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Used Car Title Chapter 1 | 1865 -1904 Chapter 1 | 1865 -1904 The name of Caffyn has its roots deep in the past of Sussex, first appearing in the county in 1327, when Richard Caffyn lived at the village of Chitcombe, near Brede…
Used Car Title Chapter 2 | 1905-1918 Chapter 2 | 1905-1918 Percy and Harry Caffyn had inherited their father’s practical turn of mind and lost no lime in preparing for the future…
Used Car Title Chapter 3 | 1919 - 1935 Chapter 3 | 1919 - 1935 One of the first steps after the war was to re-open the branch at Bexhill and then the search was on for new premises…
Used Car Title Chapter 4 | 1939-1945 Chapter 4 | 1939-1945 The patterns of Mr. Sydney and Mr. Edward Caffyns careers during the war years reflect the dual nature of the struggle in which the whole of Britain was involved…
Used Car Title Chapter 5 | 1946—1979 Chapter 5 | 1946—1979 Immediately after the war the task began of re-equipping premises and reorganising the business to cater for the return to civilian motoring…
Used Car Title Chapter 6 | The 1980's Chapter 6 | The 1980's Following the purchase in 1979 of three of Wadham Stringer’s Commercial vehicle branches at Ashford, Bexhill and Tonbridge, at the beginning of 1980 another of their premises was acquired at Hailsham…
Used Car Title Chapter 7 | The 1990's Chapter 7 | The 1990's On the 17th June 1990 a particularly sad event occurred — the death of Sir Edward Caffyn at the age of 86, after 65 years of service to the Company…
Used Car Title Chapter 8 | The Millennium Chapter 8 | The Millennium On 1st June 2000, Robert Caffyn retired from his position as Finance Director and Company Secretary to become a non Executive Director. Mark Harrison then joined the Company and was appointed Finance Director...…
Used Car Title Chapter 9 | The Next 100 Years Chapter 9 | The Next 100 Years In 1903, when Mr Harry Caffyn manoeuvred the first car over the threshold at The Colonnade, little did he know that 100 years later Caffyns would be operating from around thirty sites located in Sussex, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire…
Used Car Title STAFF ACTIVITIES STAFF ACTIVITIES Caffyns connection with cricket started during the 1850s and in 1859 William Caffyn was a member of the first England cricket tour overseas.…
Used Car Title Caffyns and The Community Caffyns and The Community Caffyns’ family links with Sussex remain strong and the Company has always welcomed participation in local community affairs by its staff…
Used Car Title ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The History of Caffyns is the fourth edition of The Story of Caffyns which was originally compiled by Linda M. Gowans and became the winning entry in the Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce Local Business Premises History Competition (over 18's section), held to celebrate Eastbourne's Centenary in 1983…