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BENTON, Ky. -- Ford RV Refrigeration now offers certified training in the field of RV refrigeration and has recently launched an association that will network reconditioning service centers together.

This network was created to provide nationwide warranty service to consumers. To become a member of the FPN (Ford Procedure Network) Association requires certified training from Ford RV Refrigeration, which consists of 40 hours of training, and completion of a written and practical exam.

FPN Reconditioning Service Center member will receive the following:

100 Mile Radius Competitor Protection – Ford RV Refrigeration will not train or sell the specialized tools to anyone within a 100 mile radius of your service center. Expanded territories are also available.

Product Discounts – Members receive discounts from the Ford RV catalog, Techdepot.com and others.

Nationwide Warranties for cooling units reconditioned – FPN members honor each other’s reconditioning warranties.

Free Advertising – Promotions, business cards, and more.

Consumer Referrals from Home Office – Referrals from the FPN Home Office to RV owners, RV clubs, Insurance Co., etc. when they are in your location.

According to Ford,100 percent of the membership fees are spent on promoting the FPN Association and its members.

The FPN Members warranty covers 100 percent of parts and labor spent on reconditioning for one full year and is transferable. In addition, the FPN Home Office offers a lifetime warranty to FPN member’s customers. This warranty can be offered because of the success rate of the Ford procedures, said Onna Lee Ford, vice president of Ford RV Refrigeration.

“Through dealer education, RV refrigerator cooling units can be reconditioned successfully, which opens doors for new jobs with educated service techs, networking, more profit for the service center, and a more economical choice for consumers,” she added. “Other companies are providing reconditioned cooling units to RV dealers, but their warranties only cover shipping and labor for 30 days,” “Our goal is to help RV dealers become RV refrigerator reconditioning service centers so that they become independent by taking care of their own refrigerator reconditioning and providing their own warranties. By joining the FPN Network, they will be affiliated with other dealers that will honor their reconditioning warranties nationwide. In this manner, they will not be dependant on another company for warranty expenses such as shipping and labor.”

For more information, call (270) 354-9239 or visit www.rvrefrigeration.com.