Siblu
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Leisure |
| Founded | 1975 |
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Number of locations | 17 caravan parks in France |
Area served | France |
Key people | Simon Crabbe [2] |
| Products | Caravan holiday parks Caravan sales |
| Parent | Stirling Square Capital Partners[3] |
| Website | siblu |
Siblu owns and operates 17 large family holiday parks in France located across Normandy, the Brittany coastline, the west of France, the Loire Valley and the Mediterranean coast. The parks have both French and English speaking[4] staff and the facilities are aimed at families and mix of accommodation such as mobile homes, chalets and lodges.[5]
History
- 1975 - Start of sales activity in France as a tour operator under the name Freshfields (The Rank Group).
- 1981 - The Haven brand (now known as Eurovax) buys the two open-air villages: Les Charmettes and Le Lac des Rêves.
- 1986 - Rank Group acquires Haven and therefore the two villages mentioned above (first parks owned) - Start of the sale of mobile homes.
- 1994 - Haven becomes Haven Europe (The Rank Group).
- 1995 - Haven Europe buys Le Domaine de Kerlann .
- 1998 - Haven Europe buys Le Bois Masson and Le Bois Dormant.
- 1999 - Acquisition of 3 new villages: La Carabasse , La Pignade and La Réserve .
- 2000 - Rank Group sells Haven Europe to Bourne Leisure.
- 2003 - Haven Europe is gradually changing its name. Coexistence of the two brand names: Haven Europe and Siblu for four years.
- 2004 - Bourne Leisure sells Siblu / Haven Europe to a group of English investors.
- 2006 - € 150 million refinancing operation ( Hermes Private Equity )
- 2007 - Acquisition of four new villages: Domaine de Litteau and Le Montourey .
- 2008 - Two new acquisitions: Bonne Anse Plage and Les Sables du Midi .
- 2012 - Acquisition of the Rives de Condrieu, a campsite located in Rhône Alpes.
- 2014 - Won a silver award at the British Travel Awards in the category of best camping and mobile home company
- 2015 - Bought by Stirling Square Capital Partners [1]
- 2016 - Appointment of Simon Crabbe as President and CEO[2]
Holiday parks
As of 2017[update] there were 17 parks in France[6]
- Les Charmettes (Charente-Maritime)
- Domaine de Soulac (Aquitaine)
- Le Lac des Rêves (Languedoc)
- Bonne Anse Plage (Charente-Maritime)
- Les Pierres Couchées (Loire-Atlantique)
- La Réserve (Aquitaine)
- Domaine de Dugny (Loir-et-Cher)[7] [5][8]
- Domaine de Kerlann (Bretagne)
- Le Bois Masson (Vendée)
- La Carabasse (Languedoc)
- Les Sables du Midi(Languedoc)
- La Pignade Charente-Maritime
- Domaine de Litteau (Calvados)
- Le Bois Dormant (Vendée)
- Le Montourey (French Riviera)
- Les Rives de Condrieu (Rhône-Alpes)
- Les Dunes de Contis (Aquitaine)
References
- ^ a b "Stirling Square Capital Partners | Stirling Square Capital Partners acquires Siblu". www.stirlingsquare.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ a b Rédaction, La. "Camping : Simon Crabbe nommé PDG de Siblu". TourMaG.com, 1er journal des professionnels du tourisme francophone (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Stirling Square Capital Partners | Siblu". www.stirlingsquare.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "Park helps bridge the gap between Brits and French « Express & Star". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ a b Mirror.co.uk (2011-05-07). "Travel: Loire Valley is the perfect place to take all the family". mirror. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Our most stunning destinations in France". Siblu UK. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ Munbodh, Emma (2017-01-05). "10 family friendly European campsites for a bargain summer getaway". mirror. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Family fun in Loire Valley: How to entertain kids in the historic French region". Dailystar.co.uk. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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