Camping Trade World – Issue 06

EHCT – 10 YEARS THE DETAIL
A decade of
dedication
Family-run UK motorhome dealer Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld is
celebrating a decade of working exclusively with the German leisure vehicle
giant – it’s been “an incredible journey” and the best is yet to come.
A
■lot happened in the
year 2012: Queen
Elizabeth II of the
United Kingdom celebrated
her diamond jubilee, Spain
won the UEFA European
football championships, CERN
discovered a particle with
properties consistent with
the Higgs boson. But for one
British motorhome dealer, it
was a year they’ll never forget
for entirely different reasons.
Travelworld, as it was then
known, began working with
German motorhome expert
Hymer – a partnership that has
since seen Travelworld rename
itself as Erwin Hymer Centre
Travelworld, become the only
privately owned Erwin Hymer
Centre in the world, and grow
into a UK centre of excellence
for this famous brand.
So, how did it happen?
Hymer had long been admired
by the Edwards family, owners
of Travelworld, but they could
never work with the German
brand due to a long-standing
exclusive partnership it had
with another UK dealer. Then
in 2011, that partnership ended,
and the team at Travelworld
saw their chance to approach
Hymer. Travelworld already
had an excellent reputation in
the motorhome market and had
extensive experience in selling
Photo: Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld
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