East Yorkshire holiday home builder ABI has secured a £600,000 deal to supply caravans to a well-known park in Cornwall.
The Beverley-based manufacturer will deliver 25 luxury properties to Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park in Padstow this summer.
It comes as ABI also becomes the first holiday home manufacturer in the 海角视频 to become Living Wage-accredited.
The firm has pledged to pay all of its staff an hourly rate of at least £9.
Richard Jones, CEO of ABI, said: “The caravan industry in the 海角视频 employs over 130,000 people and is a significant contributor to 海角视频 tourism, however, surprisingly we are the only holiday home manufacturer to commit to paying our staff the real Living Wage.
“We hope that by taking this step we will set new standards across the industry and raise the bar to ensure that our people are paid enough to enjoy life.
“Our support of the real Living Wage was about ensuring that the commitment and work that our employees give is rewarded with a fair wage but has also secured us major new contracts with like-minded partners.
“We are delighted to be hosting Mr Langmaid in Beverley today, as he chooses his latest accommodation, and we look forward to working with him for many years to come.”
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As one of the latest of a number of Yorkshire businesses to secure the Living Wage Foundation accreditation, ABI won the major contract thanks to its commitment to paying its 550 employees a fair wage.
The new deal with the Cornish holiday park came to fruition due to its owner, Patrick Langmaid’s historic commitment to the Living Wage.
Mr Langmaid, who became a Living Wage employer in 2015, and was recently presented with a Living Wage Champion Award 2019, said: “I firmly believe that those who work hard should be rewarded with a fair wage, which is why I signed up to the Living Wage Foundation over four years ago.
“When it comes to updating our accommodation, I want to work with a partner that not only creates the highest quality holiday homes, but also shares my values around ethical employment.
“ABI’s commitment to paying the real Living Wage was a major factor in our decision to partner with them for the replacement of this year’s hire fleet, and we will not be placing any hire fleet orders with any other company this year.”
Earlier this year, ABI joined the 5,000+ 海角视频 businesses which have voluntarily committed to paying their staff a wage that is enough to live on.
It means that all of ABI’s employees receive an hourly rate of at least £9.