The family of the man who founded leading holiday home manufacturer Willerby have enjoyed a VIP tour of the company’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities. Jean Morris, the only child of Willerby’s founder, Walter Allan, travelled from her home in Devon to the company’s site in Hull for the occasion. The visit reunited 92-year-old Jean with her father’s legacy as Willerby begins a special year marking the 80th anniversary of the business. Jean was joined by her sons, Simon and Andy, and daughter-in-law Patricia for the memorable visit, during which they met Willerby colleagues, toured the impressive facilitiesand stepped inside Willerby’s newest model.  Jean said: “I never imagined I’d have the opportunity to come back to Hull and see the current Willerby site. I’m completely amazed by it.  “The thing which surprises me the most is the size and scale of the operation. My father started this business as a one-man band from a small shed and it’s grown to such an impressive scale.  “I don’t think he could have ever imagined what it would look like all these years later, but I know he’d be delighted!”  This year marks the 80th anniversary of Jean’s father founding the business. After moving to the Hull area from London in the early 1940s with his wife, Margery, and a young Jean, Walter Allan opened a saw mill and timber business in nearby Beverley. It was in 1946 that Walter transferred his business know-how and creative thinking into building caravans, driven by the emergence of caravan...