RVBusiness, September/October 2019
Kropf Produces 500th Park Model in 12 Month Period Maintaining Bullish Business Outlook Kropf Industries a park model RV manufacturer out of Goshen Ind recently marked a milestone as the 500th unit rolled off the production line representing S E P T E M B E R O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 RVBusiness 17 the first time the privately held company had built that many PMRVs in a 12 month model year Our actual number was 520 and we had never reached that many before So yeah we kind of tooted our horn a little bit on that said Curt Yoder vice president and co owner of the company that was founded in 1946 by Solomon Kropf Yoder acknowledged that larger PMRV manufacturers might scoff at the number but at the same time he said its quite an achievement for Kropf Industries especially considering that all production takes place in a single rural Goshen facility The simple reason Kropf reached the milestone is due to a retail demand thats at an all time high and an excellent dealer body that keeps us busy Yoder explained adding that 95 of Kropfmanufactured PMRVs are sold through its dealer partners Our dealers have stepped up and increased their volume so weve tried to do the same he said I wish we could build more than what we are building currently Were still maintaining about a four month backlog Weve been consistently at that for quite some time Yoder was quick to also give credit to the 65 some employees at Kropf Industries for the companys milestone as well Oh absolutely Weve got a great team here Weve got a lot of dedicated employees from management clear down to our line workers Our people have bought into what we do here and theyve done an excellent job for us Its just been a total team effort he said Fittingly the 500th unit was a model from the companys best selling Island Series Kropf s premium line which Yoder called the Cadillac of the industry that comes in five customizable floorplans The company also manufactures a mid range Lakeside series and an entry level Lakeside LE line each offered in two different floorplans Yoder added that the company has a bullish outlook for its business mentioning there arent any indications from our end that things are slowing down at all and that the company is looking forward to the Elkhart RV Open House in the fall because that always sets the table for us for the year RVB Kropf team members with the Goshen Ind builders 500th park model RV built in a 12 month period a first for the company
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