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bandb666 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 22:36 Post subject: Avondale Caravans Gone ???

reading on another forum & stumbled on this "Avondale Caravans went bust last Wednesday, after not returning back from factory shut down all staff laid off,next year would have been their 40th year".

Unforunate news for anyone recently purchased a new Avondale as well as all those employees Sad

but believe there is still possability recievers may find a buyer Idea

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mike r · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:01 Post subject:

Hi, where did you see this info?, bit worrying ( I have an Avondale !, not new , but still !) , cheers Mike R

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Just spoke to james caravans in Coventry at 0915hrs( part of Avondale) who told me that Avondale caravans Has gone bust but Avondale propertys is still trading along with other parts of Avondale, it seems that it only affects the caravan/coach building part of the company. we should be ok as we bought our used Avondale in July but as it was out of Avondales warrenty we took out an extended dealer warrenty but not sure how readily available parts should be if anything major was needed. sad to hear .

HTH

parksy · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 22:52 Post subject:

Unfortunately Avondale Coachcraft entered administration on 16th Sept 2008 with all of the workers being made redundant.
http://www.practicalcaravan.com/newforums/fm_messages.asp?FO=5&FM=411976
Swift are on short time as well and they've laid 90 workers off Sad

jonnybobs · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 21:05 Post subject:

I help out with a little weekend work at a local caravan dealership and the rep called us on the monday to come see us and Tuesday that range to tell us that they had closed for good!!!

Avondale are now gone... I think two others went too, Coachman and another (cant remember which)

Lenny · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 18:07 Post subject:

Fleetwood.

Coachman havent gone, they are up and running no problem.

shaunf · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 13:55 Post subject:

I was a bit concerned about parts too, having bought an '05 Osprey last year. Apparently all of their spare parts stock has now been bought by another company....can't remember the name off hand but it's in the April Caravan Club magazine. A lot of the parts are made by independant manufacturers who supply the whole industry anyway....it's just the value of the van which will be affected though!