A Company Built on Innovation, Quality and Customer Service

How Thetford Does Business

Thetford Corporation provides quality products and services to the manufacturers and users of mobile vehicles throughout the world. This is accomplished through three steps:

  • Product Development & Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Customer Service
Product Development & Engineering

Thetford Corporation is an innovator. We develop new products with you, the customer, in mind. We are able to keep in touch with our customers in four principal ways:

  • A year-round schedule of attendance at North American shows and rallies
  • Time spent in retailers around the country
  • A toll-free customer service phone number
  • Regular and extensive market research that allows us to talk directly to representatives of all our customers - end-users, retailers and manufacturers
Information learned from customers goes into making existing products better and developing the innovative new products that improve your travel experiences.
Product Manufacturing

Attention to detail is one reason Thetford is known for producing high quality products. We are recognized experts in the use of "Lean Manufacturing" techniques, and serve as a training facility in these techniques for the University of Michigan Business School and a wide range of manufacturers. Our attention to the production of well-built, high quality and innovative products has made us the two leading names in our respective categories.

When you purchase Thetford products you can be confident that you have purchased the highest quality, best performing, most stylish products available, products that deliver the maximum in Value today and for years to come.

Customer Service

Thetford is proud of its industry-acknowledged reputation of being responsive to our product users.

Thetford Firsts

1963
First Slide-Action Valve for RV holding tanks
1964
First Sliding Blade RV permanent toilet
First low profile RV toilet
1965
First Garden Hose Cap for Valves
1966
First low-water-use RV toilet
First Water Saver (Hand Spray Attachment) Toilet
First Water Fill Option Toilet
First Low Vacuum Breaker Toilet
1967
First specifically-made RV Toilet Tissue, Aqua-Soft
First concentrated RV holding tank deodorant, Aqua-Kem
1968
First two-piece, hand-carried portable toilet, Porta Potti
1970
First all-plastic RV permanent toilet
1971
First polyethylene holding tanks
1972
First cleaner designed specifically for RV's, Aqua-Bowl
1975
First water seal RV permanent toilet
1979
First non-splash holding tank vent for portable toilets
1980
First built-in tissue storage for portable toilets
1984
First Pour-Out Spout for portable toilets
First Level Gauge for portable toilets
First Tissue Digester for RV holding tanks
First Grey Water Holding Tank Deodorant
1985
First fresh-water, fill-assist tube for portable toilets
1986
First permanent toilet with removable holding tank, Thetford Cassette Porta-Potti
1990
First battery-powered portable toilet, the Porta Potti Electric
1994
1996
First 12-cubic ft., 4-door refrigerator, the UltraLine 1200
2000
First RV permanent toilet manufacturer to offer a "Walkaway Flush" toilet.
2003
First Hand Care products specifically made for RVs, Soap and Sani-Staytion
2006
First 17-cubic foot RV refrigerator, the PolarMax RF

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