Drew Industries, Inc. subsidiaries Kinro, Inc. and Lippert Components, Inc. announce their employee base has grown to 4,541 nationwide, a 15 percent jump since Aug. 2011. Most of the new 750 jobs were in their home base Elkhart County in northern Indiana, according to RVBusiness. Last month alone they added 110 jobs. CEO of Lippert Jason Lippert attributes part of the growth to recent acquisitions, and part to garnering more market share in products such as specialty trailer components, entry doors, motorized chassis stretching, and awning and slide-out mechanisms. Drew Industries is one of the largest manufacturers of components for the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle (RV) markets. MHProNews.com has learned for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2011, the RV segment accounted for 84 percent of net sales, while manufactured housing was 16 percent. Drew has 31 production facilities across the nation.
