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| Breaking News: Six-Pac Campers Moves to Woodland, California |
| Gordon White | Tuesday, 03 March, 2009 | |
Tom Hanagan, President of Six-Pac and Four Wheel Campers, announces that Six-Pac is on the move, literally. So what's this about going aluminum?  Tom Hanagan, President of Six-Pac and Four Wheel Campers, has just announced the move and consolidation of Six-Pac from it’s Riverside, California location to the Four Wheel Camper facility in Woodland, California. We immediately contacted Tom to learn more about the move and how it would affect Six-Pac Campers. TCM: Why are you moving Six-Pac to Woodland? Tom: Consolidating Six-Pac into the Four Wheel Camper facility in Woodland will allow us to optimize our use of resources and manpower for both companies. We will be able to concentrate our design and production talent in one location. This will be very helpful as we transition Six Pac to a lighter weight aluminum frame and begin incorporating design elements and construction methods what we learned at the RV exposition in Dusseldorf, Germany. TCM: When is the Six-Pac move happening? Tom: The move has already started and it will be completed by the end of March. We are currently in the process of resetting the camper production floor in Woodland. TCM: Will this move affect Four Wheel Camper production? Tom: There has not been and will be no effect on Four Wheel Camper production. TCM: What role did our current economy play in your decision to move Six-Pac to Woodland? Tom: The economy actually played a very minor role. Consolidating Six-Pac into our Woodland facility has been discussed for many years and will significantly reduce our overhead. While the economy has affected Six-Pac sales volume, advice spurred by the current market situation from our current and potential customers has had a very positive impact on new product development and improving our current models. TCM: Will you be able to retain members of the current Six-Pac production team? Tom: Yes. We are moving staff from the Riverside Six-Pac location to our Woodland facility. Their expertise in construction is absolutely critical to Six-Pac. Rich Kinda, Six-Pac’s Operations Manager, is moving up from Riverside and will be a great asset to our consolidated organization. He started with us a year ago with extensive experience in production management and aluminum fabrication. He’s a huge talent for us and will be focused on inventory control, service department operation, and Six-Pac production. TCM: When do you expect to have the new Six-Pac production line building campers? Tom: I will have Six-Pac campers moving down the new production line in Woodland by May 1st. TCM: You’re also announcing that you’re changing Six-Pac from wood frame to aluminum frame. Why are you making the change to aluminum? Tom: Aluminum frames will give Six-Pac an even lighter light-weight construction and will allow more flexibility in our designs. We will also be incorporating the Four Wheel Camper style of frameless cabinet construction as well as many of the European design concepts we studied in Dusseldorf. TCM: Will you continue making the full line of current Six-Pac campers such as the T100 and D650? Tom: Yes. The first models we will focus on are the Six-Pac T100 and the D650 which will get aluminum frames and a design refresh. We will redesign the other models in the line sequentially. TCM: Will you have some new camper announcements for Six-Pac in 2009? Tom: Yes, we will have new products for the market. We will have a totally new mini/mid-size truck camper, redesigned from a model currently exported to Europe and Asia. We are also working on two totally new design concepts. TCM: What’s your vision for Six-Pac moving forward? Tom: The vision for Six-Pac as a company has not changed. We will continue to build on our solid brand and reacting to the needs and desires of the marketplace. Six-Pac camper products will now be lighter and more efficient campers for the modern market. TCM: Will you keep us in the loop as you get the new Six-Pac production line up to speed? Tom: Absolutely. I’ll have Stan Kennedy send in regular updates and photos for your readers. For more information about Six-Pac, visit www.six-pac.com. |
