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Park Holidays UK operate 25 holiday parks in the South of England and are the largest holiday park operator along the South Coast.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parkholidays.com/about-park-holidays-uk-holiday-parks-england )〕 The company also carries out conservation work in the areas around their parks and have been awarded the David Bellamy Conservation award for their efforts.〔(David Bellamy Conservation Awards )〕 Park Holidays UK are also members of the British Holiday and Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) and the National Caravan Council, in which all of their holiday parks were been awarded the ‘Approved Holiday Park’ by the NCC.〔(National Caravan Council - Park Holidays UK )〕 ==History== The company was originally called Cinque Ports Leisure, founded by Peter Bull and Jim Watson in the mid 1980s. Frenchmans Beach at Rye Harbour was the first park to be owned, and as the company expanded to include other Kent and East Sussex parks the name Cinque Ports Leisure was introduced to emphasize the regional base, Cinque Ports being a collection of five Kent and East Sussex ports. The company significantly expanded in 2001 with the purchase of ten parks from Haven Holidays, which extended the company's presence west into Dorset and Hampshire and north into Essex and Suffolk.〔(2001 Haven Acquisition reference )〕 In total, Park Holidays UK now operates five Parks in Devon (Riviera Bay, Landscove, Waterside, Dawlish Sands, Golden Sands) one in Dorset (Sandhills), one in Hampshire (Solent Breezes), five in Sussex (Beauport, Coghurst Hall, Chichester Lakeside, Winchelsea Sands, Rye Harbour Holiday Park), five in Kent (Marlie, New Beach, Alberta, Seaview, Harts), four in Essex (Steeple Bay, Oaklands, Seawick, St Osyth Beach) and two in Suffolk (Felixstowe Beach, Suffolk Sands). In 2006 the business was sold to Graphite Capital,〔(Graphite Capital buys in to Park Holidays UK )〕 with Peter Bull continuing his involvement, and in 2007 he was awarded the Ernst & Young London Overall & Master Entrepreneur of the Year award.〔(Ersnt & Young - Entrepreneur 2007 Award Recipients )〕 The company changed name to Park Holidays UK in 2007, reflecting its more national coverage having plans to expand into South Devon the following year.〔(London Stock Exchange - Park Holidays 2007 re-branding reference )〕 In 2008, the company acquired two new holiday parks in Dawlish Warren, Devon - Golden Sands Holiday Park and Peppermint Holiday Park.〔(Graphite Capital backs further acquisitions by Park Holidays UK -Golden Sands and Peppermint holiday parks )〕 In 2009 the company was nominated for 'Best UK Domestic Holiday Operator' in the British Travel Awards.〔(British Travel Awards - Past Winners )〕 In November 2013, Park Holidays UK was sold by Graphite Capital to Caledonia Investments for £172m.〔(Graphite Capital - Press Release )〕 The company completed a buy-in, management buy-out which facilitated continued investment and further acquisitions. The purchase of Broadland Sands Holiday Park in Suffolk was completed in December 2014. 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「Park Holidays UK」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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