Elddis

Elddis was founded in 1965 by Siddle Cook and his son, Raymond, and is named for 'Siddle' spelt backwards.{{cite book |last=Jenkinson |first=Andrew |year=2002 |title=Caravans: The Illustrated History from 1960 |publisher=Veloce Publishing |pages=31–32 | url={{GBurl| D3ZN7344S7gC|p=31|q=Eddis}} |isbn=9781903706855}} They established a factory in Consett, County Durham, and in 1960, were manufacturing two popular models of caravan, Whirlwind and Tornado. A third model, Cyclone, was launched in the late 1960s.

Its caravans were mainly named for meteorological phenomena like stratus etc.{{cite web |title=Elddis |url=https://www.erwinhymergroup.com/en/brands-products/elddis |website=ERWIN HYMER GROUP |access-date=5 May 2021}} In 1973, Elddis was acquired by Ace Belmont International (ABI), a company formed the previous year by a merger between Ace Caravans and Belmont Caravans.{{cite book |last=Jenkinson |first=Andrew |year=2002 |title=Caravans: The Illustrated History from 1960 |publisher=Veloce Publishing |pages=69 | url={{GBurl| D3ZN7344S7gC|p=69|q=Eddis}} |isbn=9781903706855}}

Elddis was later acquired by The Explorer Group who were in turn acquired by Erwin Hymer Group in 2017.{{cite web |last1=Whitfield |first1=Graeme |title=Another foreign takeover as Consett caravan maker Explorer is bought by German firm |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/another-foreign-takeover-consett-caravan-12588013 |website=Chronicle Live |access-date=5 May 2021 |date=10 February 2017}} They own the brands Compass and Buccaneer, plus the intellectual property rights to the brand Crown which they acquired in 1989 following a demerger from ABI who sold out to Swift caravans.

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• [https://elddis.co.uk/ Official website]

Category:Companies based in County Durham

Category:Caravan and travel trailer manufacturers

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