About Us

Meet the Team

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Mike WillsDirector
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Oscar WillsManaging Director
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Reggie WhartonOperations Director
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Steve HoareManaging Director
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Paul TuckerSales Manager
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Will BulgerDesign Lead

We Are Pathfinder Homes

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Our Story

Pathfinder Homes, for over 60 years has been the leading, pioneering manufacturer of luxurious residential park homes and holiday lodges. Designs are innovative and cutting-edge, that’s what makes us different. We bring ground-breaking concepts to the industry which has resulted in winning ‘Ultimate Lodge of the Year’ three years in a row; 2013, 2014, 2015 and the ‘Most Innovative Specialist Home Builder 2022’. Established in 1958, we have always been known for our aspirational and architecturally brilliant designs. If you’re searching for your new bespoke holiday lodge, new residential park home, or even a park operator. With our finest interiors and awe-inspiring exteriors, Pathfinder Homes is the luxury lodge manufacturer you’ve been looking for.

Our Values

Innovation

Inspiration

Imagination

Our Core Values represent exactly what we stand for. We work to help our clients fulfill their home building dreams through a complete and comprehensive understanding of their own values, lifestyles and wishes. Our core values are applied throughout every interaction internally and externally. In everything we do and we strive to build the best quality bespoke homes available, whilst offering incomparable service. We work to ensure that everyone’s ‘special place’ is their forever home.

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Our Heritage

The Horton brothers opened a small operation at Pathfinder Village in Tedburn St Mary, Devon serving the people of the local area with caravan hire.

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    1932

    The Horton brothers opened a small operation at Pathfinder Village in Tedburn St Mary, Devon serving the people of the local area with caravan hire

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    1958

    The very first residential purpose built Park Home was created by Pathfinder Homes the Tenwide, revolutionising the industry.

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    1983

    Mike Wills, Pathfinder Homes’ present Managing Director took over the company following the retirement of the Horton brothers.

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    1980s

    Manufacturers started to build and finish the homes with wood cladding as opposed to aluminium. Pathfinder Homes started to produce up to 4 homes a month! Leading in design, Pathfinder Homes introduced Apex roofs to recreate the shape of a traditional bricks & mortar home.

  • Late 80s

    Following the trend to make Park Homes appear more like traditional homes, stucco was introduced to replicate an exterior cottage appearance.

  • 1990s

    Park Home living became more popular and a shift in the market meant more highly affluent people began to buy into the lifestyle and residential parks began to open across the country.

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    2004

    Demand was higher than ever forecasted and following consultation, Pathfinder Homes moved their headquarters to Heathfield Industrial Estate.

  • 2008

    During the most recent global recession demand for residential Park Homes fell dramatically due to the housing market crashing however holiday Lodge sales started to rise.

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    2013

    The La Belle Maison was launched, with classic interior design and themed exterior it stole the show and won Ultimate Lodge of the Year 2013.

  • 2015

    The market still incredibly strong and enjoying sustainable growth. Pathfinder Homes expanded into further land situated on factory grounds and acquired Bruce & John

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    2016

    After a combined amount of 53 years, Mike Wills and Martin Hember retired and our management bought the majority shares in the business. Bruce Macdonald becomes Managing Director and John Hoyle as Operations Director, A new era dawns on Pathfinder Homes.

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    2017

    The Year of Evolution, with large investment into our team and our resources we launched the industry first Hybrid home – The Evolution. A home which suits all residential requirements yet luxurious enough to be used as a holiday home!

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    2018

    Tomorrow, Today – We just keep innovating! 2018 saw the introduction of SMART heating and lighting, electric car chargers and voice activated blinds.

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    2019

    OFF THE GRID! In partnership with Idyll Homes, we created the industry first, off the grid home. Complete with solar panels and renewable water!

  • 2022

    Winners Of The Most Innovative Specialist Homebuilder. We’re proud to say that our 3 newest designs: The Dusk, Petrichor & Botswana. As well as our continued devotion to building bespoke to meet our customer’s specifications, all led us to win this Corporate LiveWire award.

Innovation that inspires

We bring ground-breaking concepts to the industry which has resulted in winning ‘Ultimate Lodge of the Year’ three years in a row; 2013, 2014, 2015 and the ‘Most Innovative Specialist Home Builder 2022’.

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Over 700 Parks

Our parks are located in every corner of the UK . We are currently working with over seven hundred, all with their own amazing quirks and features. Take a look at the amazing parks we work with.

Let’s build a brighter future.

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