Discover Our Story

Our journey started back in early 2015 when co-founder John decided to convert a van to travel in. Just as he finished the van conversion, he met Emily and together they embarked on countless van adventures across Europe. They loved the freedom van-life offered and waking up to new views each morning whilst drifting through ever-changing landscapes and countries. John was asked time and time again if he could build replica vans for like-minded people. As a full time teachers, he had no idea how they could make this happen and then out of nowhere, along came…. LOCKDOWN!

Emily’s brother Craig, who specialised in managing bespoke build projects, was also captivated by the van life movement and both of them suddenly had a lot of free time on their hands due to being furloughed like so many others. John & Craig decided to use this time to build the ultimate campervan….The van they had always dreamt of building…. The van they knew was the PERFECT blend of everything!

During this time, our beloved grandad ‘Sandy’ sadly died; he was a huge part of all our lives. With some money he very kindly left us, we had the idea and now the means to build this dream van we had planning for so long (which of course had to be named after him).

We received amazing feedback from the Sandy van and were overwhelmed by how much everyone else loved it too. A few more people wanted one building and BOOM: Jorvik Van Conversions was born! Since then, Jorvik Van Conversions has been creating luxury van conversions to help others get on the road and create the lifestyle they have always dreamt of!

our Team

WHO ARE THE CONVERSION TEAM?

Jorvik Van Conversions is owned and run by Craig Ackroyd.

“Nothing makes me happier than seeing customers drive off in their new home on wheels; embarking on a lifetime of new adventures.”

Craig

CEO

Craig is a professional and highly skilled joiner. He has over 20 years experience managing bespoke professional builds. Craig has a passion for building personalised designs and he has never felt more inspired than when designing and building van conversions.

Meet the Team

Emily
Tracy
Prem
Gosia
Shaun
Kayleigh
Steve

THE PROCESS

  1. Email us ([email protected]) and we will send you a van specification, pricing information and our availability. If you then want to discuss a build in more detail, Emily will arrange a phone call with you to answer any questions you might have.
  2. You then need to secure your build slot with a small deposit so nobody else snaps it up! We only have a very limited number of build slots per year.
  3. Now it’s time to plan your dream van. You can choose from our 3 designs: Sandy van (LWB), Mini Sandy (MWB) or the Sandy Shore (MWB). Using the van specification, you can decide to add any upgrades from the checklist. We will discuss styling choices including : paint colours, furnishings and material colours – all of which you can choose yourself to make the van your perfect home on wheels.
  4. Time to buy a van. We will help & guide you through the whole van buying process and support you every step of the way if you need it. We convert Mercedes Sprinters and VW Crafters (LWB & MWB).
  5. Two weeks before your build starts we need the following: your final van specification, delivery of the van and 1st payment.
  6. Once the build starts, we will send you updates as we know how exciting it is to see the conversion process in action. Conversions take between 12-20 weeks to complete.
  7. Payment is split into 3 parts: 1st payment = 2 weeks before the build starts, 2nd payment = 6 weeks into the build, 3rd payment = on van completion.
  8. Collect your van and start your new life of adventure on the road!