About Potteries Camper Co
A small, owner-led VW conversion workshop
I'm Matt, the owner of Potteries Camper Co. You deal directly with me from the first conversation about the van through to the work itself and handover.
Who you are dealing with
Matt, and the work behind the van
My background is in engineering, manufacturing and quality, with nearly 40 years’ engineering experience, and I’ve been working on and modifying Volkswagens since the 1990s. My own projects have included a VW Beetle, a bare-shell Bay Window rebuild and a T5.1 camper conversion.
Potteries Camper Co grew out of that combination of engineering experience and an interest in Volkswagens. The idea is fairly simple: build and modify campervans properly, explain the options clearly and give customers something that works for the way they actually intend to use it.
The business is deliberately small. You deal directly with me from the first conversation about the van through to the work itself and handover.
And it doesn’t have to be a complete conversion. I’m just as happy carrying out a single window installation, fitting a heater or upgrading an electrical system as I am building a complete campervan.
Engineering matters
A campervan conversion is a series of connected decisions. How the body is prepared, how furniture is secured, where the bed sits, how the electrical system is sized and how much usable space remains all affect one another.
I’d rather explain why something is being done a particular way than simply describe everything as “premium”. Where there is a choice or compromise, I’ll explain it so you can decide what works for you.
All work is carried out from the Potteries Camper Co workshop in Stoke-on-Trent. Customers are welcome to arrange a workshop visit to look at work in progress and talk through their own van before committing to anything.
How we work
- The layout and specification are agreed in writing before work begins
- Progress updates, stage photographs and agreed payment stages during the build
- Stage checks and build records kept as the conversion progresses
- A habitation check arranged before handover on full conversions
- Fitted systems demonstrated and aftercare explained at collection
- Direct contact with the person responsible for the work
Workmanship & aftercare
Our conversion and fitting work is covered by a 12-month workmanship guarantee.
Where equipment or components have their own manufacturer’s warranty, those warranties continue to apply in accordance with the manufacturer’s terms.
If there is a problem with something we have fitted, contact us and we’ll deal with it sensibly.
For full conversions, the fitted systems are demonstrated at handover and you are shown how to operate and look after them.
Our approach
Judge the work, not the wording
We would rather explain why a design choice matters and how it affects the rest of the van than describe the result in sales language. Where a specification is genuinely a step up, we will say so; where a choice is a trade-off, we will explain the trade-off.
The best way to judge a conversion is to look at one. Photographs of work in progress and finished vans are added to the site as jobs are completed, and you are welcome to come and see a van being built.
You do not have to book a full conversion
A lot of our work is single jobs and upgrades: windows, insulation and carpeting, pop-tops, beds and seating, diesel heaters, electrics and solar, or a kitchen on its own. Whether it is one job or a complete build, the van is prepared, fitted and checked the same way.
Come and see the workshop
A workshop visit is the easiest way to judge the standard of work. Book a no-obligation consultation or visit and we will talk through your van.