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Down Memory LaneAdelmaBush RadioCandy StripesChecked Floorclouds in my coffeeDeco stepsfootstoolFranklin & Roadmastergreen star vangrey holden & vanpinup stickerMap Couplemaroon curtainmint barkclothTriumph FamilySouth Australian Caravan nostalgia: images from The SA Caravan and Camping Show, February 2013. Photography by Ruth Morris26 www.timetoroam.com.au
tried + tested | caravan reviewSure to float your boatWATER LEAKS ARE THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF CARAVANS. AS MICHAEL GREALYREPORTS, THIS RELATIVE NEWCOMER TO OUR ROADS HAS A WATER-TIGHTREPUTATION THAT IS HARD TO BEAT.John HainesA widely-respected boat building andfishing identity, John Haines had talkedabout building caravans for years withhis son, also called John, but they alwaysseemed to be inundated with boat orders.The Haines Group has been in the boatingbusiness since John Haines Snr AM andhis brother Garry first started building afiberglass version of tinnies in their backyardback in 1959.John passed away in 2009 and it wasn’tuntil two years later that son John, nowheading the family business, was able topursue the dream.By then the Haines Group had grown tobecome Australia’s largest fibreglass trailerboat builder with a major manufacturingplant at Wacol, south of Brisbane.But a downturn in the boating industryin 2011 gave Haines the opportunity to lookfor new ways of diversifying off the back oftheir half century of experience in deliveringmarine-grade leisurecraft .Push came to shove thanks to John’suncle, Hank, who believed a reliable range oflight-weight off-road caravans would be a hitwith buyers.Hank Rojek knew what he was talkingabout. He happened to be managing directorof Ipswich Lifestyle Centre, Queensland’slargest caravan dealership west of Brisbane.“It was a logical move, if we were tocontinue in manufacturing, to look atcaravans,” John Haines said. “We have a9000 square metre undercover factory ona 10 acre site and we had under-utilisedcapacity.”Then there were the synergies thatmade the transition easier. Not only thecapabilities of its plant and machinery,but also the Haines Group research anddevelopment expertise and its staff – expertboat builders and cabinet makers – as wellas a full metal fabrication shop that allowsit to build its own welded aluminium chassisand its computer-controlled overheadrouters for assembly.There are signs hanging throughout theWacol factory that say ‘Quality First – Build itas if you are going to own it’.For John Haines the market niche he wasaiming at was always going to be premiumoff-road fibreglass vans that would matchthe family’s exacting standards for quality.Issue 03 June/July 2013 27
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