FIRST RATE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FROM FRAIKIN HELPS LAND HIGHER SHARE OF T. QUALITY’S COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FLEET

Fraikin has secured more than a 50 per cent share of long-standing customer T. Quality’s commercial fleet of more than 100 vehicles, after delivering five new DAF refrigerated trucks on a seven-year, full-service contract hire agreement. Building on a 20-year working relationship, the two 15-tonne and three 7.5-tonne DAF LF rigids replace older models previously…


FRAIKIN APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR TO SUPPORT CONTINUED BUSINESS GROWTH

Contract hire, fleet management and rental specialist Fraikin has appointed Darren Hall, 53, as Managing Director of the UK business. Based at the company’s Coventry headquarters, Hall joins Fraikin having spent five years as Chief Executive Officer at Fraikin Dayim, successfully developing the business in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Prior to taking on the…


FRAIKIN PLAYS KEY ROLE IN AO’S SWITCH TO NEW-GENERATION MERCEDES-BENZ ACTROS TRUCKS

Online electrical retailer AO has signed a five-year, full-service contract hire agreement with Fraikin for eight 4×2 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, after being shown the benefits offered by the vehicle’s latest technological advances. The trucks – new additions to the company’s 500-strong mixed commercial vehicle fleet – were chosen after Fraikin was able to demonstrate…


FRAIKIN EXTENDS LONG-STANDING FLEET MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT

Fraikin’s ability to precisely structure the maintenance and servicing requirements of NHS Blood and Transplant’s specialist fleet has sealed a three-year renewal deal for one of its longest-running fleet management contracts. It means Fraikin will continue to manage 350 NHS Blood and Transplant vehicles, including emergency response cars, light commercials, and 7.5-tonne refrigerated trucks –…


NEW VAN DEAL SEES FRAIKIN GROW RELATIONSHIP WITH QUATTRO GROUP

AB2000, Scotland’s largest privately-owned hirer of operated plant and equipment, is replacing more than half of its 50-strong van fleet with new vehicles from Fraikin. The deal marks the first time the company – now part of Quattro Group – has contract hired its fleet. Fraikin secured this conquest order on the back of supplying…


FRAIKIN SEES FIRST YEAR OF EARNED RECOGNITION AS A DIGITAL SUCCESS STORY

Fraikin has been impressed with the benefits the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) earned recognition scheme – which offers digital proof of driver and vehicle compliance – has offered its customers as it approaches its first anniversary. As a founder member, and the only full-service contract hire, rental and fleet management company involved in…


FRAIKIN GOES THE EXTRA MILE FOR MENZIES DISTRIBUTION

As part of a new five-year contract hire agreement with long-standing customer Menzies Distribution, Fraikin was tasked with supplying 75 commercial vehicle assets to the company within weeks. In order to meet this challenge, equivalent vehicles were sourced through its rental division, whilst the new assets were in build. The rapid turnaround was required to…


AWARD-WINNING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER JOINS FRAIKIN BOARD

Mark Burn, 45, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at contract hire, fleet management and rental specialist Fraikin, based at the company’s new UK headquarters in Coventry. He joins Fraikin after four years as Group CFO for Henry Howard Finance, where he was instrumental in securing senior funding facilities which lead to significant balance…


FRAIKIN WARNS FLEETS TO ACT NOW OR PAY A HIGHER PRICE FOR DRIVER CPC TRAINING AFTER BREXIT

Contract hire, fleet management and rental specialist Fraikin says fleets should not wait for Brexit before booking Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training, with less than a year to go until the second five-year block deadline for drivers with acquired rights. All HGV drivers with acquired rights must complete 35 hours of periodic training…


SUPERIOR SERVICE FROM FRAIKIN A CUT ABOVE FOR DELISERVE

Fraikin has secured sole supplier status to meat wholesaler Deliserve, after impressing with the quality of service provided since delivering its first commercial vehicles into the fleet in 2017. This follows the signing of a new five-year, full-service contract hire agreement for three new Mercedes-Benz vehicles, comprising an 18-tonne Antos, 7.5-tonne Atego, and a 3.5-tonne…


FRAIKIN PUBLISHES FREE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO GUIDE OPERATORS ALONG THE ROAD TO ZERO

Fraikin has published an executive summary of the Government’s Road to Zero – the Department for Transport’s white paper documenting how it intends to ‘clean up’ the vehicles on our roads. Available to download from www.fraikin.co.uk/roadtozero, the contract hire and rental specialist has used its expertise to explore key targets cited in the report and…


HARROW TECHNICIAN TAKES THE CROWN AT FRAIKIN’S INTERNATIONAL TOP TECH CHALLENGE

A Fraikin technician from the UK has jointly won the company’s Top Tech Challenge, which recognises and promotes the excellence and expertise of Fraikin Group employees across Europe and the Middle East. James Walkling, 31, has worked at Fraikin’s Harrow branch for two years as a maintenance technician and was selected to compete in the…


FRAIKIN PUBLISHES FREE GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT’S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY

Contract hire, fleet management and rental specialist Fraikin has published an executive summary of the Government’s Clean Air Strategy 2018, highlighting key information and calling for fleet operators to take part in the consultation process. Available to download from www.fraikin.co.uk/cleanair, it packages essential information from the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA) long-awaited…


NEW £3.3M CONTRACT HIRE DEAL FROM FRAIKIN PACKS A REAL PUNCH FOR MACFARLANE PACKAGING

After winning an extremely competitive tender process involving 10 providers, Fraikin has signed a six-year, full-service contract hire agreement worth £3.3m with Macfarlane Packaging, supplying 41 new commercial vehicles into its national fleet. The deal sees Fraikin supply 32 18-tonne and six 7.5-tonne DAF LF rigid trucks, plus three DAF CF tractor units. The new…


FRAIKIN Group acquired by Consortium

FRAIKIN Group, the leading provider of services and investment solutions for commercial and industrial vehicles in Europe, today announced the completion of the acquisition of the parent holding company FTI by a consortium led by Alcentra and Värde Partners. Following this transaction, the Group will be recapitalized, with a significant reduction of its holding debt by approximately €500 million.…


FRAIKIN TAKES POLE POSITION WITH GRAND PRIX EXPRESS

Delivery firm Grand Prix Express has signed a new five-year, full-service contract hire agreement with Fraikin for three DAF rigid trucks, thanks in part to the excellent service the company had previously received from Fraikin’s rental division. The deal marks the first contract hire agreement between the two companies and places the 18-tonne DAF CFs…


100 PER CENT OF FRAIKIN’S UK TECHNICIANS GAIN IRTEC LEVEL TWO ACCREDITATION

Every single vehicle maintenance technician working across Fraikin’s eight branches in the UK have completed level two of the irtec Licensing Scheme – the nationally-recognised accreditation that assesses technician safety and competence in the road transport industry. All 74 technicians were tested on their theoretical and practical skills to complete the Service Maintenance Technician programme…


FRAIKIN HELPS FINEWOOD JOINERY OPEN THE DOOR TO CONTRACT HIRE

Finewood Joinery, Scotland’s largest door importer and supplier, has taken delivery of two new commercial vehicles on a five-year, full-service contract hire agreement from Fraikin, signifying a move away from outright purchase for the first time in the company’s history. The new 18-tonne DAF LF and 7.2-tonne IVECO Daily curtainsiders replace two similar sized Mercedes-Benz…


FRAIKIN WRAPS UP NEW CONTRACT HIRE DEAL WITH JOHNSONS STALBRIDGE LINEN SERVICES

Fraikin has delivered 49 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans into Johnsons Stalbridge Linen Services on a three-year, full-service contract hire agreement, after winning a competitive tender involving three other providers. The deal marks the first time both businesses have worked together, with Fraikin’s flexible approach and ability to facilitate a host of additional extras a defining…


ABERDEENSHIRE LARDER RAISES ITS GAME WITH FRAIKIN

Fraikin has signed a conquest deal with butcher and game dealer Aberdeenshire Larder for five refrigerated 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans on full-service contract hire, marking the first time both companies have worked together. The new assets join a seven-strong fleet and replace older variants previously on contract hire from another supplier, alongside two light commercials…


FRAIKIN CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH £40,000 CHARITY CHALLENGE

Commercial vehicle fleet services specialist Fraikin is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the UK with a year-long charity campaign aiming to raise at least £40,000 for 13 nominated charities. Fraikin has planned more than 30 events to take place throughout the year, from simple cake sales and raffles, to a 24-hour Three Peaks Challenge and…


FRAIKIN’S TAILORED APPROACH BEARS FRUIT FOR REYNOLDS

Reynolds, one of the biggest fruit and vegetable suppliers in the UK, has signed a deal with Fraikin to contract hire 11 new 44-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units – marking the start of a new working relationship between the two companies. Fraikin secured the conquest order following a competitive tender involving five providers, with its…


FRAIKIN INCREASES SHARE OF SCOTCH FROST OF GLASGOW’S FLEET WITH NEW CONTRACT HIRE DEAL

Specialist food supplier Scotch Frost of Glasgow has strengthened its long-standing relationship with Fraikin by signing a new six-year, full-service contract hire agreement for 10 temperature controlled rigid trucks. The new vehicles – two 7.5-tonne IVECO Eurocargos, an 18-tonne and five 15-tonne DAF LFs and two 26-tonne DAF XFs – replace both older outright purchased…


FRAIKIN LAUNCHES TRANSFORMATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT COMPANY VISION

Coventry-based commercial fleet services company Fraikin is searching for candidates for its newly developed apprenticeship scheme – a programme designed specifically to find the next generation of team leaders for the business. In a first for Fraikin, the Business Support Apprenticeship Programme will place each candidate within the hub of operations at the company’s headquarters.…


FRAIKIN’S FLEXIBILITY SEALS THE DEAL FOR MIDDLEBROOK TRANSPORT

Derbyshire-based haulier Middlebrook Transport has taken delivery of two new Mercedes-Benz tractor units on a five-year, full-service contract hire deal from Fraikin, an arrangement that marks the start of a new working relationship between the two companies. The new deal sees Middlebrook Transport operate as both customer and supplier, taking two new assets to expand…


FRAIKIN PUBLISHES ‘WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW’ GUIDES TO KEEP OPERATORS INFORMED

Contract hire, fleet management and rental specialist Fraikin has published the first in a new series of ‘What You Need to Know’ guidebooks designed to help commercial vehicle operators stay up-to-date with key legislative issues and changing technology within the road transport industry. The first two guides include What You Need to Know on Sustainable…


WATERLOGIC REFRESHES ITS FLEET WITH FRAIKIN

Fraikin has delivered a fleet of 19 new commercial vehicles to Waterlogic on full-service contract hire, strengthening a 13-year relationship with the national water cooler company. The new deal is structured over four years, as opposed to six years previously. Fraikin says this will enhance vehicle reliability and uptime for a fleet which is worked…


DIXSON HAULAGE TAKES FIRST VEHICLES FROM FRAIKIN

Fraikin has supplied its first vehicles into service with Essex-based Dixson Haulage, replacing part of the company’s fleet with new assets on full service contract hire. The agreement has been tailored to maximise the customer’s fleet uptime, with servicing proactively scheduled to take place outside of peak periods. The deal includes the supply of six…