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We (the Smith family) have been into caravans for a long time.
When people began buying things on the internet (2003) “CaravansPlus” was launched by myself (Peter) and my wife Judy.
We started it as a side business. Our bread and butter was
renting out and repairing caravans. We had over 60 of them
at once.
We started “ACT Caravan Hire” in 1984 and whilst the 25+
years had been fun (except for the endless cleaning), our
side business “CaravansPlus” was quickly taking over.
In 2009 we needed to move into a much larger warehouse and
we stopped renting out caravans. The business has kept growing
and we now have 5 staff and thousands of products on our shelves.
In 2008 our son Steven joined the business and now he and his wife Nicole are co-owners with us.
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Family at "Smiths" Caravan Park (1958)
Peter 3 years old (left) |
Mark, Mike, Judy, Peter & Steve in front of new warehouse (2011) |
Life before the internet...
Caravans and our interest in them have been around a lot longer than the internet.
Ross & Ethel Smith (my parents) bought land and built the
Queanbeyan Caravan Park in 1958 when I was just 3 years old.
Our family lived there and my brothers, sisters and I helped
out around the park while we grew up. I have been around caravans
ever since.
The future...
It's hard to know where the internet will take us.
Many kind people have said they shop with us because of
our speedy and personal service. We want to keep improving
on that.
We don't want to be another faceless “web shop”.
We are a family run business with a lifetime of interest in our products.
Happy Travels,
Peter Smith..
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