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Drivelodge Motorhomes first started building motorhomes commercially in 1981.
David and Joanne Waring started the company in Davids fathers textile mill in Skipton, West Yorkshire at at time when textiles had become a dying trade in this country.
David had been building the occassional motorhome in his spare time for family holidays.
In the beginning looms ran in one side of the mill and motorhomes were being built at the other side ! Gradually the looms were removed and by 1994 only motorhomes were being built at the mill.
In 1995 Drivelodge moved to a more suitable industrial unit with a sales forecourt in Crosshills, just 4 miles from the present mill premises and were soon producing 4 - 5 vehicles a month.
With employing more staff for the forecourt David soon realised that he needed more rime to oversee the building of the motorhomes and by 2001 it was decided to concentrate more on the building and less on sales and so in December 2001 Drivelodge moved to their current industrial premises.
During their time building the business David and Joanne have had three children, the eldest being 15, all of whom are often seen at the workshops and so help maimtain the family atmosphere.
Customers come from all parts of the U.K, much of the business is from word of mouth, some are having second motorhomes built by Drivelodge.
The Warings still take family holidays in their own purpose built motorhome, designed and constructed to their own exacting standards of course !
It is David and Joannes intention to carry on the tradition of giving customers the freedom to design the motorhome of their choice giving flexibility and making the process an enjoyable experience, many customers have become family friends ! |
