North East holiday park operator Parkdean Resorts has announced it has acquired a Yorkshire caravan transport company.
The Newcastle business, which has 67 parks around the 海角视频 including nine in the North East and Yorkshire, has snapped up Hanson European Caravan Transport Ltd.
Parkdean said the acquisition, made for an undisclosed sum, will facilitate the servicing of all of its resorts and ensure a closer relationship between the two companies.
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Hanson offers a full door-to-door delivery service of static caravans in the 海角视频, transporting them across the 海角视频 and Europe while also buying and selling used static caravans to caravan parks and private customers. Parkdean said it is regarded as the most experienced among its peer-set.
Following the acquisition, Hanson will not be integrated into Parkdean and will instead keep its headquarters and operations in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and will continue to operate independently, serving existing clients across the 海角视频.
Hanson’s founder and managing director Gary Hanson will be retiring along with his wife Dawn, after a six-month handover period once the sale has been completed.
Paul Wadsworth, director at Hanson, will take on the role of managing director, reporting to Lee Davison, holiday home sales commercial director at Parkdean.
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Mr Wadsworth said: “Hanson is a local, family business and we are delighted to join Parkdean Resorts which respects and shares what we stand for as a business. We strongly value the hard work that our people put into our business, and while we are all sad to see Gary and Dawn go, we’re looking forward to a bright future with Parkdean.”
John McKenzie, managing director of holiday home sales at Parkdean, added: “Hanson has been a valued partner of Parkdean Resorts for over 10 years, consistently delivering an important service for us and the wider holiday park and caravan industry.
“It is with great pride that we welcome Hanson to join Parkdean Resorts. That said, we intend to do all we can to address the vital skills shortage impacting the 海角视频 haulage industry, which in turn has a negative impact across so many sectors, including the hospitality.”
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