Our History & Passion
The Roadtrek Story
It all started with one man and a dream. Jac Hanemaayer first became interested in the recreational vehicle industry while designing his own motorhome with Home & Park Vehicles Limited in 1974.
The process of bringing the comforts of a larger motorhome into a compact, easy-to-drive van proved so rewarding that Hanemaayer decided to purchase the company. An innovator at heart, he continued refining the design, and the Roadtrek motorhome truly took shape in 1980 with the introduction of its now-famous sweeping roofline, lowered floor, and three-section floorplan.
From those early innovations, Roadtrek grew into one of North America’s most recognized Class B motorhome brands. Today, Roadtrek Inc. designs and manufactures a range of Class B motorhomes from its facilities in Cambridge, Ontario, with floorplans and features created to support a variety of travel styles.
A New Chapter for Roadtrek
In 2019, Groupe Rapido acquired the Roadtrek brand and supported the establishment of Roadtrek Inc. and the return of Roadtrek manufacturing to Cambridge, Ontario. We recognize Groupe Rapido for its stewardship of the brand and its contributions to rebuilding Roadtrek’s presence in the North American market.
In 2026, Roadtrek entered a new chapter under the ownership of Conestogo Partners, a U.S.-based permanent capital ownership group focused on the outdoor recreation industry.
Backed by new ownership, Roadtrek continues to build on more than 50 years of brand trust, customer loyalty, and commitment to service. This investment strengthens our North American focus and provides additional financial strength and strategic support for continued investment in our products, operations, dealer network, and customer experience.
Our Passion for the Product
Our forward-thinking approach has driven more than 50 years of product innovation, but none of it would be possible without the talented and passionate team behind every Roadtrek we build.
From design and engineering to manufacturing, quality, service, and customer support, care goes into every stage of the process. Our team is committed to building quality motorhomes, supporting our dealer network, and developing long-standing relationships with Roadtrek owners.
It is a commitment that has shaped our history and continues to guide us as we move confidently into the future.
Green Initiatives
Roadtrek is proud to be a Certified Green RV manufacturer. Since 2012, we have improved in every aspect of our manufacturing, from materials to process, to help be as sustainable and green as possible. Currently, we have a Bronze rating and are eager to push the boundaries of green initiatives at Roadtrek.
Material Efficiency
To improve our material efficiency, we have recycling set up for all of our aluminum, copper, wood and cardboard products, as well as having all of our plastics reground and reused, or returned to compounders. For our wood scrap, all is ground into sawdust and used by farmers in barns! All of our drums and totes are returned for reuse at a future date to reduce waste. We have made significant strides with changing to a waterborne system for paint and spray adhesives, massively reducing our emissions up to 75% in some cases. This change in waterborne paints also allowed us to reduce our natural gas usage by 40% from previous levels. We also engineered new products to replace or reduce the amount of fibreglass resin we use. That’s a reduction of 83% since 2007.
Electrical Efficiency
For electrical systems, we implemented LED or low wattage lighting in both of our manufacturing facilities, outdoor solar lighting, as well as having LED in some rooms combined with automatic motion light switches in offices and boardrooms. We also introduced soft start technology on all of our paint booth fans to start slow, which reduced energy draws. Our new quartz elements replaced our old electric ones in our vacuum form plastic machines to minimize the use of electricity and control wasted heat. Finally, we moved to glass walls to increase the natural light and reduce the need for power.
Water Efficiency
All of our toilets are low flush, and we treat our pressure test water, and reduced our waste of fresh water by 95%.
Product Efficiency
What good is improving our efficiency in our manufacturing processes if we can’t also improve our products? We have created systems like the Ecotrek lithium batteries, as well as having roof-mounted solar for our units. We have eliminated the use of propane for refrigerators and stoves, as well as introducing engine generators to eliminate our customers’ need for non-pollution controlled secondary generators. We reduced the amount of wood by 50% and started to use aluminum to make cabinet structures, which lowered the weights of our vehicles and made it recyclable. We also managed to create weight reductions by replacing fibreglass with plastic composite. Our spray foam insulation reduces heating and cooling losses and lowering the need for temperature control. All of our new products have dual pane windows as well as having front window insulating screens to improve temperature loss.