A CORWEN firm has been enlisted to help a pair of entrepreneur brothers turn up the heat on luxury travel.

Finnmark, which counts celebrities and movie stars among its clients, has launched a fully functioning wood-burning sauna using a box van from Ifor Williams Trailers.

The company - run by brothers’ Jake and Max Newport, aged 28 and 25 - aims to make sauna bathing a full-blown event in the UK, as it is in Finland, importing traditional materials from the country and working with some of its best-known brands.

Jake said: “We’ve seen Ifor Williams Trailers growing up, it’s a brand from our perspective that’s associated with the same values of quality and durability,” said Jake.

“That’s evident in the resale value of these trailers. You can buy a trailer and not do anything with it for two years and sell it for nearly the same price.

“If you’re putting £30,000 worth of time and materials into something you don’t want the wheels to fall off.”

Finnmark, which is based in Spennymoor, County Durham, is so pleased with its new demonstration sauna it is now considering offering mobile saunas as a new product range for leisure companies or private hire.

Andrew Reece-Jones, Design Engineering Manager at Ifor Williams Trailers, said: “The list of ingenious uses of our trailers is growing and we are always amazed at the wonders that can be achieved.

“We’re delighted Finnmark appreciates the quality and road worthiness of our boxvan trailer designs and wish them every success with their new venture.”

Before launching their business, Jake and Max spent a long time researching sauna products and materials in Finland and worked with sauna building companies in the country to understand the unique processes involved in construction.

The Newports consulted distributors Alan Tuer Trailers in Carlisle to find the perfect model and were delighted with the BV126, which suited their needs perfectly.

“We came back with such a taste for the real deal.” Jake added.

For more information on Finnmark Ltd visit finnmarksauna.com and for more information about Ifor Williams Trailers go to iwt.co.uk.