ASPATRIA based Jones Caravan Breakers is a finalist for the family business award peoples choice category of the North West Family Business Awards 2022.

Jones Caravans-Jones caravan breakers beat strong competition with a record number of family businesses entering the awards from across the North West region.

Jones Caravans LTD consists of Jones Caravan Breakers and Jones Caravans Service and Repair Centre. The company is based in Prospect, just outside of Aspatria.

Jones Caravan Breakers is a caravan salvage recycling company specialising in the recovery and collections of end-of-life or uneconomical-to-repair touring caravans and static caravans. The business received a visit from Channel 4's George Clarke's Amazing Spaces earlier this year.

Thie awards night will be held at The Concorde Conference Centre, near Manchester Airport. 

Co-hosted by Dave Clarkson and Sue Howorth of The Family Business Community, alongside renowned food and drink writer, and presenter Nigel Barden, and will take place on Friday 19th May 2023.

Co-founder and director Sue Howorth said: “We were inundated with some incredible entries, and we have been burning the midnight oil to get through them as they came in right up to the wire.

"The judges had extremely difficult decisions to make so the finalists should be extremely proud of themselves! 

Co-director Dave Clarkson said: "A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to fill out an application form and enter. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity of applications.”

Sue Bagguley from Siemens PLC near Manchester, and who were the hosts of our Judging Day, said: “The number and quality of applications from across the North West has been outstanding, the businesses are clearly proud to be family businesses and the detail in many of the entries has demonstrated that they are very progressive and innovative.

The finalists will now receive a visit from our specially selected panel of expert judges before the judges make their final decisions.