As the UK market leader for both touring caravans and motorhomes, the Swift Group is renowned for producing innovative products that are well designed, built to the highest standard and provide excellent value for money.
This philosophy has resulted in numerous industry awards – more than any other caravan manufacturer in 2006/07 - which is not only good news for us but also great news for our customers.
2008/2009
- 2008 Caravan Awards
- February
- Sprite Alpine 2 wins the 'Any caravan under £11,000' category at the 2008 Caravan Club Design Awards.
- Swift Group swept the board in the Caravan Club Design Awards 2008 'family caravan £11,000 - £14,999' category with the Sterling Elite Diamond taking 1st place, the Ace Award Nightstar 2nd place and Swift Charisma 590 3rd place .
- Sterling Elite Diamond wins the Caravan Club Design Award in the 'two berth caravan £11,000 - £14,999' category with the Abbey GTS 215 winning runner up.
- Swift Challenger 560 wins 3rd place in the Caravan Club Design Awards 'Caravan with dedicated bed(s) £11,000 - £14,999' category.
- Ace Supreme Twinstar and Sterling Elite Explorer win 2nd and 3rd place in the 'Any caravan over £15,000' category at the Caravan Club Design Awards 2008.
2007/2008
- 2008 Caravan Awards
Elite Searcher
Elite Onyx
Swift Conqueror
Sprite Quattro
Swift Group
Bessacarr E510
- December
- Swift Group wins the prestigious 'Motorhome Manufacturer of the Year' category at the MMM 2008 Annual Awards ceremony.
- Bessacarr E510 wins the MMM 2008 Runner Up Award in the 'Low Profile' category.
- October
- Abbey GTS 416 wins the 2008 Industry Design 'Tourer of the Year' Award in the 'Class B £12,000 - £16,000' category.
- Elite Searcher wins Practical Caravan's 2008 Award for 'Best Caravan for Couples'.
- Swift Conqueror and Sprite Major 5 are runners up in Practical Caravans 'Best Caravan for Small Families' category.
- Swift Challenger 530 is runner up in Practical Caravans 2008 Award for 'Best Rally Caravan'.
- Elite Onyx wins the 'Caravan of the Year' award at the Which Caravan Awards 2008 ceremonies.
- Swift Conqueror wins the 2008 Which Caravan Award in the 'Best Luxury Caravan' category.
- Sprite Quattro is runner up in Which Caravan's 2008 category for 'Best Family Caravan'.
- April
- Swift Challenger 560 wins Practical Caravan's Big Caravan Test to find the best single-axle island bed tourer.
- Sprite Quattro wins Which Caravan big van test and described as the "best family layout ever".
- February
- Swift Challenger 560 wins the Caravan Club Centenary Design Award for Best Dedicated Bed Model between £11K and £15K.
- Sprite Alpine 2 wins Practical Caravan's Big Caravan Test to find the best two-berth end washroom tourer.
- Swift Group wins five awards at the Caravan Magazine Test Winner Awards 2007. The Bessacarr Cameo 495SL wins two awards for overall test winner and best lounging and dining. Swift Charisma 220 and Swift Conqueror 655 both win best storage awards and Ace Jubilee Statesman best value for money.
2006/2007
- Caravan Awards
Vogue
Charisma 620
Charisma 620
Swift Conqueror
Abbey Vogue 540
Abbey Vogue 540
- Motorhome Awards
Bolero 630EW
Bolero 630EW
Ace Roma
- December
- Swift Group wins four prestigious awards from the UK's top motorhome magazine MMM - Swift Bolero 630EW for low profile of the year and motorhome of the year, Ace Roma for coachbuilt motorhome of the year and the Swift Group, a silver award for manufacturer of the year.
- October
- Charisma 620 wins Tourer of the Year and Best Fixed Bed at the Practical Caravan awards while Abbey Vogue wins Range of the Year at the NEC Show.
- Swift Challenger 560 wins a Caravan Industry Award for best £11K to £15K tourer.
- January
- Swift Challenger 550 wins Practical Caravan's Big Caravan Test to find the best fixed-bed tourer.
2005
- December
- Swift Challenger 530 wins Practical Caravan's 2006 best four-berth award.
- Ace Supreme Sunstar wins Practical Caravan's 2006 best five or six-berth award.
- September
- Ace Supreme Twinstar wins Practical Caravan's Big Caravan Test to find the best fixed-bed twin-axle tourer.
- April
- Swift Group wins three awards in the Caravan Club's Design Awards 2005, winning the best two-berth category with the Abbey GTS Vogue 216 while the Sterling Europa 460 won runner up. The fixed-bed Bessacarr 625GL was runner up in the luxury tourers over £14K.
- March
- Bessacarr Cameo 625GL and Swift Challenger 530 jointly awarded highest accolade of 'overall winner' in Caravan Magazine's Test Winner Awards 2005.
2004
- December
- Swift Group wins the Growth Strategy of the Year award at the National Business Awards as well as Business of the Year for the North East Region.
2003
- November
- Swift Group wins three awards in Practical Caravan's Annual Awards – Swift Challenger 460 is named Tourer of the Year and Best Two-Berth, while the Abbey Spectrum 540 wins Best Fixed Bed Model.
2001
- March
- Swift Group wins Caravan Writers' Guild Award for 2001 Touring Caravan Handbooks.
2000
- October
- Swift Group wins three awards at the 2001 Caravan Industry Awards – the Bessacarr Cameo range wins the Hawkins Electrical Award for touring caravans for the electrical system used in the Cameo 535SL, the Thetford Best Washroom Award for motorhomes went to the new Bessacarr E705 coachbuilt motorhome, while the all new Abbey Aventura won the Whale Award for Innovation for GRP sidewalls.
- Swift Group wins the Large Company Section of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust/Yorkshire Electricity Conservation Award after successfully reducing our customers.