Discover Leisure Share Discussion Threads

[harmoye] 20/4/2009 09:41

Hi Knitcraft, good link advise all to read.

[knitcraft] 20/4/2009 09:33

May be worth having a look at link below.
I first mentioned DISL at .05p and still expect 5p very rapidly.No more than 6 weeks IMHO.

[topinfo] 20/4/2009 09:32

People will naturally look at the graph and think its already gone up alot but just look at the fundamentals, its dirt cheap and is in the best growing sector at present...8p is achievable this summer.

[harmoye] 20/4/2009 09:29

Agree Topfino,this is one of the best on offer.

As previous post stated caravan sales up 25% and rising.

[topinfo] 20/4/2009 09:15

8p is no ramp here...not in a day but in weeks/months....

[philjeans] 20/4/2009 09:12

At one thirtieth of the price last year!

Debt being re-financed and market growing apace - these are one of the biggest players in the market - weather helping too!

[david77] 20/4/2009 09:01

Thanks for the tip, gentlemen. I had some of these a year or more ago but they had to go to raise some cash. I bought some last week @ 0.99p and some more today @ 1.5 and 1.55p. Looks like it's gonna be a good move.

[harmoye] 20/4/2009 08:43

Morning all, just got a few more.

See Google news type in.. caravan sales uk

[topinfo] 20/4/2009 00:11

Eric...This doesnt need no ramping mate. Look at the figures, the business, the directors and their previous acheievements and the industry in general...then look at the mkt cap...No Brainer.

[topinfo] 20/4/2009 00:11

Eric...This doesnt need no ramping mate. Look at the figures, the business, the directors and their previous acheievements and the industry in general...then look at the mkt cap...No Brainer.

[ericardlussa] 20/4/2009 00:02

rampalicious!!

[topinfo] 19/4/2009 17:39

This is the business to be in with recession biting. For a price of a holiday to Florida people can get a caravan and have low cost holidays for many years to come, and as they get more into it they continue buying the latest gadgets and equipment that DISL sell as well. This business model cant fail at present and these shares are dirt cheap. Can see these at around 8p by June/July time.

[control1] 18/4/2009 14:57

Thanks for your help Curry

[harmoye] 18/4/2009 12:53

Seen this Topinfo fom disl website?




Discover Leisure plc – a business that's serious about leisure

Our aim is to be the unrivalled leader in the caravan, motorhome and family retail outdoor leisure market. Our ability to achieve that goal is based our four business principles. All our people are motivated and supported to:

• Create solutions
• Work with each other
• Lead by example
• Deliver results

They may be simple statements, but they guarantee that customers always get the best.


Harringtons Caravans
Visit our website where we have a wide range of new and second hand caravans at great prices.

Visit our brand new caravan website at www.harringtons-caravans.co.uk

[harmoye] 18/4/2009 12:37

This too Don...




Your right Topfino, just read this! Caravan sales up 25% on last year.




Business is booming at caravan parks in Leicestershire as holidaymakers swap foreign shores for the great outdoors.

Park owners say they are fully booked over the Easter school holidays and have seen a boom in trade since the credit crunch began as people favour cheaper breaks.

At East Midlands Airport, 9,000 fewer passengers flew off on holiday, compared with the same time last year.

Lesley Kind, who runs Whetstone Gorse Fisheries and Caravan Site, in Whetstone, with husband, Martin, says they have been booked up for the Easter holidays for more than seven weeks.

The site has room for 26 vans, a converted barn with a bar and stage and a licence to hold up to 400 caravans at special events.

She said: "We're in a very good location and a lot of people like to come here to fish.

"We're also noticing that more and more people are booking spaces with us.

"Over the past nine months, we've seen bookings go up. I think the fact the exchange rate is quite poor at the moment is making people think twice about going on holiday abroad."

Diane Swain, manager of Quorn Lodge Caravan Club, on Loughborough Road, Quorn, said they were busier than ever.

She said: "We're finding that more people want to caravan in the UK rather than driving down to France or Spain.

"Petrol prices are an issue and the fact the pound is so weak is meaning people cannot afford to go abroad so they are going to local caravan sites instead.

"We're booked up over Easter, mostly with people who are travelling here to spend time with family members living close by."

Steve Tizzard, general manager of The Caravan Company, on St Margaret's Way, Leicester, revealed that sales were up by 25 per cent on last year.

He said the average price people were paying for caravans at the moment was about £6,000.

He said: "Caravanning is becoming more and more popular.

"A lot of people are buying caravans for the first time because it's far more expensive to holiday abroad these days.

"The pound is so weak against the euro right now and people are realising they can buy a caravan which they can keep forever, for the same price as a family holiday abroad.

"This is traditionally the busiest time of year for us as well because we're approaching summer and a lot of people traditionally have their first caravanning holidays around this time of year."

[topinfo] 17/4/2009 17:49

No problem mate. Whilst you are here take a look at the info, you will like this one.

[donaceaceace] 17/4/2009 17:46

sorry wrong thread... newbie here :)

[topinfo] 17/4/2009 17:43

DonAce..Is that the info you were searching for but couldnt find.
Regards
TOPINFO.!!!

[topinfo] 17/4/2009 17:43

SIMON DIXON
Non-executive Director

Simon was Chief Executive of Dixon Motors plc, which grew from having 10 motor retail sites in 1990, to become one of the largest motor retail groups in the country with a turnover of more than £800 million operating 60 motor retail sites throughout Yorkshire, 12 accident repair centres, 31 motorcycle stores, one of Europe's largest motorcycle retail networks and www.jamjar.com, a joint venture with Direct Line which has grown to become one of the UK's largest online car retailers. Simon's responsibilities included overseeing the group's portfolio of 105 properties, the building of 32 new franchise dealerships, numerous commercial developments on redundant sites and the development of an £11 million vehicle preparation facility. As the Dixon Motors plc group developed, Simon was also responsible for a succession of mergers, acquisitions and disposals, ultimately leading to the group's sale to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc in 2002

[topinfo] 17/4/2009 17:42

IAN WILLIAM CURRIE
Non-executive Director

Ian qualified as an accountant in 1986 with KPMG. Since that time he has been involved in corporate finance with Peel Hunt & Co. Limited and Altium Capital Limited, giving him a wide experience of corporate activity including flotations, capital raisings and mergers and acquisitions. He is now a director of Zeus Capital which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and provides funding to a variety of companies and corporate finance advice. Ian is also on the board of a number of listed companies.

[topinfo] 17/4/2009 17:42

NEIL HARWOOD
Finance Director

Neil Qualified as a charted accountant with Arthur Young (now Ernst & Young) in 1988. Since that time he has been involved as Finance Director with Hawkshead leisure clothing and Mcintyre & King Ltd, from 1996 to 2001. Neil joined Barrons in 2001 and during his time as Finance Director of the business has been an integral member of the team that steered Barrons Holdings to be the UK's market leader. Following the acquisition of Barrons by Discover Leisure Plc, Neil was appointed Group Finance Director in July 2007.

[topinfo] 17/4/2009 17:42

TREVOR PARKER
Chief Executive

Trevor spent 11 years in the Royal Marines before starting his own development consultancy. In 1992 he moved into the car retail industry where he spent the next 12 years in a number of senior roles with Dixon Motors plc and Lookers plc. In 2001 he was appointed Group Operations Director of Dixon Motors plc where he was responsible for the integration of the group's acquisitions and for the turnaround of the £16 million centralised Preparation and Distribution Centre. Following the turnaround, Trevor was responsible for the integration of Dixon Motors plc, Lombard and www.jamjar.com into The Royal Bank of Scotland Car Division, where he was a board member. Trevor is also a director of a number of private limited companies.