Elliott has also led the launch of a successful Camper Van Hire service at Ramsey ’ s on Aycliffe Business Park .
DEFIB AT RAMSEYS
Investment at Ramsey ’ s has included a new turntable to enable high quality videos and pictures of vehicles for sale .
turntable , which enables high quality photo and video images of each car to be captured for their website , as well as for social media channels , most of which Elliott takes care of .
Ramsey ’ s has also recently added a successful Camper Van Hire offering to its list of services , thanks in the main part to Elliott .
He got the idea after hiring a camper van from a different firm and “ falling in love ” with the business idea .
“ I came back from my trip and did a bit of research and found not many people were offering this service locally , so it was a viable business ,” Elliott says .
The firm bought its first VW Transporter camper van in 2018 , adding a second in 2019 , just before covid hit .
“ The Camper Van hire side had just taken off right before the first lockdown and the
timing was pretty good for us with the staycation boom that followed ,” adds Elliott .
“ When restrictions started to ease , people couldn ’ t leave the country and you could only do things within your own household .
“ That ’ s when the Camper Van Hire side of the business started to snowball , as people realised it was a good way to get away and do something .”
It ’ s an element of the business that has remained popular , even with the lifting of restrictions on foreign travel .
In an effort to give something back to the community , Ramsey ’ s has recently worked with local charity , Missed a Beat , to install an automated external defibrillator ( AED ) on the outside of the showroom building , adding to the availability of these life-saving devices in the local area .
This came about after a Ramsey ’ s customer ( and friend of Ian Ramsey ) lost a friend and fellow footballer , who died after suffering a cardiac arrest whilst playing for a local team .
The charity is working to ensure a device is accessible within 500 metres of every person in Newton Aycliffe , greatly increasing the survival rate for people that suffer a cardiac arrest .
Ramsey ’ s added a third camper van to its fleet last year and a fourth this year , all of which can be viewed at www . ramseyscampervans . co . uk .
For more information about the vehicle services offered by Ramsey ’ s and cars for sale , visit www . ramseys . co . uk .
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