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Item: Dutchmen Manufacturing Breaks Ground on New Office Facility
Dutchmen Manufacturing broke ground May 30th on phase two of its latest
expansion project. The new office facility, located on Caragana Court in
Goshen, IN will be occupied by the end of October.
The office facility will house the executive offices, sales and marketing
departments, accounting and human resources.
According to Richard Florea, President of Dutchmen Manufacturing, “We have
simply outgrown our current offices. Our sales and marketing departments
have been located on the other side of town.
This new office is next to three of our Goshen plants and is more centrally
located to our other production facilities around the Goshen area.“
Work is nearly complete on Dutchmen’s new manufacturing facility, which is
located next to the new offices. The new plant will accommodate the
increased demand for Dutchmen’s laminated fifth wheel and travel trailers that
are sold under the Dutchmen, Four Winds, and Colorado brand names.
By the end of the year, Dutchmen Manufacturing will operate approximately
550,000 square feet of manufacturing space and employ nearly one thousand
people in its ten facilities.
Item: Safety Vision Hits $1 Million
Safety Vision, one of the leading global mobile video surveillance companies
in the world, has hit the $100 million mark in total sales.
Since inception back in 1993, Safety Vision continues to solidify its position
as the leader in mobile video surveillance. "Providing the best products at the
best prices is our main objective, comments Bruce Smith, president of Safety
Vision, LP.
Safety Vision designs, install, manufacture, market, sell, and service innovative
electronic products and systems for rear vision and on-board video surveillance.
These products and systems include rear vision, digital and analog video
recorders, cameras, monitors, microphones, switchers, thermal imagers and
other accessories.
For more information visit www.safetyvision. com or call at 1-800-880-8855.
Item: Police Recover First Stolen RV Equipped with OnStar
OnStar helped police in suburban Chicago recover the first OnStar-equiped
motorhome stolen since major RV manufacturers began offering the in-vehicle
safety and security system earlier this year.
Police recovered the $350,000 American Eagle Coach in Palos Park, IL, after
it had been stolen several days earlier from its owner in central Florida. The
motorhome had been driven cross-country and was in good condition when
police confiscated it at a personal residence. The vehicle was returned to its
owner.
OnStar works closely with emergency and law enforcement agencies, using the
Global Positioning System and wireless technology, and has responded to over
ten thousand stolen vehicle location requests. There are more than 2 million
OnStar subscribers on the road today.
“OnStar is a natural fit for the RV industry to provide road travelers with route
support, travel connections, emergency assistance and hands-free,
voice-activated calling, and now we’ve demonstrated another great OnStar
benefit for the RV market,” said OnStar President Chet Huber.
Item: Free Resource for RVing in Mexico
Motor Home owners who are seeking a little adventure south of border now
have a free resource tool on the web, www.ontheroadin.com.
The website lists over 400 RV sites throughout Mexico, including pictures and
up to date information on costs, services and locations. The web developers,
Bill and Dorothy Bell have traveled extensively throughout Mexico researching
the information, photographing and checking "almost every camp and RV site
in Mexico."
The site also provides useful information on how to make the trip safe and
enjoyable including such information as going through military checkpoints, the
border crossings, and medical and safety issues.
The site currently receives over 20,000 hits every day and according to
Dorothy Bell, it is "staggering" the amount of requests for further information
people need. "People want to feel safe while traveling and our web site provides
the information necessary to travel through Mexico safely," Bell said.
"Baby boomers who back packed throughout Mexico and Europe in the 60's are
now turning to the adventure of RVing. Mexico can provide that adventure
and travelling by RV makes the adventure comfortable," Bell said.
Bill and Dorothy Bell go well beyond just providing a web site. "We answer
every question that is emailed us," Dorothy said. "We love RVing and we love
visiting Mexico."
Item: Largest gathering of RVs on Earth!
The snowbirds are marking their calendars for the 2004 show schedule in
Quartzsite, Arizona. This tiny desert hamlet bursts at the seams when the tens
of thousands of RVers converge on Quartzsite for the big rock & mineral shows
and the numerous swap meets and flea markets that take place there each
winter season.
One of the largest and most popular venues each year is the Quartzsite Sports,
Vacation & RV Show that takes place in the 45,000 square foot,"BIG TENT",
just South of Interstate 10 on State Highway 95. The dates for the 21st Annual
Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show are January 15th through January 25th.
There is no charge for admission or parking at this huge show that now ranks
as one of the largest consumer RV events in the country. The attendance for
the 2003 show was estimated at well over 150,000 and the numerous RV
related exhibits included the "who‚s who" of the RV industry. There were
several hundred new and used RVs on display along with a dozen service bays
offering immediate installation, repairs & service on many of the items that were
exhibited at the show.
The 2004 show looks like it will be even bigger with exhibit space selling at a
record pace. For more information call 800-969- 5464 or visit
www.quartzsitervshow.com.
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