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Bailey of Bristol is one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers of leisure vehicles – touring caravans and motorhomes. In 2013 it achieved a record turnover of £95 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bailey Of Bristol )〕 It has about 350 employees,〔 and an annual production of around 7,500 vehicles (caravans and motorhomes). The company was officially founded in 1948 and has always been based in Bristol and claims to be the longest established caravan manufacturer. In 2012 it celebrated its 65th anniversary and 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bailey of Bristol: The first half of 65 years of history )〕 Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, visited Bailey of Bristol and toured its factory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC News - Queen and Prince Philip visit Bristol caravan firm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=News Detail )〕 as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK. Famous Bailey caravan owners include the Rt Hon Dame Margaret Beckett DBE MP.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MP picks up the keys to 2011 Bailey Pegasus caravan )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC NEWS - UK - UK Politics - Beckett to carry on caravanning )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carry on caravanning )〕 and the TV presenter Rowland Rivron 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TV’s Rivron set to take delivery of new caravan )〕 == History == The first Bailey caravan was built in 1947 by Mr Martin Bailey in his garage in South Bristol. He sold it for £200.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bailey Caravans - UK Caravan Manufacturer )〕 In 1948 F G Bailey Ltd was officially formed and produced its first caravan called the Bailey Maestro. Martin Bailey sold the business in 1977 to Patrick and Stephen Howard, and is still owned by the Howard family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bailey of Bristol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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