founded in 1952 is south africa s oldest and largest caravan manufacturer . the company operates from a head office in ga rankuwa 1 north of pretoria gauteng and has a canvas division 2 in new germany kwazulu natal . the company was founded in germiston in 1952 by geert jurgens and his sons dirk and rieks who emigrated to south africa from the netherlands in 1950 . 3 over a history spanning 60 years 4 the company has helped to drive south africa s domestic tourism market and has responded to changing market needs by adding add pop tops off road caravans motorhomes truck bodies luggage trailers canvas products and off road trailers to its product range . 5 6 the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of imperial holdings ltd. jurgens provides employment for 970 in south africa and has 70 employees in australia . 7 jurgens ci has a dealer network in south africa and namibia and exports units to australia the netherlands and new zealand . 8 jurgens also has a production facility in melbourne australia . references edit the jurgens story . famous caravan manufacturers in south africa . caravansa.co.za . retrieved 18 november 2014 . stammer gunther ; laing keith 2014 . 60 years of caravanning in south africa . south africa jurgens ci pty ltd. p. 97 . isbn 978 0 620 59065 5 . jurgens ci caravan manufacturers south africa jurgens gypsey sprite wj motorhomes jurgens safari howling moon campworld . jurgensci.co.za . retrieved 18 november 2014 . jurgens still going strong after 60 years . doitnow.co.za . retrieved 18 november 2014 . jurgens ci pty ltd company profile bloomberg . bloomberg . retrieved 18 november 2014 . the jurgens caravan story part 2 . caravansa.co.za . retrieved 18 november 2014 . imperial annual report 2011 divisional review automotive retail . financialresults.co.za . retrieved 18 november 2014 . jurgens australia about us . jurgens.com.au . retrieved 18 november 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jurgens ci caravans & oldid 635348259 categories recreational vehicle manufacturerscompanies of south africa1952 establishments in south africacompanies established in 1952 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 november 2014 at 06 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view