Caravan Tech Christmas Newsletter 2024

Published 04/12/2024

Seasons Greetings One And All!

It’s everyone’s favourite time of year again; welcome to our 2024 Caravan Tech Christmas Newsletter! In this edition, we will reflect on the past year, which has been truly remarkable. We proudly remain dealers for Adria, Swift and Bailey, alongside our well-stocked forecourt featuring pre-owned caravans and motorhomes. We continue to thrive with our own brand of VW Campervan, Rebellion Campers. Our workshop have welcomed a few new faces and our shop and valet team continue to excel. There’s plenty to update you on, including a glimpse into the exciting opportunities that 2025 has in store for us, so grab yourself a mince pie and keep reading.

Our New Logo!

First and foremost, you may notice something different about us. Caravan Tech officially rebranded in 2024! After 37 years, we felt it was time to refresh our image, which included designing a new logo. In April, we took that exciting step forward. Our team meticulously crafted a logo that maintains our Caravan Tech identity while adding a modern touch.

What’s a rebrand without a new website? We launched a new and improved website that is now LIVE.

Same team. Same great service. Just a new logo.

We're Moving! Our New Site

As you may have already heard, we have purchased a new site! Merriments Gardens, which is just 1 mile down the road from our current site along the A21. Caravan Tech has been a huge part of the Hurst Green community for over 28 years, and we’re thrilled to be expanding our family run business even further. The purchase of this site is a big step for us, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds. We believe there is an opportunity to both protect the existing gardens and grow our own business. We will be able to offer a bigger and better site, with improved workshop facilities, more space to showcase our vehicles, and a cafe to enhance the shopping and buying experience (and of course... more parking).

We, like most of you, love the gardens and know they have a lot of sentimental value to a lot of our local community, as well as some of our members of staff. That in mind, we plan on keeping the gardens open for all to enjoy. We’re keen to do this all in a visually sensitive way, so the site becomes an even greater asset to the village as a business, an employer of local people, and a member of the Hurst Green community as a whole.

For now, we will still operate as normal at our current site, so don’t hesitate to come and visit. Keep your eyes peeled on our social media channels for updates, as we take you on this journey with us. We hope that the local community can support our new venture and welcome us with open arms, as we can’t wait to welcome you in 2025.

Rebellion Campers

We are delighted to say that the Rebellion brand goes from strength to strength. In 2024 we brought production completely under our own roof with Ian M, Marco and Mark G making great progress to the already brilliant design. There have been some big improvements too, such as the Reimo roof with built in lights and sprung mattresses. The current project is a new LWB design which we look forward to presenting to you all soon. We have also bought our first Ford van to begin the design of the 2025 T7 VW’s, and we look forward to seeing the prototype in the coming spring.

Open Weekend 2025!

We have set a date for our annual Spring Open Weekend! Join us for a weekend of special offers, complimentary food and drink (with Big Ian and John on the BBQ of course), prize draws, Cadac BBQ demonstrations, and even a sweetie hunt for the kids! Plus our wide range of Rebellion, Swift, Adria and Bailey Caravans, Motorhomes and Campervans!

SATURDAY 29TH & SUNDAY 30TH MARCH 2025!

Typical Richard

No surprise to many, Richard has once again injured himself, not quite falling off his bike, I think a stabiliser fell off and no one was holding the back of the saddle for him! Anyway he dislocated and broke most bones in his ankle, broke his tib and fib and has more plates and screws in him than Barry Sheen. It has given him a great excuse to run around the site on a mobility scooter driving us all mad with the hooter! For that reason alone we wish him a speedy recovery!

Good Luck Alex!

More news… after 22 years of service, Alex is flying the nest!

As many of you may know, Alex has worked at Caravan Tech since he was a young boy. At just 17, he joined Richard in the sales team and they have been inseparable ever since. Richard quickly re-named Alex ‘Data’ due to his extensive knowledge, and he soon became part of the Caravan Tech furniture.

Richard see’s Alex as a brother, his right hand man and his ginge (even though Alex couldn’t be further from ginger, more wild conker!). They really have been the dream team for over 2 decades, and between them have played a massive role in making Caravan Tech what it is today.

He’s built incredible bonds with not only the staff here but also with the customers, as you can see from his massive wall of thank you cards! We want to wish him the best of luck in his new venture, we know he will smash it! Thank you for the last 22 years, your Caravan Tech family.

Sales Continues...

Life goes on, and Richard and Andrew will be joined by Tom who will be transitioning to the sales team from the shop. He is currently in sales training and is excited to step into his new role for 2025. Scarlett will act as fourth sales person when her other duties allow, and Suzanne will be keeping us all in line as usual!

Shop

We’ve had a fabulous year in the shop and in January, we welcomed the lovely Jenny to our team, whose enthusiasm has uplifted both staff and customers. In August, Tom joined the shop but as previously mentioned, is jumping ship to sales! Which made room to welcome Lauren, who will start with us in January. Megs continues to lead the shop team with unwavering dedication, ensuring that all our customers - past, present, and future receive the finest service and deals. As winter sets in and the nights grow colder, come and explore our excellent selection of heaters to keep you warm. And for those who can’t decide on their Christmas presents, we have gift vouchers to suit all needs.

Workshop

We have welcomed a few new and old faces in the workshop this year, with the VW dream team gradually moving over to Rebellion production. The core group of Ian W, Ian M, Simon, John, Joe, Mark G, Matt, Dave and Jane are all still nose to the grindstone. We have welcomed Steve back for the 487th time, Barry on damp repairs, Marco to the Rebellion team and Jacqui to the warranty team. All being well this will be a team to take us forward to Merriments and beyond!

Valeters New Leader!

Our valeting team saw a new leader this year as Millie has stepped up into the head valetor role, taking over from Scarlett. We have also recently welcomed Tony to the team, who focuses on the exteriors. Millie, Andrew and Sean continue to keep the interiors spick and span and looking lovely when you collect your new caravan or motorhome.

Merry Christmas!

That's all from us for now, so we just want to wish all of our lovely customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. From us all at Caravan Tech, Mark, Richard, Megan, Suzanne, Scarlett, Andrew W, Tom, Jenny, John, Ian W, Simon, Jacqui, Joe, Steve, Barry, Mark G, Dave, Ian M, Matt, Jane, Millie, Andrew B, Sean, Tony and of course Minnie and Mouse the chocolate labradors.


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