Lazydays® Named Top Fleetwood RV Dealer
January 21, 2003 – (Seffner, FL) – Lazydays® RV SuperCenter® (“Lazydays”), the nation’s number one recreational vehicle (“RV”) dealer was awarded Fleetwood RV’s #1 Recreational Vehicle Dealer in North America for 2002. John Draheim, Fleetwood’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said, “Lazydays® has been one of Fleetwood’s top dealers for over 25 years because they truly understand the importance of the RV experience to their customers. Lazydays® also achieved Fleetwood’s prestigious Customer Satisfaction Award for the seventh time in 2002, another indication that Lazydays® knows what customers want.”
The original Lazydays® RV Center opened its doors in 1976 with only two travel trailers in inventory, one of which was a Fleetwood Prowler. Lazydays’ first Class A motor home was a Fleetwood Pace Arrow in 1981. Don Wallace, founder and CEO of Lazydays, said, “The employee owners of Lazydays® are proud to once again be named Fleetwood’s #1 RV dealer in the nation for 2002. Our successes are driven by a daily focus on our company purpose of making customers for life and our continuous search for ways to add value to the Lazydays® experience.”
Lazydays® was founded in 1976 in Tampa, Florida and relocated in May 1996 to a much larger RV destination complex in Seffner, Florida, which is just east of downtown Tampa. The company is employee-owned and is located on 150 acres with an 83,000 sq. ft. main building, 273 service bays, 300 RV campsites and over 1,200 RV’s on display. Lazydays’ expansive complex requires a fleet of 150 golf carts to move both customers and employees throughout the property. Additionally, the dealership serves over 430,000 meals annually to its customers, prospects and employees. The site has a 40,000 sq. ft. Camping World store, a Cracker Barrel Restaurant and a Flying J RV Travel Plaza; all the amenities needed for the world’s number one RV experience.
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:FLE) is the nation’s leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing. Fleetwood’s recreational vehicle line includes motor homes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, truck campers and folding trailers.
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For More Information:
Stewart Schaffer, Chief Marketing Officer
Lazydays® RV Center
813.246.4999 ext. 4263
sschaffer@lazydays.com
Ken Scolaro, General Sales Manager
Lazydays® RV Center
813.246.4999 ext. 4238
kscolaro@lazydays.com |