Parklife made the trek up the A1 from our Essex HQ to visit The Hull & East Yorkshire Caravan Trade Show in September.
We attended the trade-only show as an interested party in the industry. The weather wasn’t consistently great (understatement alert!) but everyone made the best of the opportunity, particularly some of the ancillary service providers – e.g. cladding manufacturers, or high-tech solutions such as wi-fi or internet services. Look out for some new Parklife partnerships in the future!
A range of manufacturers were showcasing their new models for 2026 and there was clearly interest from visitors from park operating companies. Clearly, getting hold of parks as customers is the trade days’ raison d’etre. Although the show layout at Cottingham Golf Club isn’t particularly auspicious, there aren’t any distractions and there’s a good range of units available for park operators to consider.
Some of the models on show were truly innovative, particularly Delta’s Belgravia and Belgravia Lodge, for which they employed the services of renowned designer Sally Anne McCoy. Beverley Leisure Homes took advantage of the show being on their doorstep, showing a range of lodges.
Pemberton also had a strong showing, as did Love Holiday Homes and Europa.
While in the East Riding, Parklife made flying visits to manufacturers Swift and ABI. In the last issue of Parklife, Andy Jenkinson trailed these open days by comparing them to tea on the lawn of the owner’s house in the early days of the static caravan industry. Sorry, Andy, it didn’t quite pan out like that, but there was plenty of interest at these two manufacturers’ facilities with cordoned-off space to display their 2026 standard-bearers.
Carnaby were showing their latest designs at a dedicated holiday home centre and they are to be commended for the energy that they are applying to the design of their latest models. The Grantley is their first 14ft wide model and the Carrington is being well-received.
Let’s hope all these manufacturers and service providers can look forward to a buoyant market in 2026.
