You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
BASE CAMP<br />
in a move aimed at giving staff<br />
a greater sense of ownership<br />
and its benefits as the business<br />
continues to grow and develop.<br />
Lippert has announced the<br />
acquisition of Girard Systems<br />
and Girard Products, a wellknown<br />
RV industry supplier<br />
of awnings and tankless water<br />
heaters. The deal was completed<br />
via LCI Industries’ subsidiary<br />
firm Lippert Components<br />
Manufacturing.<br />
Girard has been a wellregarded<br />
name in the RV<br />
industry since 1995 and is<br />
particularly known for its<br />
high quality products and<br />
exceptional service. Having<br />
created a significant niche<br />
in the motorized segment of<br />
the market, Girard’s patented<br />
awnings are featured on<br />
many of the premier Class A<br />
motorized units.<br />
FIVE STATS TO MAKE YOU THINK<br />
Dometic recently announced all its European production facilities now run on renewable<br />
01 electricity, saving as much carbon emissions as it takes to charge 572,000,000 smartphones.<br />
One of Germany’s biggest leisure vehicle manufacturers, Knaus Tabbert, has reported<br />
02 an order intake of 6,000 units for the quarter as well as an increase of two per cent in<br />
units delivered to 7,247.<br />
British outdoor kit and camping brand Alpkit has received a £2.7 million funding package<br />
03 from HSBC UK, backed by UK Export Finance (UKEF) to help support its international growth.<br />
Thor Industries has uncovered that 45 per cent of consumers expect to be able to drive<br />
04 for five to six hours on a single charge in an electric RV.<br />
Bookings for UK campsites were up by 72 per cent in April 2022 compared to the same<br />
05 period pre-pandemic while forward bookings also look strong with 104 per cent growth<br />
so far this year.<br />
www.campingtradeworld.com | 11
Change language