Plant rental and sales specialist Ardent Hire has taken delivery of the first of 12 new Volvo FMX 420 trucks with plant bodies that are entering service in its national fleet. Supplied on hire purchase deals, the rigids complete a major fleet renewal programme that began with the arrival of 20 high specification Volvo FH…
Asset Alliance Group has the Wright stuff for Transport UK London Bus
Transport UK London Bus has boosted its passenger fleet with the arrival of 12 new GB Kite Electroliner BEVs built by Wrightbus and financed through Asset Alliance Group. Produced in Northern Ireland, the 10.9-metre single-deck buses have been supplied on seven-year operating leases. The buses are fitted with 454kWh batteries and can cover up to…
Cotteswold Dairy welcomes latest delivery from Asset Alliance Group
Tewkesbury-based Cotteswold Dairy has returned to Asset Alliance Group to refresh its DAF-powered delivery fleet. The family-run business has added 13 new generation rigid trucks ranging from 7.5-tonne to 18-tonne DAF XBs, with a variety of power outputs. The order also includes two 26-tonne DAF 340 XDs. Ruairi Spencer, Fleet Logistics Manager at Cotteswold Dairy,…
Novice kayakers complete gruelling channel crossing for Transaid
Asset Alliance Group’s intrepid trio of Suki Chana, Martyn Bellis & Darren Fitzpatrick have completed their kayak challenge, paddling across the English Channel to raise funds for Transaid. The team crossed from Dungeness to Boulogne on September 29th and reached the finishing line in 5 hours and 45 minutes, covering 18.5 nautical miles. Chana, Senior…
RMS Waste Disposal returns to Asset Alliance Group to fund its latest fleet additions
Asset Alliance Group has continued its long working relationship with RMS Waste Disposal, providing the finance for two new tankers. A 16-tonne Renault D18 4×2, equipped with a high-spec 2,150 gallon tank from Fuller Tankers, and a larger Renault C P8x4, fitted with a V J Engineering 4,200 gallon vacuum tank, have both been supplied…
Asset Alliance Group’s rental fleet helps Archway Travel kick-start new bus service
Fleetwood-based Archway Travel has taken advantage of Asset Alliance Group’s rental offer to add nine new 8.9 metre Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 single deck buses to its growing fleet. The new additions are supplied on five-year rental agreements and will be used to kick-start a new bus service for Lancashire County Council. The nine new…
Andrew Morley joins Asset Alliance Group as Commercial Director to drive innovation and business growth
Asset Alliance Group has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Andrew Morley as Commercial Director within its Commercial Vehicle Division. Morley joins the company from Petit Forestier, the refrigerated commercial vehicle hire business, where he held the same position. Speaking about his move, Morley says: “The strength of the Asset Alliance Group…
Asset Alliance Group proves a smooth operator with new deal for Ashcrofts Mini Travel
Ashcrofts Mini Travel has been “amazed” by the service received from Asset Alliance Group, after the vehicle finance specialist facilitated the addition of two new Yutong GT12 coaches. The Wigan-based business has taken the 53-seat + 1, PSVAR compliant executive coaches on multi-year operating leases, ahead of the start of two new passenger routes in…
Asset Alliance Group strengthens partnership with PJH
PJH has invested in new contract-hire vehicles from Asset Alliance Group as part of a major fleet renewal programme. The leading bathrooms, appliances, sinks and taps distributor, has taken delivery of 14 DAF XF tractor units, and 20 new 7.5-tonner DAF LF box trucks in a multi-million-pound, multi-year deal. The deal, which includes the repair…
Asset Alliance Group sourced DAF LF Electric sparks interest at Law Distribution
Law Distribution has hailed the strong performance of a 19-tonne DAF LF Electric supplied by Asset Alliance Group, after it put the zero-emission curtainsider through its paces in, and around, Liverpool. The family-run business, headquartered in Haydock, is a member of the Palletline network, and worked the DAF 4×2 hard in a two-week trial that…
Asset Alliance Group’s bus rental business leaps forward with new Hopper deal
A new Hopper shuttle bus service linking the towns of Goole and Howden has picked up its first passengers this month, after Asset Alliance Group supplied two Mercedes-Benz Mellor Stratas from its rental fleet. The new bus service is being operated by local firm Sweyne Coaches and funded by Goole Town Deal. It is part…
Asset Alliance Group delivers another eight trucks and trailers for Woody’s Express Parcels
Scottish haulage and courier firm, Woody’s Express Parcels, has hailed Asset Alliance Group’s impressive service after taking delivery of eight new tractor units, rigid trucks and trailers that will help the business manage new contracts. Building on several orders with Asset Alliance Group over the past year, the latest three-year contract hire deal includes three…
Welsh operator turns to Asset Alliance Group for bus rental as new service takes off
Tanat Valley Coaches is one of the first bus and coach firms to benefit from Asset Alliance Group’s new rental offering, after taking delivery of a 10.8m Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa single decker bus and a 9.7m Alexander Dennis Enviro200 midi-bus. Supplied on three-year rental agreements, the vehicles will be deployed on service routes around…
Asset Alliance Group appoints Chief Technology Officer to manage growth and innovation
Experienced organisational change expert, Amanda Figg, has joined the leadership team of Asset Alliance Group as Chief Technology Officer to support a programme of transformation across the business. Figg previously worked as an independent management consultant, supporting a number of organisations such as RBC Brewin Dolphin, Marsh, AXA UK and Hiscox. “Asset Alliance Group has…
Currie Solutions hails Asset Alliance Group service after order of 13 new trucks
Transport and logistics firm, Currie Solutions, has strengthened its long relationship with Asset Alliance Group after taking delivery of 13 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The Dumfries-based company, which provides bespoke freight forwarding, transport distribution and pallet delivery services in the UK and Europe, had no hesitation in returning to the commercial vehicle specialist for its latest order to renew…
Premier League signing for Asset Alliance Group as it agrees new sponsorship deal with AFC Bournemouth
Asset Alliance Group has signed a two-year sponsorship contract with AFC Bournemouth, its first ever partnership with a Premier League football club. The commercial vehicle specialist becomes an Official Partner of the south coast club, an agreement which includes LED advertising and other sponsorship rights at the Vitality Stadium. The new deal officially kicked off…
Asset Alliance Group hires Strategic Development Manager to steer decarbonisation plans
Experienced transport policy and public affairs specialist, Robert Gwynn, has been appointed as Strategic Development Manager at Asset Alliance Group. Gwynn joins the commercial vehicle specialist to support its plans to increase the number of alternatively fuelled vehicles across its fleet, as part of the company’s long-term commitment to serving customers’ changing needs. Joining from…
ASSET ALLIANCE GROUP PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR TRANSAID
The UK’s fastest growing commercial vehicle finance and sales company, Asset Alliance Group, has signed a three-year corporate partnership agreement with international development organisation Transaid. By becoming a corporate partner, Asset Alliance Group will contribute time, knowledge, and resources to support Transaid’s road safety and access to healthcare projects across sub-Saharan Africa, where it has…
Asset Alliance Group helps Ratho Coaches lead the charge with new electric vehicle
Ratho Coaches has become the first operator in the central belt of Scotland to put an electric coach into service, after taking delivery of a new Yutong TCe12 from Asset Alliance Group. The Edinburgh-based firm added the coach as part of its sustainability drive, and to ensure compliance with the existing Low Emission Zone (LEZ)…
Launch of bus and coach rental service as Asset Alliance Group forges ahead with ambitious growth plans
Asset Alliance Group has launched a new bus and coach rental offering to support the specific needs of UK operators, in a move that will significantly expand its market share in the sector. After providing specialist financial solutions for the bus and coach industry for more than 20 years, the company has now invested in…
New Trafford Park base bolsters Asset Alliance Group’s presence in Northern England
Asset Alliance Group has grown its UK footprint with the opening of a new site at Trafford Park in Manchester, which becomes the main base for its rapidly expanding Asset Management Division. Strategically placed close to the motorway network, Trafford Park will allow the commercial vehicle specialist to strengthen relationships with its customers in the…
New DAF order from Asset Alliance Group keeps the wheels turning at Keedwell Scotland
Logistics firm Keedwell Scotland has taken delivery of 11 new DAF LF 230 curtainsider rigids and two DAF XG 530 6×2 tractor units from Asset Alliance Group as part of a fleet renewal programme. The Glasgow-based company has a longstanding relationship with the commercial vehicle specialist and returned to the business again for its latest…
Asset Alliance Group off to a winning start with Walkers Transport
Walkers Transport has praised Asset Alliance Group for going “the extra mile” after taking delivery of eight new DAF XF 480 tractor units – featuring the manufacturer’s Digital Vision System which replaces the wing mirrors – as part of a fleet upgrade. The commercial vehicle specialist initially supplied used trucks to temporarily replace the haulage…
New Business Development Managers strengthen Asset Alliance Group Bus & Coach division
Experienced bus and coach specialists, Paul Fairbanks and Michael Gillen, have been appointed as Business Development Managers at Asset Alliance Group. The pair join the commercial vehicle specialist to support the ambitions of its Bus & Coach division, one of the company’s biggest growth areas. They will be responsible for securing new business, helping to…
Asset Alliance Group appoints Michael Bycroft as Managing Director, Asset Finance & Leasing
Michael Bycroft will take on a wider brief at Asset Alliance Group after being promoted to the new position of Managing Director, Asset Finance & Leasing. Previously Managing Director of Bus & Coach, Bycroft now assumes responsibility for the strategic development of the Group and will oversee the truck and trailer contract hire, leasing and…
Asset Alliance Group continues to hit the target for Bullet Express
Logistics, distribution and storage specialist, Bullet Express, has secured another 35 trucks and trailers from Asset Alliance Group to help with the rapid expansion of the business. The Glasgow-based company has taken delivery of 14 Mercedes-Benz rigids, seven MAN 6×2 tractor units, six tri-axle Tiger Trailers and eight Lawrence David double deck trailers from the…
Swanbrook secures Irizar i6 to extend long relationship with Asset Alliance Group
Family-run bus & coach operator, Swanbrook, has taken delivery of a high-end Irizar i6 coach from Asset Alliance Group, strengthening a working relationship that has spanned more than two decades. The Cheltenham firm, now run by the third generation of the Thomas family, added the used 55-seater as part of its fleet renewal programme. Swanbrook…
Asset Alliance Group scoops new business with Eden Farm Hulleys
Ice cream and frozen food specialist, Eden Farm Hulleys, has taken delivery of five New Generation DAF XF 480 tractor units and one Chereau refrigerated semi-trailer from Asset Alliance Group. Supplied on a three-year contract hire deal, the DAF trucks will join a fleet operating from the firm’s nine distribution depots, including Peterlee, Luton, Sheffield…
Major fleet refresh for Sykes Seafood is a big catch for Asset Alliance Group
Frozen fish and seafood supplier, Sykes Seafood, has taken delivery of 46 DAF trucks and six Gray & Adams fridge semi-trailers from Asset Alliance Group to manage its rapidly growing business. The Cheshire-based firm has refreshed its fleet with 40 DAF LF 290 rigids, fitted with Gray & Adams refrigerated bodies, and six New Generation…
Hollywood-backed Welsh coach firm teams up with Asset Alliance Group for fleet upgrade
Pats Coaches, the firm hired by Wrexham AFC’s Hollywood owners to stage the open-top bus parade following the club’s promotion to the Football League, has turned to Asset Alliance Group to update its fleet. The Wrexham-based business was behind the carefully planned operation that involved commissioning three double-decker buses, wrapping them in National League Champions…