WALKING TALL

For a company that didn't set out to build caravans, New Age has come a long way. When they set up in 2004 as New Age Frames & Designs, the object was to supply caravan builders in Campbellfield, Victoria, with CNC built furniture and structural frames.

But after four years, they saw a way to revolutionise the local caravan scene with modern aesthetics in line with inner-city apartment living. Gone was the rustic timber look and in was a pallette of striking colours and square finished joinery. It shook up the industry, and they haven’t looked back — they are now amongst the most prominent builders in the country, producing 2500 caravans, pop-tops and campers in 2019 alone.

Their success led Walkinshaw Automotive Group to join the party in 2018, when they were looking to diversify before the imminent demise of Holden. Walkinshaw’s expertise in automotive design and engineering includes modifying such