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…
Asset Alliance Group Sales Compliance Manager “thrilled and honoured” after Scottish haulier names new truck after her
XS Transport has named one of its five New Generation DAF XG 530 tractor units after Asset Alliance Group’s Kerry Anne Grogan as a mark of gratitude for the strong relationship she has developed with the Stirlingshire haulier. Supplied on a three-year contract hire deal, the five DAF trucks are part of a fleet renewal…
Major deal for Asset Alliance Group as it helps logistics firm with 101-truck fleet renewal
Asset Alliance Group is providing The Green Group with 101 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks, in one of the commercial vehicle specialist’s most significant deals of the year to date. The Yorkshire-based logistics provider has sourced 86 Mercedes-Benz Actros BigSpace tractor units from Asset Alliance Group, with an additional 15 Actros GigaSpace trucks joining the fleet…
New DAF trucks from Asset Alliance Group make Smyths Toys deliveries child’s play for JLM Transport
JLM Transport has refreshed its fleet with six more New Generation DAF XF 480 6×2 tractor units from Asset Alliance Group to help meet the growing needs of its biggest client, Smyths Toys, in the UK and France. The new trucks join a mix of 12 New Generation DAF XF 480 and XG 530 tractor…
Logistics provider racks up deal with Asset Alliance Group to spur business growth
AMCO has turned to Asset Alliance Group to finance a significant order of pallet racking to aid expansion of its warehousing operations. The Worcestershire logistics provider completed the deal for the Link 51 adjustable pallet racking with Asset Alliance Group’s General Asset Finance division to optimise capacity at its new 140,000 sq ft warehouse in Coventry. Mark…
Record order of 1,500 electric and diesel trucks strengthens Asset Alliance Group’s partnership with DAF
Asset Alliance Group has agreed an order with DAF for 1,500 new electric and diesel trucks, in a deal worth more than £160 million that provides a major boost to the commercial vehicle specialist’s burgeoning reputation in the UK. Strengthening the longstanding partnership between Asset Alliance Group and the Dutch truck manufacturer, the deal will…
New Commercial Director appointed to supercharge Asset Alliance Group bus and coach division
Experienced finance specialist Martyn Bellis has been appointed as Commercial Director of Bus & Coach at Asset Alliance Group. In the newly-created role, Bellis, 55, is tasked with enhancing the company’s offering to existing customers, as well as seeking to secure new business and maximising opportunities in the electric bus and coach market. “Given the…
Asset Alliance Group helps Stewarts of Tayside freshen up its fleet with 20 new vehicles
Fresh produce supplier Stewarts of Tayside has added 10 DAF New Generation XF 480 6×2 tractor units and 10 Gray & Adams refrigerated trailers to its fleet from Asset Alliance Group to help manage the growth of its business. The 44-tonne trucks are supplied on a three-year contract hire deal, while the trailers with dual temperature fridges arrive…
Bus and coach sector funding passes £500 million for Asset Alliance Group
Asset Alliance Group’s bus and coach division has reached a major milestone in its history after exceeding £500 million in funding vehicles for the sector. The transport solutions specialist has financed more than 2,500 buses and coaches since Forest Asset Finance was acquired by Asset Alliance Group in 2015. Spearheaded by founding directors, Michael Bycroft…
Asset Alliance Group aids construction equipment firm’s cost-cutting drive
JMS Plant Hire has added two new DAF XF 530 Super Space Cab 6×2 tractor units and three new Nooteboom 3-axle stepframe trailers, supplied by Asset Alliance Group, to its growing commercial vehicle fleet. The North Lanarkshire company has taken delivery of the trucks on a three-year contract hire deal, while the trailers arrive on a…
3D Trans Ltd sees crystal clear results from new Scanias supplied by Asset Alliance Group
Cheshire haulage business, 3D Trans Ltd, has added five new Scania R500 6×4 tractor units to its fleet from Asset Alliance Group. Supplied on a three-year full-service contract hire deal, the Scanias join a mixed fleet at the Widnes-based storage and transportation services company – including 15 MAN and seven DAF trucks – that are…
Asset Alliance Group wins another slice of Domino’s fleet with delivery of 31 new vehicles
Asset Alliance Group is supplying the UK’s leading pizza company Domino’s with 15 Mercedes-Benz trucks, eight Scania rigids and eight DAF tractors, in a significant deal that supports the company’s nationwide supply chain as well as its environmental ambitions. Supplied on a five-year full-service contract hire agreement, the Mercedes-Benz Actros 2532L 26-tonne trucks are fitted…