Siblu Explained
Siblu (formerly Haven Europe) owns and operates 23 large family holiday parks in France and the Netherlands. Siblu's holiday parks are located across Normandy, the Brittany coastline, the west of France, the Loire Valley, the Mediterranean coast, Zeeland and the Wadden Sea. The parks have Dutch, French and English speaking[2] staff and the facilities are aimed at families with a mix of accommodation such as mobile homes and chalets.
The sites are mainly classified 4 stars.[3]
Siblu has two distinct activities: the rental of short or long stays in mobil-homes; The sale of mobile homes on its villages via an integrated turnkey offer, with the possibility of including rental management.
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[4]
- 2016 - Appointment of Simon Crabbe as President and CEO[5]
- 2017 - Acquisition of Les Dunes de Contis in the Landes.
- 2018 - Acquisition of Mar Estang in the Pyrénées-Orientales and Le Conguel in Brittany.
- Late 2018 - Acquisition of Siblu's first Dutch holiday park: De Oase in Zeeland, the Netherlands.
- 2019 - Acquisition of a second Dutch holiday park: In de Bongerd in Zeeland, the Netherlands.
- Early 2020 - Acquisition of Lauwersoog holiday park in the north of the Netherlands.
Holiday parks
Siblu owns 20 parks in France and 3 in the Netherlands.
Notes and References
- Web site: Buyout Investment.
- Web site: Park helps bridge the gap between Brits and French « Express & Star. www.expressandstar.com. en. 2017-03-15.
- Web site: Tourmag. 2022-02-03. www.tourmagazine.fr.
- Web site: Stirling Square Capital Partners Stirling Square Capital Partners acquires Siblu. www.stirlingsquare.com. 2017-03-05.
- News: Camping : Simon Crabbe nommé PDG de Siblu. Rédaction. La. TourMaG.com, 1er journal des professionnels du tourisme francophone. 2017-03-04. fr.
- News: 10 family friendly European campsites for a bargain summer getaway. Munbodh. Emma. 2017-01-05. Mirror.co.uk. 2017-03-04.
- News: Travel: Loire Valley is the perfect place to take all the family. 2011-05-07. Mirror.co.uk. 2017-03-04.
