The UK’s largest independent furniture retailer, Furniture Village, has extended its six-year relationship with Asset Alliance Group by refreshing part of its home delivery fleet with 15 MAN and eight DAF trucks. The 7.5 tonne DAF LF 180 and MAN TGL 7.190 vehicles, supplied on a five-year full-service contract hire agreement, will each make around…
Asset Alliance Group’s focus on large fleets grows with appointment of second National Key Account Manager
Experienced commercial vehicle specialist Jon Gordon has been appointed as National Key Account Manager at Asset Alliance Group to help grow the company’s blue-chip customer base. In his new role, Gordon will be drawing on 35 years’ industry experience at Ryder, to secure new business from companies operating major fleets in the UK. He says:…
Asset Alliance Group supports Scottish operator with full bus fleet upgrade
Bus and coach operator Whitelaw’s has completed a full bus fleet renewal programme after taking delivery of a final four new Volvo B8RLE 10.8 metre buses supplied by Asset Alliance Group. The low carbon single deck buses with MCV eVoRa bodywork have been supplied on a four-year operating lease and join a 36-strong fleet of…
Scottish haulage specialist invests in new trailers to ramp up waste recycling service
Yuill & Dodds has boosted the efficiency of its waste recycling operation after acquiring 10 new Tiger Trailers curtainsiders from Asset Alliance Group. The Hamilton-based haulage company has taken the trailers on a five-year operating lease as part of its fleet renewal programme. Joining a fleet of more than 100 commercial vehicles, the trailers will…
Asset Alliance Group Helps Eurocell Drive Down Environmental Impact
Eurocell, the UK’s leading specialist in PVC-U recycling, collection and extrusion, has underlined its green credentials by upgrading part of its fleet with six MAN 7.5 tonne trucks fitted with solar technology from Asset Alliance Group. The Derbyshire-based company has taken the trucks on a five-year full-service contract hire basis. They will be based at…
Asset Alliance Group expands its finance offer with new division and senior appointment
Award-winning commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group is broadening its funding support with a new General Asset Finance division that will provide competitive and flexible finance packages for investment outside of vehicles. Having carved a niche supplying trucks, trailers, buses, and coaches since its inception in 2010, the company is expanding into supporting customers of…
Asset Alliance Group appoints National Key Account Manager to grow blue-chip customer base
Award-winning commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Jim Agnew in a new role of National Key Account Manager as part of the company’s plans to secure larger fleet customers. Agnew joins after 19 years with Ryder, where he held key roles in rentals and sales. He has also worked for National Car Rental. The 53-year-old…
Warburtons on the rise as Asset Alliance Group replaces rentals with new generation DAFs
Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its ties with the UK’s largest bakery brand Warburtons, providing the business with 26 new DAF XF 480 tractor units. Supplied on a three-year full-service contract hire basis, the trucks are direct replacements for previous rentals supplied by the commercial vehicle specialist. The new assets, which join a fleet of…
New Director to spearhead asset management solutions at Asset Alliance Group
Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Marc Mellon into a new role as Director of Asset Management to continue to grow the company’s fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. The 45-year-old, who brings more than 20 years’ experience in commercial contract hire to the business, first had a taste of life at Asset…
Drivers and customers benefit from pair of new generation DAFs at P W Gates Distribution
Pallet and warehouse specialist P W Gates Distribution Ltd has taken delivery of two new generation DAF XG 530 FTG tractor units from Asset Alliance Group. The vehicles, supplied on a three-year full-service contract hire basis, are additions to a 49-strong commercial vehicle fleet – including seven previously provided by the Asset Alliance Group team.…
New procurement appointment to support Asset Alliance Group’s ambition to have the youngest fleet in the market
Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Allan Bennett in a new role as Procurement Manager, with a remit to oversee volume orders with truck and trailer manufacturers. Bennett brings more than 30 years’ experience to the role and knows Asset Alliance Group better than most having spent six years with the company from…
Asset Alliance Group’s support takes hire company to new heights
Plant and equipment specialists Enable Hire and Enable Welfare have doubled the size of their combined fleet with funding support from the Asset Finance team at Asset Alliance Group. The sister businesses, both based in Lingfield, Surrey, have acquired more than 40 new assets on hire purchase, including lighting equipment, vehicles and welfare cabins, allowing…
New appointments drive expansion in Asset Alliance Group’s Bus & Coach Division
Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group continues to strengthen its team making two new appointments in its bus and coach division. Scott Burke, who has supported funding in the bus and coach sector for 15 years, has been appointed National Sales Manager with a remit that covers strategic sales and unlocking new opportunities. His previous…
Exceptional service means trolley maintenance specialists no longer shop around
Access to high-quality vehicles and outstanding customer service has meant trolley repair, maintenance and refurbishment specialist TMS is exclusively working with Asset Alliance Group for all its fleet needs, including acquiring another two Don-Bur double-deck tail lift box van trailers. The business, based in Glasgow, runs a 42-strong fleet comprising two 18 tonne rigids, two…
New Business Development Manager for Asset Alliance Group’s Vendor Finance division
Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Ian Tranter as Business Development Manager for Vendor Finance – a division dedicated to providing an alternative and competitive source of finance for commercial vehicle dealers, manufacturers and vehicle solution specialists. Tranter brings more than 25 years of automotive asset finance industry experience to Asset Alliance Group,…
Davis Trackhire uses Asset Alliance Group to fund multi-million pound investments
Asset Alliance Group has financed 2,000 portable aluminium trackway panels worth more than £2m for Davis Trackhire, after first securing a deal to supply two new Scania drawbar outfits. The ground protection specialist based in Newmains, Scotland, first approached Asset Alliance Group about extending its 10-strong truck fleet with three new vehicles and agreed a…
Asset Alliance Group appoints new Business Development Manager for its Contract Hire Truck & Trailer Division
Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Craig Wells as Contract Hire Truck & Trailer Business Development Manager, with a remit to support the company’s continued growth and unlock new opportunities in the market. Wells brings more than two decades of industry experience to the role, most recently as Regional Sales Manager for Hireco…
The NX Group upgrades and extends its distribution fleet with DAFs from Asset Alliance Group
Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its six-year relationship with The NX Group, supplying the distribution side of its business, NX Logistics, with 12 new DAF XF 530 tractor units. Supplied on a two-year full-service contract hire basis, the vehicles join a 38-strong truck and trailer fleet – two thirds of which has been provided by…
Asset Alliance Group invests £100 million in new vehicles
Commercial vehicle finance specialist, Asset Alliance Group, is acquiring more than 1,400 new vehicles worth more than £100 million this year in pursuit of its ambition to have the youngest contract hire and leasing fleet in the UK. The significant confirmed order includes 935 tractor units and rigids, 400 trailers and 60 light commercial vehicles…
Asset Alliance Group’s superior service secures repeat order from Woody’s Express
Long-standing Asset Alliance Group customer Woody’s Express has returned to the commercial vehicle specialist for its latest fleet refresh after being impressed by the quality of service experienced since 2018. Its latest three-year contract hire deal, arranged by Business Development Manager Dougie Bennett, comprises four MAN TGX 26.510 6×2 tractor units with a mix of…
Inverdell turns to Asset Alliance Group to keep up with Christmas rush
Asset Alliance Group has supplied Scottish family-owned haulier Inverdell with a new DAF XF FTG.480 6×2 tractor unit on a three-year full-service contract hire deal, enabling the operator to respond to increasing demand for general and temperature-controlled freight. The new vehicle will be in operation six days a week, carrying out the company’s general haulage…
Asset Alliance Group focuses on funding with dedicated Vendor Finance team
Asset Alliance Group has created a new Vendor Finance team to focus on providing competitive contract hire and leasing funding rates to partners, manufacturers, franchise dealers and independent dealers to support their customers. The team is headed up by Anthony Jones, who joins the business as Head of Vendor Finance and Key Accounts, and whose…
Bullet Express shoots praise at Asset Alliance Group after latest major order
Expansion at global import and export specialists Bullet Express has resulted in an order for 11 new vehicles from Asset Alliance Group – a team they describe as ‘an extension of our own’. The latest contract hire agreement is a three-year deal comprising five 18-tonne IVECO Eurocargo 4×2 curtainsiders and six DAF XF 480 6×2…
Asset Alliance Group’s superior service seals the deal for Currie Solutions
Asset Alliance Group has won a competitive tender to supply logistics specialists Currie Solutions with 23 DAF XF 480 6×2 tractor units after providing outstanding personal sales support and a strong commitment to after-sales. The new 44-tonne trucks replace existing vehicles in the 150-strong fleet and have been provided on a five-year contract hire deal.…
New appointments strengthen Asset Alliance Group’s fleet management team
One of Asset Alliance Group’s longest-serving team members, Ian Padley, is once more leading its fleet management function, joined by nine new members of support and engineering staff taking the team to 37 colleagues in total. It’s a return to the position of Group Fleet Director for Padley, who is based in Wolverhampton and has…
Asset Alliance Group expands trailer stock with multi-million-pound reefer investment
Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has ordered 100 mono-temp and multi-temp trailers worth £5.5 million from CHEREAU, Schmitz Cargobull and SOR, now available for purchase, lease, contract hire and rental. The significant investment underlines Asset Alliance Group’s continued confidence in the market and is likely to be followed by similar sized equipment orders throughout…
Asset Alliance Group’s honesty, personal service and fixed costs are a recipe for success for Fleming Howden
Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its relationship with Fleming Howden after winning a competitive tender to provide the bakery ingredients supplier with four Mercedes-Benz Actros 2533L box body rigids. Supplied on a five-year full-service contract hire basis, the new vehicles include three 26-tonne and one 18-tonne rigid, all fitted with Gray & Adams bodies with…
Asset Alliance Group proves an easy choice for hard-to-reach customers
Asset Alliance Group has won a competitive tender to supply a new Isuzu Grafter to building materials supplier Pearsons of Duns to support deliveries to customers with difficult access. Supplied on a hire purchase basis, the 3.5 tonne truck will be used for the supply and delivery of home heating fuels to customers across the…
Asset Alliance Group delivers the complete package for Law Distribution
A combination of competitive pricing, exceptional customer service and quality support services has seen Law Distribution return to Asset Alliance Group to upgrade its fleet. The deal to supply five new DAF XF 530 tractors with Super Space Cabs on a two-year full maintenance contract hire basis, was part of a competitive tender issued by…
Asset Alliance Group ensures new fleet upgrades arrive fast for facilities management specialists
Richard Irvin FM Limited, a leading technical facilities management services business based in Scotland, has rapidly upgraded part of its fleet to fuel efficient vans with a contract hire deal for 91 light commercial vehicles from Asset Alliance Group. The business approached the commercial vehicle specialist on word-of-mouth recommendation and awarded them the deal based…