Company History
1947 – John Proctor Travel established in Rottingdean by Mr John Proctor a disabled WW2 veteran
1950 – Mass package holidays begin with charter flights to the Med first run by Horizon Holiday Group.
1958 – Gatwick Airport opened by Queen Elizabeth II
1969 – QE2 maiden voyage Trans-Atlantic to New York
1974 – John Proctor Travel bought by the Fry Family.
Late 1970s – JPT business expands, new branches opened in Portslade and Worthing.
1980 – John Proctor Travel opens Brighton Church Street branch.
1989 – Ewbank Preece (later to become Mott MacDonald) buys the trading name John Proctor Travel and takes over the lease and management of 4 Church Street, Brighton.
1994 – JPT establish an implant office within Mott MacDonald Victory House premises.
1994 – Channel Tunnel completed (designed and engineered by Mott MacDonald)
1994 – John Proctor Travel transform their IT systems with the introduction of one ‘Windows’ enabled PC per staff member! (Thus streamlining the processes used to book and log travel arrangements).
1995 – The Internet Revolution gains pace with the establishment of online travel providers such as Easyjet and Expedia.
1998 – Cambridge and Croydon JPT implants opened.
2003 – Concorde makes its final flight.
2004 – Victory House JPT team expanded and moved to current office location.
2007 – John Proctor Travel celebrate their 60 year anniversary with a weekend away in London!
