2010-03-06 The 100th Alto
On February 22nd, the Alto production team installed the last part on the 100th Alto. We would like to thank all Alto owners and all our employees who made this achievement possible. It is because of the great implication and individual talents of everyone on the team that the Alto project has reached this significant stage.
Congratulations to the entire team!
2010-02-23 The New 2010 Brochures Are Now Available to Download!
2010-01-18 Safari Condo Website
There will be some important changes made to the Safari Condo website (safaricondo.com) throughout 2010. These modifications will all be done with the goal of simplifying access and improving navigation speed on the site.
All products offered by Safari Condo, including the Alto trailers, will be available within one site that will be simpler to navigate. These changes will appear progressively throughout the Spring 2010.
Please visit our website often. We will continue to innovate and surprise you with new and unique products.
Stéphane Nadeau
Safari Condo
2009-11-04 Safari Condo Receives the "Sommet Innovation" Award
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Photos: Stéphane Nadeau, Denise Drouin
2009-11-03 Dominique Nadeau Receives the
Last October 28th, at the annual “Soirée des Sommets” in Tring-Jonction, Miss
After five years in Montréal, a job offer from Safari Condo made her decide to trade the concrete and asphalt of the big city for the wide open spaces of her native region. As she expressed: “Working in the Beauce has presented me with professional challenges even more exciting than those I would have found in Montréal, while giving me the chance to be close to my family and friends.” The Safari Condo team would like to congratulate Dominique for this well deserved acknowledgment.
If you would like to know more about the “Reconnaissance Anne-Marie-Nadeau”, click on the link bellow:
http://www.annemarienadeau.com/
Photos: Stephane Nadeau, Denise Drouin
2009-11-03 Benoit Lagacé Promoted to General Manager of Safari Condo
Benoit Lagacé an Economics graduate from the University of Moncton in New Brunswick, joined the Safari Condo team on the 1st of November 1999. He began working for the company as financial controller. He not only brought with him his knowledge of economics and his excellent English, but he also had aquired a vast experience in both the banking and automotive sectors. As the company grew, he took on the added responsibility of managing the production. Benoit became a shareholder on December 1st 2005. Finally, as of mid September 2009 he has been appointed General Manager of Safari Condo. The Safari Condo team would like to congratulate Benoit for this hard earned nomination.
Photo by: Stéphane Nadeau
2008-09-19 New production assistant at Safari Condo
Since September 19 2008, Miss Dominique Nadeau occupies the post of production assistant at the Safari Condo manufacturing plant. A little over two years ago, after completing a Bachelor’s degree in English literature at McGill University, Dominique joined the sales team at Safari Condo. Being the daughter of Daniel and Michèle Nadeau, she witnessed firsthand the creation of the company and she was already an experienced “Condist” thanks to her numerous trips with her parents. This gave her all the experience necessary to be a great advisor to our customers. Her fluency in English also allowed her to take care of our Anglophone clientele and take charge of the translation work. The development of the Alto created a need for a production assistant, and so, Dominique’s services were required at our plant in St-Frédéric.
2009-03-19 The Alto Plant Doubles Production
There is nothing traditional about the way the Alto is built. Its design, materials and assembly methods are closer to the world of aviation than that of travel trailers. This complexity of the product is the main reason why the first year of production started slowly. We had to invent many of the tools we use as well as the manufacturing methods. After a year of production, the demand for the Alto kept growing and it was clear that we had to increase production as well. In December 2008, production was stopped for a week in order to allow all personnel to participate in a Kaizen, which aimed at increasing the efficiency of the production methods. Three months later, with the same team, the Alto plant had doubled its weekly production: a result well beyond the initial objectives. This great success is a testament to the outstanding work of each team member.
2008-09-19 A new face at the sales office
Miss Émilie Sauvé has recently joined the Safari Condo sales team. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration and a solid knowledge of our products, Émilie is a tremendous asset to Safari Condo. Because her mother is Johanne Nadeau, our sales director, Émilie has literally grown up with the company and has used our products frequently. Passionate and dynamic, she will surely communicate her passion to her colleagues and our clients.
Welcome to the team Émilie!
2008-08-28 Alto under Florida sun
At the end of last March, Daniel and Michèle Nadeau left for a 5-week vacation in Florida with their Safari Condo, and a brand new Alto towed behind their vehicle. Having planned for a friend to join them for a week, this double setup was the perfect way to welcome a guest without feeling squeezed in tight quarters. The other reason for bringing the Alto was to allow Daniel to do all his tests in a warm and relaxed environment. This Alto was equipped with solar panels and a heat pump, which both needed to be tested to know their true performance in real life conditions. Upon his return from vacation Daniel had not only tested the solar panels and heat pump, but he also designed the awning, dinning tent and improved his bicycle rack. Don't feel too bad for him though. He was still able to bicycle over 650 km on the bike paths of Sanibel. Furthermore, it has to be said that the working conditions were excellent!
2008-04-23 Delivery of the First Alto
On this day Mr Clément Dionne and Ms Diane Jacques were the very first clients to take delivery of their new Alto. Exactly 10 years after the delivery of the first Safari Condo, the company was crossing another threshold in its history by delivering the very first Alto. Once again, this accomplishment is possible thanks to the trust that our clients have put in our company, and we are very grateful for it. In order to properly immortalize this event, Safari Condo's official photographer was there. Mr Dionne and Ms Jacques were given a thorough course on the features and usage of their Alto. Afterwards, they headed home where friends and family were waiting for them to celebrate all together inside their new Alto.
The whole team at Safari Condo would like to congratulate and wish a wonderful summer to Mr Clément Dionne and Ms Diane Jacques.
2008-02-15 The 1st production-line ALTO
The Alto on display at the 2007 Montreal and Quebec City RV shows was a prototype. An aluminium frame supported its walls and roof. Its windows were of Plexiglas, and the back part of the bed had to be lifted into place manually. Furthermore, its paint was applied after its parts were cut and shaped. The whole project team knew that the first production Alto would be very different, if not in appearance, certainly in its structure and in the technology involved in its fabrication. The first Alto to come off the assembly line on February 15th 2008 is the result of a further year of research and development. It was a long and tedious process to select a qualified supplier for our custom-made aluminium extrusions. It was decided that Plexiglas windows were not durable enough to meet our high standards, and therefore the production-line Alto is now outfitted with tempered glass windows. Gone too is the aluminium frame, replaced by self-supporting walls and roof panels of monocoque aluminium sandwich design. The moveable part of the bed is now electrically actuated, and our alu-fibre material (aluminium plated with a fine coat of fibreglass to increase durability) comes to us from Holland, where it is painted and finished in a process more akin to fine printing than traditional painting.
You can read all about the new production Alto model here.
