About us
We’re four companies built around market-leading technology, service, and products. From woodland accommodation to holiday cottages and caravans, we’re here to do one thing – create unforgettable holiday memories.
Our Group Companies
Forge Holiday Group brings together market-leading UK holiday brands Sykes Cottages, Forest Holidays, UKCaravans4Hire and Bachcare. We take on the best people to deliver against our business goals, and that’s all there is to it. So, whether you want to discover a launch pad for success in finance, find a flexible housekeeping role that fits around the school run, or immerse yourself in a total change of scenery with a marketing career, you can.
Sykes Holiday Cottages
Sykes Holiday Cottages is a business with big dreams and bursting with ambition. We have pinned our sights on becoming the UK's number one holiday rental agency and will stop at nothing to reach our goal, combining over 30 years’ industry experience with our fierce company drive to become the best in the market for what we do. What started as a small, family-run company has now grown to be an 2000-strong workforce of ambitious, passionate professionals.
Forest Holidays
Our holidays are good for people and the planet. We’ve never done business as usual. Our holidays are unique, and so are we. We’re a team of 800 people. We’re stewards of 244.5 hectares of forest. We manage the land for conservation and create spaces in nature for people to stay. Our tucked-away cabin locations are always thoughtfully placed. They’re places to discover the wonders of nature and realise the part we all play in protecting it.
UK Caravans4Hire
UKcaravans4hire was established more than 13 years ago to help a handful of friends and family to advertise their holiday homes, Since then we have become the leading private static caravan rental website in the UK and now have over 6,000 properties listed on our website. We're on an exciting journey to become the very best caravan letting platform around.
Bachcare
Bachcare is New Zealand’s leading short term holiday home rental management company. Proud to be kiwi operated, Bachcare began in 2003 in the beautiful Coromandel town of Hahei. Starting with just 5 homes, we have now expanded to manage a collection of over 2,000 holiday homes across New Zealand.
So we don’t do one-size-fits all holiday locations and accommodation.
We find and create wonderful places to stay — that’s where those important holiday memories are made.
And we don’t do one-size-fits all customer service. We deliver un-reasonable experiences by empowering our teams to make it personal– that’s what makes us unforgettable.
"My Forge journey began in 2019, joining a small but mighty HR team of 9 in the first recruitment focused role at Sykes Cottages (which itself shows you how much the company has grown). Over the last 5 years, I've had the privilege of seeing change in almost every area of the business, from adopting hybrid-working and navigating a national lockdown, to acquiring regional brands and adding 3 new divisions to the group – eventually forming the Forge Holiday Group we know today.
Despite these changes, it’s the company culture that remains a standout. Forge is and will remain a place of integrity and trust, where you're challenged and celebrated for your achievements, where despite our sheer growth, expansion and change - the same core values remain as strong as ever. I’ve been lucky enough to grow alongside the business over the last 5 years, and now sit as Talent Partner in a company with the same commitment to its employees as the very first day I walked through it’s doors!"
Rebecca Owen
Talent Acquisition Partner
And breathe… you can be yourself here, promise.
Whoever you are, whatever you look like, you'll feel right at home with us.
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