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Recently while reminiscing where we are as a company, I realized that we are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. Wow how time flies when you’re having fun. For a lot of folks, that may know our company but don’t know our history, I want to give you a brief run down.
For anybody who knew my dad, well, he was quiet the person. Anything he was involved with, he wanted it to be better than it was before. He was a perfectionist. I called him a tinkerer. From the time he got his first motor home up to his last, he was always changing, renovating and improving. We started out doing most of this work in the parent company, Woodcraft. He enjoyed going to rallies and at many rallies people would see his coach, and he would show them the things he had done. This is basically how the business started. In the beginning, people were wanting to have some of these same modifications made to their coaches. We were working on their coach in front of our woodworking facility and pulling men out of the wood shop to make these renovations. In 1989, we saw the opportunity for a whole separate business. There was a vacant building next to our existing facility which we rented to begin Coachcraft. In the early years, we strictly did interior renovations and modifications. Everything from flooring, upholstery, and even some floor plan changes. But we were not a maintenance type of facility. In 1996, I purchased both businesses from my father, although he was not ready for full time retirement, he was ready for semi-retirement. We agreed that he would continue to work Coachcraft up ‘til 2002, before full retirement. When I fully took over the operation of Coachcraft in 2002, I realized that we needed to be more than just a renovation facility. We were missing too many opportunities for service work. So, we began to evolve into the full service facility that we are today. Our growth to our point today has been a slow and controlled one. We try to take our time in finding the right people for the job. So far it has worked well. I am very blessed to have the crew that I have. For our customers, many who have become friends, I want to say thank you. For those, who are thinking about using us for the first time, please give us the opportunity. We will do our very best to make your visit with us an enjoyable one. Thank you, Brad MacDonald
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Brad MacDonald Coachcraft by MacDonald Columbus, Ga. 1999 LXI |
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Rafael Zamot Dutchess County, New York 1996 WB #F115788 |
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Congratulations Brad, & thanks for helping us.
Looking forward to see you folks at the WOG Pine Mountain Rally
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Bill & Patty 1988 FC, Silver Edition Commerce, Michigan |
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Congratulations and thanks for all your past help
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Crit Bliss '80FC33 250T Cape Cod,ma |
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Hi Brad,you know i knew your dad,from way back.
We were both pups in those days,how time does fly! Thanks for being part of WOG,and happy anniversary!
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DO NOT SEND PM email me at randy@randydupree.com only. Randy Dupree 2000 LXI 43 Bainbridge,Ga. Port St Joe Fl. www.buybyebluebird.com randy@randydupree.com |
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Looking forward to congratulating you personally in a month!
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Debbie Huffman Grey Finally full-timing / Kids in Houston, Texas 1985 PT-40 "Festina Lente" 1993 Toyota Pickup "Phoenix" FMCA 424082 VB 1639 SKP 112690 GS Life Member |
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Brad,
Congratulations on your success! Looking forward to our next visit!
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Daniel & Lynda Bishop Wandering the Great USA! Cell: 901.237.4316 EMail: cesalie2@yahoo.com Wannabe Wanderer "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" |
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Brad,
Congratulations! Thirty years is a tremendous milestone. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and talking with you at WOG last year, and look forward to further conversations. I’ll be calling as soon as I return from my current trip to see when I can get in for evaluation of a few issues. Thanks for your dedication.
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Arlin Verley Simpsonville, South Carolina 2003 43’ LXi double slide VerleyBird |
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Happy anniversary Brad, and thank you for the support for these great machines!
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Chap and Darra Enfinger Newton, GA 1982 FC33 (sold) 1986 PT40 8v92 "Sturdy Birdy" http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user1.cfm?user=352 ce@pinelandplantation.com |
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Happy Anniversary! Brad and his team are one of the few places that welcome working on our Birds. They also are our main sponsor for the free WOG rally at Pine Mountain in October along with other rally's throughout the year. Coachcraft is a big part of our community. Thanks for all you do!
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Kip Henry 95 WB42 S-60 88 WB40 2010/14 Brooks, GA Kip Cindy & Cody 678-523-7920 |
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