Winnebago Industries, an Iowa-based maker of motor homes, has selected its Partners in Excellence award winners for 2011. The PIE award recognizes Winnebago and Itasca dealers with the best market-share penetration within their basic trade area. Flagg RV Rhode Island of North Smithfield, R.I., has been cited for the third time.
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A dozen dealerships have been recognized in three market categories from the East and West regions. The categories are defined as basic trade areas with 99 or fewer annual retail registrations, 100-199 annual registrations and greater than 200 registrations.
Following are this year’s PIE award winners:
Winnebago – Western Region
Camping World, Meridian, ID
Crestview RV Center, Buda, TX (2-time winner)
Roy Robinson, Marysville, WA
Itasca –Western Region
Olathe RV, Gardner, KS
Olinger RV, Portland, OR
Roy Robinson, Marysville, WA
Winnebago – Eastern Region
Parkview RV, Smyrna, DE
Camping World, Fort Myers, FL
Media Camping Center, Inc., Fairless Hills, PA (2-time winner)
Itasca – Eastern Region
Camping World, Midway, FL
Flagg RV Rhode Island, North Smithfield, RI (3-time winner)
Colonial Itasca, Lakewood, NJ (2-time winner)
In addition to the PIE award, 116 dealers have also been honored with the Circle of Excellence award in recognition of their excellence in customer satisfaction.
COMPLETE LIST: 2011 CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
Four dealers have won Circle of Excellence status every year. They are Altman’s Winnebago, of Carson, Calif. (Winnebago); Lazy Days, Seffner, Fla. (Winnebago / Itasca); McClain’s RV Superstore OKC West, of Oklahoma City, Okla. (Winnebago / Itasca); and PleasureLand Inc., of St. Cloud, Minn. (Winnebago / Itasca). Following is a breakdown of 2011 winners from North America.
ALABAMA
Suncoast RV Inc., Calera (Winnebago)
ALASKA
Great Alaskan Holidays, Anchorage (Winnebago/Itasca)
ARIZONA
Affinity RV Service, Sales & Rentals, Prescott (Winnebago)
La Mesa RV, Mesa (Winnebago/Itasca)
La Mesa RV Center, Tucson (Winnebago/Itasca)
CALIFORNIA
Altman’s Winnebago, Carson (Winnebago)
La Mesa RV, San Diego (Winnebago/Itasca)
Pan Pacific RV Centers, French Camp (Winnebago)
R.E. Barber Recreation Vehicles Inc., Ventura (Winnebago)
Village RV, Roseville (Itasca)
COLORADO
Camping World RV SuperCenter, Fountain (Winnebago)
K & C RV Centers LLC, Longmont (Winnebago)
Transwest Truck Trailer RV, Frederick (Itasca)
CONNECTICUT
Crowley RV Center, Bristol (Winnebago)
DELAWARE
Parkview RV Supercenter, Smyrna (Winnebago)
FLORIDA
Camping World of Fort Myers, Fort Myers (Winnebago)
Carpenter's Campers Inc., Pensacola (Winnebago)
Harberson RV-Pasco, LLC, Holiday (Winnebago/Itasca)
Lazy Days, Seffner (Winnebago/Itasca)
La Mesa RV Center, Inc., Sanford (Itasca)
R.V. World of Nokomis, Nokomis (Winnebago)
Suncoast RV, Cocoa (Winnebago)
Suncoast RV, Ocala (Winnebago/Itasca)
Suncoast RV, Winter Garden (Winnebago)
GEORGIA
Camping World RV Sales, Pooler (Winnebago)
John Bleakley RV Center, Douglasville (Winnebago)
ILLINOIS
Barrington Motor Sales, Bartlett (Itasca)
Camping World of Chicago, Island Lake (Winnebago)
Winnebago Motor Homes, Rockford (Winnebago/Itasca)
INDIANA
Ben Davis Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Buick & Pontiac Inc., Auburn (Winnebago)
Camp-Land, Burns Harbor (Winnebago)
IOWA
Lichtsinn Motors, Forest City (Winnebago/Itasca)
US Adventure RV, Davenport (Winnebago/Itasca)
KANSAS
Olathe Ford RV Center, Gardner (Itasca)
LOUISIANA
Miller's RV Center, Baton Rouge (Winnebago)
MARYLAND
Beckley's Camping Center, Thurmont (Winnebago)
MASSACHUSETTS
Diamond R.V. Centre Inc., Hatfield (Winnebago)
MICHIGAN
General RV Center, Mount Clemens (Winnebago/Itasca)
General RV Center, Wayland (Winnebago/Itasca)
General RV Center, Wixom (Winnebago/Itasca)
MINNESOTA
Brambilla's Inc., Shakopee (Itasca)
Bullyan RV, Duluth (Winnebago)
Pleasureland RV Center-North Metro, Ramsey (Winnebago)
PleasureLand, Inc., St. Cloud (Winnebago/Itasca)
MISSISSIPPI
American RV Centers Inc., Olive Branch (Winnebago)
Johnny Bishop RV, Columbus (Winnebago)
Reliable RV Center, Biloxi (Winnebago)
MISSOURI
Midwest RV Center, LLC, St. Louis (Winnebago)
Reliable RV, Springfield (Itasca)
MONTANA
McCollum Modern R.V.'s Inc., Great Falls (Winnebago)
Pierce RV's, Billings (Winnebago)
NEBRASKA
Leach Camper Sales of Lincoln Inc., Lincoln (Itasca)
NEVADA
Findlay RV, Las Vegas (Winnebago)
Michael Hohl RV Center, Carson City (Winnebago)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hill's RVs, Center Conway (Winnebago)
NEW JERSEY
Colonial Itasca, Lakewood (Itasca)
Escape RV, Branchville (Winnebago)
Meyer's RV Centers LLC, Lakewood (Winnebago)
NEW MEXICO
Chisolm Trail RV, Albuquerque (Itasca)
Rocky Mountain RV World, Albuquerque (Winnebago)
NEW YORK
Camping World RV Sales of Syracuse, Syracuse (Itasca)
NORTH CAROLINA
Bill Plemmons RV World, Raleigh (Winnebago)
Bill Plemmons RV World, Rural Hall (Winnebago)
Tom Johnson Camping Center, Marion (Winnebago)
OHIO
Colerain RV, Cincinnati (Winnebago)
Dave Arbogast RV and Boat Depot, Troy (Winnebago)
Lewis Auto Sales Inc., Dayton (Itasca)
Town and Country RV Center Inc., Clyde (Winnebago)
OKLAHOMA
Dean's RV Superstore, Inc., Tulsa (Winnebago)
McClain’s RV Superstore OKC West, Oklahoma City (Winnebago/Itasca)
OREGON
All Seasons RV & Marine, Bend (Winnebago)
Camping World RV Sales, Portland (Winnebago/Itasca)
Guaranty RV Centers, Junction City (Itasca)
Olinger Travel Homes, Hillsboro (Winnebago/Itasca)
The RV Corral, Eugene (Winnebago)
Triple A RV Center Inc., Medford (Winnebago)
PENNSYLVANIA
Fretz RV, Souderton (Winnebago)
Grumbine's RV, Harrisburg (Itasca)
Harold's RV Center Inc., Bath (Itasca)
Joe's Marine Inc., Sayre (Winnebago)
Media Camping Center Inc., Fairless Hills (Winnebago)
Ray Wakley Inc., North East (Winnebago)
Tom Schaeffer's RV Super Store, Shoemakersville (Winnebago)
RHODE ISLAND
Arlington RV Supercenter, East Greenwich (Winnebago)
Flagg RV Rhode Island, North Smithfield (Itasca)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Camper Country, Myrtle Beach (Winnebago)
TENNESSEE
Buddy Gregg Motor Homes, Knoxville (Itasca)
Shipp's RV Centers LLC, Chattanooga (Winnebago)
TEXAS
Crestview RV Center, Buda (Winnebago)
Billy Sims Trailer Town – Lubbock, Lubbock (Winnebago)
Holiday World of Houston LP, League City (Winnebago)
Jack Sisemore Traveland, Amarillo (Winnebago)
McClain's RV Rockwall Inc., Rockwall (Winnebago)
McClain's RV Superstore, Lake Dallas (Winnebago)
Ronnie Bock's Kerrville RV, Kerrville (Winnebago)
Shady Pines RV Center Inc., Texarkana (Winnebago)
UTAH
Motor Sportsland, Salt Lake City (Winnebago)
VIRGINIA
McGeorge's Rolling Hills RV, Ashland (Winnebago)
Reines RV Center Inc., Manassas (Winnebago)
Safford RV, Thornburg (Itasca)
WASHINGTON
Poulsbo RV, Kent (Winnebago)
R 'N' R RV Center, Liberty Lake (Winnebago/Itasca)
Roy Robinson Motorhomes, Marysville (Winnebago/Itasca)
Russ Dean Family RV, Pasco (Winnebago)
WISCONSIN
Horn's Sales & Service, Sheboygan (Winnebago/Itasca)
King's Campers, Wausau (Winnebago)
ALBERTA
Carefree Coach & RV Ltd., Edmonton (Itasca)
Fraserway RV Limited Partnership, Airdrie (Itasca)
Woody's RV World, Red Deer (Winnebago)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Fraserway RV Limited Partnership, Abbotsford (Winnebago)
Okanagan Travel Land, Summerland (Winnebago)
Voyager RV Centre Ltd., Winfield (Itasca)
ONTARIO
Forest City Motor Homes Ltd., Thorndale (Itasca)
Leisure Mart and RV Canada Corporation, Ottawa (Winnebago)
QUEBEC
VR St-Cyr, St-Mathieu de Beloeil (Winnebago)
VR Daniel Emond, St-Nicolas (Itasca)
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