Environmental Policy

• Introduction • Green Business Culture • Green Product Development • Green Production Facility

Green Product Development

Environmentally Friendly Products

Bailey currently designs its caravans to be 75% recyclable. Recent initiatives to enhance the environmental friendliness of our products include:

• The use of a fully recyclable paper coated furniture board instead of a plastic coated one throughout the product range
• The use of solvent free adhesives in the body shell construction process
• The use of timber sourced from sustainable forests in all stages of production
• Replacement of MDF furniture profiles with those manufactured from recyclable materials such as aluminium

Product Design

There are two ways in which manufacturers can look to reduce carbon emission levels via the design of its products. The first is to reduce the weight of the caravans themselves and the second is to consider their towing efficiency.

Bailey has been at the forefront of developments in both these areas. It is currently the only UK manufacturer to produce a dedicated entry level range of low cost light weight caravans - the Discovery Series. In addition whilst the unladen weights of its core ranges compare favourably with the majority of products in the market place, Bailey has recently implemented a weight reduction programme to take up to 25kgs off existing values.

Our products also enjoy a reputation unrivalled towing stability, something which we are keen to maintain. That is why Bailey has become a joint sponsor of the Trailer Stability Studies being conducted by Bath University & continues to support The Caravan Club TowCar of the Year Competition both of which help to improve understanding into towing dynamics.