{"id":10,"date":"2018-10-29T11:36:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T11:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kellymobility.ie\/mobility\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2022-06-02T11:58:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T11:58:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The catalyst of\u00a0WV conversions<\/span>\u00a0began in 1932 when Christopher O’Kelly worked in America for Amelia Earhart (the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean<\/span>). Christopher progressed to working in Detroit, in 1933, for\u00a0 Ford in providing upholstery services of the highest of standards. After many years of excelling in his craft he moved back to Ireland in 1935 where he worked on upholstery for cars for O’Neills in Phibsboro.<\/p>

In 1942 he worked for Mc Cairns as a freelancer for three years, in 1945 he opened his business in Fredericks Court specialising in upholstery for top car brands.<\/p>

During the late 1960’s the business had progressed to conversions.\u00a0WV conversions<\/span>\u00a0was born and have become Ireland’s leading company for conversions of\u00a0 minibuses and cars. Christopher’s son Vincent took over the business in 1971 and\u00a0WV conversions<\/span>\u00a0later progressed into Camper conversions. We have provided thousands of vehicles conversions and upholstery services and continue to grow from strength to strength today.<\/p>

Later in the 1990’s WV conversions were the first Irish conversion company to achieve european type approval on Wheelchair Taxis. In our quest for better safety standards for all our customers, we had dynamic testing carried out on all our taxis. Have a look at some of our testing being carried out.<\/p>

Whether you have a single vehicle or a fleet of 150 we can cater to your needs. Please contact us to discuss your needs or to arrange a visit. We offer a no obligation nationwide service. Our Workshop is licensed and approved by The National Standards Authority of Ireland<\/p>

If you would like some advice or help completing your application call one of our mobility professionals today. Call Warren on 087 2404128.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About Us The catalyst of\u00a0WV conversions\u00a0began in 1932 when Christopher O’Kelly worked in America for Amelia Earhart (the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean). Christopher progressed to working in Detroit, in 1933, for\u00a0 Ford in providing upholstery services of the highest of standards. After many years of excelling in his craft he … Read moreAbout<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":630,"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wvconversions.ie\/mobility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}