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Peterson Industries - RV, Motor Home, Camper & Recreational Vehicles |
| Name: | Peterson Industries | |||
| Address: | 616 E Hwy 36 | |||
| City: | Smith Center | State: Kansas | Zip: 66967 | Country: USA |
| Phone: | 800-368-3759 | Fax: | Toll Free: 800-368-3759 | |
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| Description: | Peterson Industries, Inc. is a family-owned business, and online or in the real world, your visit is always welcome! In fact, even though you can learn about our history, meet our managers, and even take a tour of the plant on the web, we want to invite you to drop by our facility in Smith Center, Kansas for a real world introduction to Peterson Industries. THE EARLY YEARS Peterson Industries, Incorporated was formed in 1966 by Leonard and Blanche Peterson and son, Vaughn, in Smith Center, Kansas. The original purpose of the corporation was for the construction, sale and distribution of pickup campers manufactured under the Excel brand name. In 1966 there were thirty-seven RV/mobile home manufacturers in Kansas building everything from pickup toppers to class A motorhomes. At the end of the first year in business, Peterson Industries employed the original Peterson family plus two employees. First year sales totaled $9,500.00 1969 brought the first production of travel trailers to Smith Center. The first travel trailer was shown and sold at the Denver RV Show in that year. While at the show, it was pointed out to us by a customer that we had forgotten to build any closets in the unit. We had to bring the trailer back home for modification before delivery. THE 1970s The first gas crisis came in 1973. The RV industry suffered a major setback due to this catastrophe. Over 50% of RV manufacturers nationwide went under. Peterson Industries survived through sound business management. Peterson Industries saw our first major expansion in 1974 with the construction of a 12,000 square foot facility for the purpose of manufacturing travel trailer frames. This expansion also opened the door for us to begin manufacturing class C motor homes, which we continued to market until 1980. The second gas crisis hit in 1979, which was followed by interest rates that rose over 20%! Again this threw the RV industry into a major depression and we saw Kansas based RV/mobile home manufacturers fall in number from over thirty-seven to today |
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