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IN RECOGNITION OF LIFE
MEMBERSHIP
MR JOHN WOOD SENIOR
JOHN’S BUSINESS ACUMEN AND
ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT BEGUN AT
AN EARLY AGE
HE STARTED OFF BUYING,
REFURBISHING AND SELLING SECOND
HAND CARAVANS
IN 1964 , FLEETWOOD CARAVANS WAS B ORN
FLEETWOOD STORES, ALSO KNOWN AS
WOODSTOCK LEISURE INDUSTRIES
JOHN OWNED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
RETAIL OUTLETS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
HIS MARKETING ABILITIES AND WORK
ETHIC ARE A HALLMARK OF HIS
BUSINESS.
AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
FLEETWOOD, JOHN WAS DETERMINED TO
SET THE COMPANY APART FROM OTHERS.
JOHN SET INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS AND
WAS DETERMINED TO NEVER
COMPROMISE
ON QUALITY OR INTEGRITY.
PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CIAWA,
FORMALLY KNOWN AS
THE CARAVAN TRADES & INDUSTRIES
ASSOCIATION ( INC. ) OF W.A .
JOHN FOUNDED THE SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD IN
1972
“ I RECALL AN EXCITED SIR DAVID BRAND,
WA’S F IRST MINISTER FOR TOURISM,
SAYING THE AWARD WOULD COME TO
SYMB OLISE THE P INNACLE ACHIEVEMENT IN WA
TOURISM.
HOW INSIGHTFUL HIS V IS ION!”
JOHN A WOOD.
SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD
RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN TOURISM
T O U R I S M AWA R D S :
J O H N W O O D, L A D Y B R A N D & S I R D AV I D B R A N D
1979 S IR DAVID BRAND AWARD NIGHT:
JUNE 25 T H 1980
1979 S IR DAVID BRAND AWARD NIGHT:
JUNE 25 T H 1980
FLEETWOOD –
FOUNDER OF THE SIR DAVID BRAND AWARD IN
1972
“S IR DAVID BRAND AND FLEETWOOD INTENDED
FOR THE AWARDS TO GO ON IN PERPETUITY.
I THANK SUCCESSIVE WA GOVERNMENTS,
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND IMPORTANTLY
MANY UNSUNG INDUSTRY STALWARTS FOR
HAVING THE BELIEF TO ENSURE THAT V ISION
CONTINUES.”
JOHN A WOOD.
IN 1987 , FLEETWOOD EXPANDED INTO CARAVAN
PARKS AND THE MANUFACTURE OF PARK HOMES
JOHN CREATED AN INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
INSURANCE BROKING COMPANY.
THIS BECAME THE DRIVING FORCE
BEHIND THE FIRST CARAVAN, CAMPING
AND PARK HOME
SHOW IN 1975.
FLEETWOOD WAS ALWAYS INVOLVED WITH
THE CARAVAN & CAMPING SHOWS
JOHN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MAN WHO GAVE
HIS OWN TIME AND PERSONAL RESOURCES
WILLINGLY.
IN 1974 WHEN CYCLONE TRACY HIT DARWIN,
JOHN SENT TENTS TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED.
TODAY, FLEETWOOD CARAVANS IS NOW KNOWN AS
FLEETWOOD CORPORATION
JOHN HAS NOW RETIRED FROM THE INDUSTRY
BUT HIS LEGACY STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY
PLEASE THANK JOHN
FOR HIS INVALUABLE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE
CARAVAN & CAMPING
INDUSTRY
IN RECOGNITION OF LIFE
MEMBERSHIP
MR RICHARD RAVEN
RAVEN CARAVANS – COMMENCED EARLY 1950 ’S BY
RICHARD'S FATHER & GRANDFATHER
RICHARD JOINED THE FAMILY BUSINESS
- RAVENS CARAVANS,
AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 17
RICHARD AND HIS FATHER STARTED UP THE
COROMAL CARAVAN DEALERSHIP IN 1978
THE COROMAL FACTORY
W H E R E T H E D R E A M WA S
B R O U G H T T O L I F E
THE COROMAL FACTORY
THE COROMAL FACTORY
PARTICIPATION AT CARAVAN & CAMPING
SHOWS
- COROMAL CARAVANS -
IT WAS NEVER ‘ JUST ANOTHER SHOW’.
IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE
THE COROMAL BRAND
PARTICIPATION AT CARAVAN & CAMPING
SHOWS
- COROMAL CARAVANS -
LEADING THE INDUSTRY INTO THE FUTURE!
RICHARD, WITH RON GADEKE FROM
CIL INSURANCE, RECEIVING THE AWARD FOR
BEST STAND AT THE CARAVAN AND CAMPING
SHOW
THE 2012 PERTH CARAVAN & CAMPING SHOW
LONG STANDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE
CARAVAN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION W.A.• C H A I R M A N O F T H E S H O W
C O M M I T T E E …
• C H A I R M A N O F T H E
P R O M O T I O N S
C O M M I T T E E …
• V I C E P R E S I D E N T –
T R A D E S …
• P R E S I D E N T …
A LONG STANDING MEMBER OF RVM AUSTRALIA
( I N E XC E SS O F 2 0 C O N T I N U O U S Y E A R S )
INCLUDING:
PRESIDENT (RVMAA)
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT MEMBER (RVMAA)
DIRECTOR OF RVM AUSTRALIA
IN 2000 , COROMAL CARAVANS RECEIVED AN
AWARD AT THE ‘CARAVANS OF THE MILLENIUM’
AWARDS
RICHARD EMBRACING HIS PASSION FOR THE
INDUSTRY
FRIENDS OF RICHARD WITH THEIR 4 T H
COROMAL
A VERY SPECIAL 40 T H BIRTHDAY PRESENT
TO ‘RICARDO THE MAGNIFICENT’!
A STRONG ADVOCATE OF
THE CARAVAN & CAMPING LIFESTYLE
RICHARD…
IS THAT A CHAIR YOU’RE STANDING ON?
QUITE THE FISHERMAN TOO!
FAMILY IS ALWAYS A PRIORITY FOR RICHARD.
A PROUD HUSBAND, DAD & GRANDFATHER
RICHARD WITH HIS WIFE, MARGARET
CARAVAN & CAMPING
- IT ’S A LIFESTYLE THING!
PLEASE THANK RICHARD
FOR HIS INVALUABLE AND
CONTINUED
CONTRIBUTION TO THE
CARAVAN & CAMPING
INDUSTRY