RVBusiness, July/August 2020
Tiffin Motorhomes Inc Accelerating RV Production While Class A C Fifth Wheel Divisions Look to Build on Legacy C ount Tiffin Motorhomes Inc among the list of North American RV builders that seem to have successfully reset their respective game plans on the backside of this springs pandemic shutdowns Thats the word from the senior management of the family held Red Bay Ala based firm one of the first to reopen its doors in mid April Spokesmen for Tiffin a leading manufacturer of high end Class A and Class C motorhomes as well as fifth wheel trailers under its Vanleigh division told RVBusiness in mid May that things were going pretty smoothly from both a manufacturing and health related standpoint since the company resumed production after a three week shutdown Things are actually going really well said COO Andy Baer noting that only a few of the companys more than 1500 employees had tested positive for COVID 19 since From left VP of Class A Operations Van Tiffin VP of Supply Chain Maintenance Lex Tiffin President CEO Bob Tiffin Class C Regional Sales Manager Trent Tiffin and VP of Class C Operations Tim Tiffin Not pictured is VP of Vanleigh RVs Leigh Tiffin going back to work at plants in Red Bay and Winfield Ala as well as Burnsville Miss We have had a few positive tests but were fortunate in that weve got a unique relationship with our health care system here said Baer Weve basically established what you might call a fast track with a local doctor and weve got two nurses on staff here in Red Bay We have testing equipment and materials on hand So a key to this is quick response If we think somebodys got a problem we do our best to get after it And weve adopted all the criteria that the CDC Centers for Disease Control and Preven BY RICK KESSLER We started in 1972 and have never ever mistreated one customer said Bob Tiffin We take care of them and try to end those service related conversations on a good note Thats what weve always done So thats the reason when things get a little tough its not so hard for us to come back 34 RVB us i ness J U L Y A U G U S T 2 0 2 0 Two Allegro Bus models wait to be delivered to dealerships
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