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Pontins is a British holiday company founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin.
In 1978 the company was sold to Coral in a £56 million deal. In 1980 Coral (including Pontins) was taken over by Bass who later disposed of the Pontinental side of the business. In 1987 Pontins was sold to a management buyout team lead by Trevor Hemmings. In 1989 Pontins was sold yet again, this time to Scottish & Newcastle. Over the next ten years the company closed or sold a number of sites. In a 3-year programme in the mid-1990s, the remaining camps were modernized. In 2000 the company, which now owned only 8 camps, was sold back to Hemmings.
Its headquarter's are located in the Lancashire village of Eccleston near Chorley.