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In 2015, Bourne Leisure came fourth in the 100 Best Companies to Work For, a list generated in the UK by The Sunday Times newspaper. [10] In early 2021, Bourne Leisure was purchased by Blackstone. [11] Starwood provided a loan of £1.8 billion to facilitate the purchase, which was an estimated £3 billion. [12]
In October 2000, Bourne Leisure purchased part of the Rank Group's UK leisure arm, Rank Leisure, for £700 million, which included the Haven and its sister brand Haven Europe, now known as Siblu, Butlins, Warner Hotels and Oasis Forest Holiday Villages which were sold to Center Parcs.
Owner of Butlins Peter Harris (born March 1934) [ 1 ] is a British businessman. He is best known for founding Bourne Leisure in 1964 and the owner of Butlins from September 2022.
Subsequently, in September 2000, [6] the resorts and brand were sold to Bourne Leisure. A new Butlin's logo was eventually introduced in 1999, which has subsequently undergone several modifications and was used until 2011 when Butlin's introduced a design similar to their original logo.
Caravans at the Haven site. The site was built in 1940 and opened as a Butlins camp in 1947. [1] In 1999, the camp became part of Haven Holidays, along with the Pwllheli camp, as part of an internal reorganisation within Bourne Leisure, which owned both Butlins and Haven.
The Butlin's holiday park in Bognor is closing to day visitors as a precautionary measure.
Warner's was renamed Warner Leisure Hotels, departing from its holiday camp image. In early 2021, Bourne Leisure was acquired by The Blackstone Group. [1] In 2023, Warner added two hotels to its portfolio; Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, near Edinburgh, its first hotel in Scotland and Forest of Arden Country Club, near Birmingham.
It also shed its engineering interests, such as its share in Rank Xerox, selling Rank Leisure Machine Services to Gamestec. It sold its holiday and recreation facilities: Oasis Forest Holiday Villages was sold to Center Parcs UK, and all its Butlins, Warner and Haven Holidays facilities were all sold to Bourne Leisure. [7]