Business Description
Winnebago Industries, Inc., headquartered in Forest City, Iowa, is a leading
United States manufacturer of RVs used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor
recreation activities.
As a result of our motorhome manufacturing capabilities, equipment and facilities,
we use our incremental capacity to manufacture product for outside customers.
Other products manufactured by us consist primarily of OEM parts, including
extruded aluminum and other component products for other manufacturers and commercial
vehicles.
We own facilities in Middlebury, Indiana, where we manufacture travel trailers
and fifth wheel RVs.
We were incorporated under the laws of the state of Iowa on February 12, 1958,
and adopted our present name on February 28, 1961. Our executive offices are
located at 605 West Crystal Lake Road in Forest City, Iowa. Our telephone number
is (641) 585-3535.
We generally produce motorhomes and towables to order from dealers. We have
some ability to increase our capacity by scheduling overtime and/or hiring additional
production employees or to decrease our capacity through the use of shortened
workweeks and/or reducing head count. We have long been known as an industry
leader in innovation as each year we introduce new or redesigned products. These
changes generally include new floor plans and sizes as well as design and decor
modifications.
Our motorhomes are produced in the state of Iowa at four different campuses.
Our Forest City facilities are vertically integrated and provide mechanized
assembly line manufacturing for Class A and C motorhomes. We assemble Class
B motorhomes in our Lake Mills facilities. Hardwood cabinet, countertop and
compartment door products are manufactured at our Charles City campus. Wire
harness fabrication is in the process of being transferred to our recently acquired
facility in Waverly. Our motorhome bodies are made from various materials and
structural components which are typically laminated into rigid, lightweight
panels. Body designs are developed with computer aided design and manufacturing
and subjected to a variety of tests and evaluations to meet our standards and
requirements. We manufacture a number of components utilized in our motorhomes,
with the principal exceptions being chassis, engines, generators and appliances.
A motorhome is a self-propelled mobile dwelling used primarily as temporary
living quarters during vacation and camping trips, or to support some other
active lifestyle. The RVIA classifies motorhomes into three types, all of which
we manufacture and sell under the Winnebago brand name
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