Simon Barnett and James Daniels on the road in a campervan
Pukekohe firm TrailLite Campers is turning 70. They sell $57 million of campervans (and some caravans) a year and its origins trace back to two cabinetmakers, Brian Penman and Jim Crotty who made furniture and caskets. In the mid-1950s they made their first caravan which carried the TrailLite name and that’s stuck ever since. The luxury motorhomes can sell for $460,000 - half the average house price in New Zealand - so the finished product has to be just right. Joint managing director Shaun Newman joined Simon Barnett and James Daniels for a chat. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.