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Lex to fund deal
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has won a £1.7m van deal with Arcus Engineering, which operates the refrigeration maintenance contract for Sainsburys supermarkets in the South-East. Wendy Williamson, commercial sales manager at Volkswagen LCV dealer Abridge Van Centre in Loughton, Essex, said: “We continually work hard on providing a high level of customer service and developing our links with local businesses.”
Fitness First renews contract hire agreement
Gym and fitness chain Fitness First has taken delivery of six Citron LCVs as part of its fleet replacement and expansion programme. The company has ordered one Dispatch dual fuel van, one Berlingo dual fuel van and four Berlingo 1.6HDi 90hp X vans.
Sole-supplier agreement
Fleet management company Zenith Provecta has won a new sole-supplier agreement with supply chain and management company TDG. TDG has outsourced to Zenith the funding and management of its 150-vehicle company car fleet to centralise its fleet operation to “maximise efficiency and offer a high-quality service to its drivers”, Zenith said. TDG HR manager Rebecca Judd said: “Our aim was to streamline the company car fleet function while increasing internal customer service levels.”
Avis promotes green policy
Car rental company Avis has launched environmental microsite www.avis.co.ukenvironment to help corporate partners meet their corporate social responsibility commitments and save money.
Arrangement extended
Leasing and fleet management company Leasedrive Velo has extended for three years an arrangement with disability charity Scope which began in 2006. The lessor will provide contract hire for new vehicles and on-going management of Scopes fleet, which comprises 225 vehicles, as well as accident management and short-term vehicle rental. Scope senior category manager Graziella Altieri said: “Our decision to renew the contract was based on Leasedrive Velos proactive approach and its dedicated teams responsiveness to our requirements
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Used car sales fall, says Experian
Used car sales in the UK fell 7.6% during the first quarter compared to the same months in 2009, according to global information services company Experian. The upper medium segment suffered most, down 12.2%, followed by multi-purpose vehicles (MPV), where sales fell 10.6%.
On the move: July 2010
Roland McNeil has rejoined the rental management division of Leasedrive Velo. McNeil, who previously worked for the leasing and fleet management company between 2003 and 2007, will now be responsible for a number of accounts across the UK, including a major central government contract. Leasedrive Velo commercial director Roddy Graham said: “We are delighted to welcome Roland back on board after his brief foray into running an aquatics business
Glass’s asks LCV buyers to take long view
Vehicle valuation company Glasss has warned LCV buyers to consider at the time of purchase the specification needs that used buyers may have further down the line. Residual values of LCVs suffer at auction particularly when fleet or rental buyers are unclear how to specify the vehicle adequately to meet the used buyers requirements.
Online fleet sales rev up
Online sales of fleet vehicle sales are on the rise, but internet purchasing is still erratic on a day-to-day basis, software specialist epyx has said. The company, whose 1link.co.uk e-commerce platform is used by fleets to order new cars and vans from franchise dealers, has reported orders up 50% for the year to end-June, but still not reaching pre-recession levels. Epyx head of business development Ken Trinder said: “Fleets are certainly buying cars and vans in much higher numbers than during the last couple of years, but are not automatically repeating orders in the same way they would have done before the recession.
Short-term factors dent values in fleet sector
Average wholesale used car values fell by 4.7% (£346) to £6,978 in June, according the latest figures from Manheim Remarketing