Camping Trade World - Issue13
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Dispatches<br />
EQUALITY THRIVING IN UK<br />
CAMPSITE OWNERSHIP<br />
■ew research from online<br />
N<br />
campsite marketplace Pitchup.<br />
com shows that more than 50 per<br />
cent of its listed campsite owners<br />
in the UK are women. This is one<br />
of the highest figures across Europe, with women<br />
making up just 26 per cent of campsite owners<br />
in Germany, 28 per cent in Spain, 36 per cent in<br />
Italy and 41 per cent in France. The figures show<br />
that the campsite industry is an employment<br />
sector with generally good levels of equality,<br />
especially when compared to the manufacture<br />
and sale of camping units sector.<br />
Pitchup brand marketing manager, Brodie<br />
Farrow, said: “The feedback we’ve heard from<br />
site owners in the UK is that our sector provides<br />
enjoyable and often lucrative careers for women,<br />
so we’re glad to see that the results reflect this. In<br />
fact, our top earning campsite so far this year is<br />
owned by a woman, with sales topping £160,000.<br />
Pitchup itself is made up of 60 per cent women,<br />
many in senior leadership roles, of which we are<br />
very proud.”<br />
The campsite industry is a great place to work<br />
in, according to one woman taking the lead in the<br />
sector. Harriett Cunningham, owner of Benville<br />
Manor <strong>Camping</strong>, said: “We really got into it<br />
because of Covid. It’s not easy - you have to<br />
clean a lot of toilets and clear up a lot of rubbish<br />
- but it’s very sociable and so rewarding seeing<br />
how much people enjoy the experience you’ve<br />
created.”<br />
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