Asset Alliance Group leaves Furniture Village sitting comfortably with supply of 23 trucks

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 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…


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.…


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 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 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…