Vango (company)

Vango

Industry	Camping & Outdoors
Founded	1966
Founder	Alistair Moodie
Headquarters	Port Glasgow , Scotland
Key people	Stephen Newlands, Rob Birrell, Martin Jones, Shona Quigley
Products	Tents sleeping bags, rucksacks, sleeping matss, camping food, RV awnings, caravan awnings
Parent	AMG Group
Website	www.vango.co.uk

Vango is a Scottish manufacturer of camping equipment. It was founded in 1966 with the acquisition of tent manufacturer James McIlwraith, sail-maker of Govan, in the West of Scotland, by Alistair Moodie and its name was changed to Vango, an anagram of Govan. ^[1]

Vango manufactures kit items for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Scout Association and provides tents for international disaster relief charity ShelterBox. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2014 there was a management buyout at Vango's owners AMG Group, with the Moodie family giving up majority control. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "There's no pegging them back". The Herald. 20 October 1994. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. DofE Expedition Kit Guide
3. ShelterBox
4. "Management Buyout of AMG Group". MacDonald Henderson Solicitors. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
5. Cameron, Greig (7 November 2015). "Vango owner AMG Group sees profits soar". The Herald. Scotland. Retrieved 20 March 2019.