HAPPY holidaymakers have voted a Thirskbased caravan sales business the nation’s number one.

Beechwood Leisure Caravan Sales of Carlton Miniott, near Thirsk, has won the Practical Caravan Owner Satisfaction Award for 2014 – based on the UK’s most indepth satisfaction and reliability survey.

Readers of Practical Caravan magazine were invited to comment on nationwide dealerships supplying pre-owned caravans, based on a five-year period between 2009-2014.

Gold awards were given to those who scored 85 per cent or higher.

Beechwood Leisure came out on top with 95 per cent.

Established in 1992, the family-run business has grown, regularly stocking more than 60 touring caravans.

Sales advisor Edward Howey, the son of the owner and founder Mark Howey, attended the ceremony at the annual Caravan and Motorhome Show in Manchester.

“It makes us all feel exceptionally proud,” he said. “We always do our utmost to ensure a high standard of customer service. But you feel that it is worth going the extra mile when your customers reward you in this way.”