently announced, with more than 75 prizes…
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Sunpro Mfg. Launches New Slide-Out Fabric
Sunpro Mfg. recently released the Ultra Slide-Out Fabric, which comes with a 10-year warranty. The 10-Year Ultra Slide-Out Fabric is…
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Genesis Products, Garnica Plywood Partner
Genesis Products, a leader in RV laminated panels and wood components, has announced a strategic partnership with Garnica Plywood, a European provider of…
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MB Quart Ships Reference Series Speakers
MB Quart recently released the Reference Series speakers, which include the 200-watt, 2-way component system, the RS1-216. This system includes…
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LCI Promotes Rob Ford to Chief Technology Officer
Lippert Components has promoted Rob Ford to chief technology officer for LCI Technologies. In his new role, Ford will primarily…
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115 Technicians Receive RVIA Certification at WFCO Training Sessions
WFCO Electronics recently partnered with Winegard to offer two RV Industry Assciation-certified training sessions in November. The first training session…
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LKQ Appoints Xavier Urbain to Board of Directors
LKQ Corp. appointed Xavier Urbain to its board of directors on Dec. 9. Urbain previously served as the group chief…
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MotoRad Honored with 2019 National Award
MotoRad was recently honored at an awards ceremony on Nov. 29, at the Hall of Cabildos in the Municipal Palace of…
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LCI Hands ‘Acts of Service’ Program to Elkhart County
Acts of Service, a volunteering program initiated by Lippert Components which has inspired half a million hours of volunteerism in…
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Mobile Home Supplier Ernie Nagy Dies at 89
Ernie Nagy, who founded a mobile home supply company, died peacefully at 7:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Memorial Hospital…
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2020 Silverado, Sierra Get New LoadLifter Kits
Air Lift Co. has released new LoadLifter 5000-series kits for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500 and GMC Sierra 2500/3500 single-rear-wheel,…
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