The Swift Group swept the board at the recent Caravan Club Design Awards announced at the recent Boat Caravan and Outdoor Show held at the NEC Birmingham.
The company won three of the five awards outright and were also runners up in three of the categories, recording the best ever performance by both Swift and any company in the awards.
Of the 15 products in first second or third places in the traditional caravan categories, nine were Swift Group products. "This is an outstanding result for the company and true independent recognition of the major progress the company has made in providing products that offer the highest overall standards in design, specification and value for money, making Swift the clear first choice of the majority of caravanners," Nick Page, Commercial Director commented.
The list of awards are:
- Any caravan under £11,000
- Winner - Sprite Alpine 2
- Family caravan £11,000 - £14,999
- Winner - Sterling Eccles Moonstone
- 2nd - Ace Award Nightstar
- 3rd - Swift Charisma 590
- Two berth caravan £11,000 - £14,999
- Winner - Sterling Elite Diamond
- 2nd - Abbey GTS 215
- Caravan with dedicated bed(s) £11,000 - £14,999
- 3rd - Swift Challenger 560
- Any caravan over £15,000
- 2nd - Ace Supreme Twinstar
- 3rd - Sterling Elite Explorer
Fifty eight vehicles were submitted for the Caravan Design Awards and the aim of the Awards is to provide Club members, and caravanners in general, with fair and objective assessments of the vehicles submitted for scrutiny. All manufacturers are invited to submit entries.
The panel of independent Judges and Technical Researchers for the Caravan Design Awards follow rigorous scoring checklists and assess everything from sitting comfort, standing headroom, kitchen design, storage, switches, wiring, security, repair and warranty arrangements to general safety.
Grenville Chamberlain, Chairman of The Caravan Club, who announced the results commented, "It is great to see another year of fantastic support for these Awards. The Caravan Club is truly grateful to the manufacturers for their enthusiasm for these Awards."