Holdsworth Motorhomes
The Holdsworth Motorhomes Company was a UK-based campervan conversion company running from 1968 to the mid-1990s, founded by Richard Holdsworth.[1] It was one of the first UK campervan conversion companies, developing to hold contracts with British Leyland for the Sherpa, and the first UK company to hold approval from Volkswagen. The company ran into increasing financial difficulty, and ceased trading after one deal left the business with a surplus of stock.[2] In 1996 its major assets were sold to new investors under Cockburn Holdsworth, but this venture was short lived, with production ending in 1998.[3]
History
Having returned from a motorhome trip around
After being asked to assist with other conversions, the couple began creating conversion kits for friends and other VW owners. After increasing production to sell via the commercial market, the company moved to
The company would branch away from camper vans into mini bus conversions and it was this side of the business that would ultimately see its downfall. A deal to supply a few thousand minibus conversions collapsed and the company was left holding stock that it couldn't sell. The financial burden of this overstocking would lead to its ultimate demise.
References
- ^ "Richard Holdsworth website", Richard Holdsworth's personal website entitled Holdworth Writes
- ^ "Camper van conversion", History of Holdsworth campervan conversions
- ^ "Volkswagen T4 Transporter Cockburn Holdsworth Villa Camper Model History". Holdsworth Info. Retrieved 28 July 2018.