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RV Aftermarket Awards Recognize Excellence
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The RV Industry Association's website.
The RV Aftermarket annual conference, held recently in Denver, Colorado, presented awards in the categories of Distributor of the Year, Supplier of the Year and Product of the Year. The awards recognize suppliers and distributors committed to the RV aftermarket and highlight the most popular new products available in the RV marketplace. This year, three products were selected for recognition. First Place went to Bio Kleen’s Kleen Wash. Second Place was awarded to Hughes Autoformers’s Power Watchdog + EPO Surge Protector. Third Place went to the Creative Products Group’s Ultra E Pro Lock.
2019 Distributor of the Year honors were awarded to Minnesota company Northern Wholesale while B&W Custom Trailer Hitches was named 2019 Supplier of the Year. The Jim Barker Lifetime Achievement award, recognizing individuals who have significantly contributed to the success of the RV aftermarket industry, went to George Grengs of Valterra, a 40 year veteran of the RV industry. In his remarks, Grengs praised the friendly welcoming spirit in the Aftermarket community: “It’s important for all of us, individually, to continue that spirit and reach out to welcome new people and new companies into the industry. Because with new companies, come new products, the lifeline for us to move forward in a fast-changing world.”
For more about the award winners, visit the RVIA website.