Leon Haslam moves from eighth to fourth place in the World Championship following success in Imola. 

Leon recorded the BMW's first double podium at a World Superbike round by finishing third in both races.

Thank you to everyone who attended our St Patrick's Weekend, in association with the Swift Group.  The event was thoroughly enjoyed by all, especially the Irish Dancing.

Leon Haslam made a solid, if painful, start to the World Superbike Championship in Phillip Island, Australia on 26th February.  With a broken leg, Leon battled through to finish 12th and 5th in the opening round.

We wish Leon a speedy recovery.

Dometic DMC Dealer of the Year

Brownhills were proud to be named “Dometic DMC Dealer of the Year” at the Dometic Awards Ceremony on Monday 30^th January.

Brownhills have worked closely with Dometic over the past year in the interest of offering valued customers premium quality products at competitive prices.  We have also been able to offer extremely appealing promotional offers with exhibition Motorhome Sales.

The award was warmly accepted by Andrew Craggs, Sales and Marketing Director and Barry Davies, Group Parts Manager.

Barry commented “Andy and I were proud to accept the award on behalf of Brownhills.  We look forward to continued success in 2012.”

Leon Haslam

Brownhills are proud to be working in conjunction with Leon Haslam who races for BMW in the World Superbike Championship.  Leon secured 5^th place in the 2011 Championship with 224 points and hopes for an even better result this year.

Brownhills are pleased to assist Leon with his motorhome, enabling Leon to tour in style with his superbike, whilst ensuring he has all the home comforts in preparation for his next race.

We will keep you updated on Leon’s progress throughout the season via our website www.brownhills.co.uk.

Don’t miss Leon as he heads for Australia for the final pre season tests and first round.

MMM... more tasty Tributes for our motorhome family

The Tribute T-725 has been named the Family Coachbuilt of the Year by Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly (MMM), the UK’s best-selling motorcaravan magazine, and Which Motorhome, the UK’s number one magazine for motorhome testing, at their prestigious 2012 awards.

“This is the first year MMM has joined forces with Which Motorhome to create one set of combined awards to name the best new campervans and motorhomes on sale in the UK so it’s pleasing that our Tribute range should gain recognition from such a distinguished judging panel,” said Scott Stephens, General Sales and Marketing Manager for Auto-Trail, which makes the Tribute coachbuilt range at its Grimsby plant.

The judges looked carefully at everything from the functionality of the layout, the build quality and overall usability, to how the motorhome performs on the road as well as on the campsite, right through to whether it offers true value for money.

“I’m not surprised they were impressed – after all everything that leaves our factory is built to the same very high standards,” added Scott. “Ever since the initial launch, the Tribute coachbuilt range started to win awards and this year we have made the interiors even more luxurious, improved the exterior styling with better graphics plus a low line roof option, and started building on the latest Euro V compliant Ford Transit, itself an award winning motorhome chassis.

“Without sounding complacent, how could this be anything other than a winning combination?

“We set out to satisfy demand from British buyers who wanted home market features like well-equipped kitchens to cope with our weather conditions, especially as there’s a growing trend to use motorhomes all year round.

“Having made the effort to create this motorhome range, it’s pleasing that judging panels love it. But, more importantly, so do buyers, therefore we have been increasing the size of our dealer network to cope with demand.”

The new low line 615 and 715 Tribute coachbuilts will be revealed at the Manchester Caravan and Motorhome Show from January 19 to 22 before appearing at the SECC in Glasgow from February 2 to 5 and then travelling south to be star attractions at the brand new ExCel show between February 14 and 19.

The MMM / Which Motorhome awards were sponsored by the Caravan Club and were held at the Luton Hoo Hotel on Thursday January 12, with dealers and manufacturers from the motorhome industry present.

One of the judges, Rachel Stothert, MMM’s deputy editor, said: “The Tribute T-725 is perfect for hassle free family holidays.” Dave Hurrell, road test editor for MMM and senior judge, said: “Already a great value package on a great base vehicle, this Tribute is enhanced by an easy-access permanent bed that still retains plenty of storage.”

Chief judge and editor of Which Motorhome, Peter Vaughan, commented: “Why spend more? For £40k you get a fully loaded garage layout coachbuilt that’s perfect for four - it even has a separate shower, 140bhp engine and plenty of kitchen worktop.”

The annual Christmas lunches have got off to a flying start.

Have a look over thee attached photos to see what you're missing if you've not already booked in.

The Motorhome & Caravan Show 2011 started with a real buzz.  Enjoy these photos of our Sales Team and busy stand.

Technicians from our workshop joined together during November to raise money for Prostate Cancer.  The team effort helped to raise £105 for Cancer Research through growing moustaches for 30 days.