In 1964, Ken Smith built his first touring caravan, along with his partner Ken Day, called The Ten in Hull, which they retailed at £289. Swift was born, and two more models followed by the end of the year - the Clubman and the Valken. The following year, Smith bought out his partner and went it alone with wife Joan. 

In 1994, Swift acquired the Sprite Leisure Group, including the brand names Sprite, Eccles, Elite and Europa.  It added luxury tourer manufacturer Bessacarr to its stable in the late 1990s. Further acquisitions in the early noughties included the Ace, Award, Monza, Manhattan and Brooklyn brands, following the demise of manufacturer ABI. Today all models manufactured at Swift’s Dunswell Road factory in Hull all carry the Swift name.

Swift’s Basecamp Special Edition won the Award for Caravans Between 750kg and 1100kg at our Lightweight Leisure Trailer Awards in 2020 for the second year running.