Rhode Island Itasca dealer wins 3rd Winnebago sales award

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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.

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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