RECREATIONAL PARK TRAILER SHIPMENTS HOLD STREADY DURING THIRD QUARTER OF 2005

National shipments of recreational park trailers held steady during the third quarter, compared to a year earlier, according to the Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association (RPTIA).

KROPF INDUSTRIES INC. IS TARGETING A 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN PARK TRAILER PRODUTION IN 2006

Kropf Industries, Inc. is expanding its Goshen factory in an effort to achieve a 25 percent increase in recreational park trailer or “park model” production.

PARK MODELS OPEN THE DOOR TO A DUAL HOME LIFESTYLE THAT MANY RETIREES COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD

Doug and Beverly Dahlquist are the envy of many retirees.

RISING FUEL COSTS HAVE HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON THE RECREATIONAL PARK TRAILER OR "PARK MODEL" INDUSTRY, WHICH RECORDED AN 11% INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2005

National shipments of recreational park trailers were up 11 percent during the first half of 2005 as record numbers of consumers bought into the idea of using a trailer product as a vacation home.

RISING DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE VACATION HOMES LURES CAVCO BACK TO SEGUIN

Three years ago, Cavco Industries, Inc. sold its 120,000 square foot factory at 2301 N. State Highway 46 as part of a restructuring of the company’s manufactured housing operations.