Holiday Park Decking Specialists: How We Work with Parks Across the South West

Residential decking and holiday park decking look similar from the outside — boards, subframe, balustrade, finish. But the operational reality could not be more different. A holiday park installing a new fleet of 20 units needs every deck completed to the same specification, on a non-negotiable date, with minimal disruption to the rest of the park. That's not a domestic project; it's a construction programme.

The Parks We Work With

Over the past six years, we have built relationships with some of the largest park operators in the UK. Our work includes developments for Park Holidays UK at Stowford Farm Meadows in Devon, fleet installations for Great Escape Parks at Devon Hills Holiday Park, projects at Finlake Holiday Resort and Killigarth Holiday Park in Cornwall, completions at Edithmead Leisure and Park Homes in Somerset, and bespoke lodges at Lovat Parks' Woodland View development. We also attended the Devon County Show in 2024 alongside Southern Counties — giving us direct access to the people who commission decking decisions.

What Holiday Park Operators Need from a Decking Contractor

• Guaranteed completion dates — holiday parks have fixed opening calendars and rental commitments
• Uniform specification across multiple units — boards, colours, balustrade heights and fixings must match exactly
• Low-maintenance materials — park operators cannot be on-site treating timber every spring
• Experience with lodge manufacturers — we work regularly with Prestige and Hampton products from The Mayfield Group
• Commercial insurance and public liability — a prerequisite for any reputable park operator
• Willingness to work flexibly — sometimes that means 14-day turnarounds when a park is behind schedule

Our Approach to Fleet Installations

When a park operator commissions us to deck a new development, the process starts with a site visit — usually before the units even arrive on the ground. We survey the hardstandings, check the level and drainage, confirm the lodge dimensions and doorstep heights, and agree the specification. We then order materials in bulk to guarantee board consistency — colour batches from the same production run can vary slightly, so ordering everything at once is non-negotiable on a uniform-finish project.

Our team operates in cells: typically a lead fitter and one or two skilled operatives per unit, with a roving site supervisor who quality-checks each deck before we move to the next. This structure lets us run multiple units simultaneously without losing oversight. On the Devon Hills project — eight decks in two weeks — we had two cells running concurrently, with one supervisor across both.

Materials for Holiday Parks

The overwhelming majority of our holiday park work uses Hampton PVC boards in brown or kimmeridge grey, paired with timber balustrades and skirting. PVC is specified for its total resistance to moisture, its consistent colour stability across a large fleet, and its negligible maintenance requirements. Park operators don't want to be repainting or re-treating decks every season — they want a material that looks the same in year five as it did in year one.

"Another productive week for Precision Decking — delivering high-quality, low-maintenance decking solutions designed to elevate holiday park lodges."

Winter: The Quiet Season That Isn't

For most people, November to March is the decking off-season. For us, it's when the majority of our commercial programme is delivered. Holiday parks use the winter closure period to bring in new units, refurbish existing decks, and prepare for the following season. We run a full programme through November, December, January and February — sometimes in conditions that test everyone involved. The results are worth it: parks that open in March and April with every deck ready, every board down, every balustrade tight.