Bailey mourns loss of owner Stephen Howard

Bailey of Bristol is mourning the death of Stephen Howard, the owner of the company who, together with his brother Patrick, grew it to have the prominence it now has.

Stephen, who just missed his 82nd birthday, bought the company with his brother from founder Martin Bailey in 1977.

A fully qualified civil engineer, he became technical director and led a formidable operations management team that helped the company grow rapidly.

Although his sons Simon and Nick slowly took over the running of the business after they joined in the 1990s, Stephen remained a director until relatively recently.

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PeterBaber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.