About Us
With over 135 years experience, John M Carter Ltd is a family run business specialising in the hiring of marquees and aluminium structures.
Carters then ...
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Carters now ...
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 John Morton Carter was born in 1848. He married in 1868 and in that same year established the company (often referred to as Carters), in the heart of the Kingsclere farming community. Rope, horse tack, nose bags and reins were made and transport was primarily by horse and cart.
 In addition to the Kingsclere site, Wote Street in Basingstoke opened in 1904 and by this time tents and wooden furniture were being hired out.
The founders grandson, Alec, joined the company in the 1920s when the company possessed only two 60ft x 30ft marquees.
In the 1960’s the company moved to new (and current) premises in Winchester Road, Basingstoke, where the manufacturing still took place but now in the form of PVC and canvas goods. A small retail outlet opened stocking camping items, sheets, gas and other accessories.
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 Carters, to this day, is still a family run business with Peter Hallows being the 5th generation. It now employs over 50 people at the height of the season, supplying marquees for an extensive and diverse range of uses from shows and weddings to point-to-points and temporary warehousing.
 A proud history of local employees continues to provide a wealth of experience and continuity of service -indeed many of its staff have remained loyal for nearly 40 years.
As well as still manufacturing their own marquees, the company makes lorry side curtains, tarpaulins and covers. Washing, cleaning and repair is all done in-house ensuring stock is maintained to the highest level.
A fleet of over 15 vehicles operates from Winchester Road Industrial Estate which expanded to approximately 30,000sq ft of warehouse space in 2002.
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Statutory Information
Company No. 295422, VAT No. 198 9777 64, Registered Office : John M Carter Ltd, Industrial Estate, Winchester Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4AB
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