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8th April 2026

Full Website Overhaul

I hope you've all had a great Easter break. I spent Sunday and Monday carrying a full redesign of the website, not how I really wanted to spend a bank holiday weekend but it was much needed and long overdue.


The site overhaul is to reflect the changes going forward in the business. I no longer do roof work and cowl fitting so the old services have been removed.


I'm not great at web design but I think I have improved so hopefully the new site looks a bit slicker than the old one.

It's going to get some more tweaks over the next few weeks and I come up with more elements I want to add but it's all there and working which is alot better than it was on Monday morning

10th March 2026

The New Wheels

I wasn't  planning on getting a new van but after numerous break downs through my winter season and some very expensive repair bills and van hire charges I decided it was time for some new wheels.


You'd be surprised just how much work was involved from stripping out all my electrical upgrades such as a leisure battery complete with battery to battery charger, additional internal and external lighting, 3 camera system before we even get to the internal racking.


The new van is smaller so I couldn't simply transfer my kit over so I've had to redesign the fit out and scale back a little.

You may notice there are no roof bars and ladders now as I no longer provide roof work / cowl fitting.


It's taken me a week from starting strip out to completing the new layout so now I need to get back to work and start earning some money to pay for all this.

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    There is a surprising amount of stuff to remove

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  • battery to battery charger out

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  • Leisure battery out

    Drivers seat comes out to get the leisure battery and wiring out

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  • vinyl graphics removal

    A whole Sunday was spent painstakingly removing all the graphics and then removing all the glue. I never want to do that again

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  • racking out

    We're getting there

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  • Tegans water bowl - great for holding screws

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  • Sweeping rods are great for cable routing

    Sweeping rod is used to help guide the reversing camera cable through the rear door

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  • One box of electrical stuff

    That's everything removed, now to remember what everything is and transfer it over

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  • New rubber flooring

    cutting a template for the new rubber flooring

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  • New signage mock up

    Photoshopping my new design onto a photo of the van

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  • All done

    I need a week off now

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