The Swift Group have recently announced that after a period of testing, all 2010 Swift and Sterling caravans have been confirmed to meet the Grade 3 insulation classification under the NCC EN1645-1 Thermal Insulation & Heating regulations.

This has recently been in the press due to the marketing by Bailey Caravans of that fact that the Bailey Pegasus range offers the same Grade 3 insulation.

Grade 3 classification is the highest standard for both insulation and heating in caravans, and measures whether the interior of the caravan can maintain a comfortable internal temperature of +20C when the external temperature is -15C.

Nick Page, Commercial Director for the Swift Group, confirmed that the cold chamber tests were conducted at one of the UK’s leading refrigeration test centres, The Cambridge Refrigeration Centre, during the 2009/10 season. He commented that ‘despite these tests only being carried out recently, the actual body construction and insulation used in Swift caravans has remained consistent for several years. The test results offer further confirmation of the already outstanding build quality and high specification of Swift Group caravans.’

However, users of caravans in sub-zero temperatures should remember that the Grade 3 classification only deals with interior temperatures, so exposed fresh and waste water pipes and exterior water containers and tanks are just as likely to be affected by ice, whatever the thermal insulation classification of the caravan!