- Pictured above outside the new Gofor Blackburn office are, l to r: Peter Wright, Graham Lesslie (CEO), Iain Bennett (MD), Mark Stuart and Paul Armstrong
EDINBURGH-based leasing broker Gofor is opening a brand-new office in Blackburn, Lancashire. Hailed by CEO Graham Lesslie as a landmark moment, it is the fleet management company’s first location beyond its Scottish headquarters.
Gofor said the new office would serve as a hub for company growth and reflects the increasing demand from businesses across the UK for the broker’s proactive fleet solutions and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes.
Experienced new team members at Gofor Blackburn office
Driving the new Blackburn office for Gofor are three new team members:
- Mark Stuart (Fleet and Salary Sacrifice Consultant);
- Peter Wright (Fleet and Salary Sacrifice Consultant);
- and Paul Armstrong (Account Manager).
The new team will focus on growing Gofor’s footprint with SMEs seeking a forward-thinking partner to manage their company cars, vans and wider employee vehicle strategy.
“This is a significant day for Gofor. We launched with a goal to build a business that offered customers proactive solutions to help better manage their company vehicles. Today, we’re delivering that value to businesses across the UK and by expanding our footprint with a location in England, we’ll be able to strengthen our position as one of the UK’s leading mid-sized vehicle leasing brokers.”
Gofor Managing Director, Iain Bennett, who will work closely with the new hires, added:
“We’re delighted to strengthen our business development team with the appointment of Mark, Paul and Peter. Their combined experience and deep understanding of fleet management and EV salary sacrifice will be invaluable as we grow our UK-wide reach. This is not just about scale – it’s about supporting our customers with service-led, consultative and effective solutions that will deliver long-term value for their fleets.”
Second for Silverstone’s Sophie at Strictly competition
Silverstone Leasing’s ballroom superstar Sophie Norville waltzed into second place at the renowned local dance challenge Strictly Northampton 2025
Nickie Conde appointed Head of Indirect Sales at Leasys
Nickie Conde is appointed new Head of Indirect Sales at Leasys UK. She joins from Arval where she was Sales Channel Lead – Broker
Eurig Druce takes back leadership of Vauxhall as new Commercial Director appointed
Eurig Druce will take over leadership of Vauxhall following Steve Catlin’s departure. He will remain Stellantis Group MD
CBVC widens fleet and salsac choice with used leasing
CBVC Vehicle Management is adding used cars to its fleet management and salary sacrifice portals to increase driver choice
Harnessing 40 million datapoints for Automated Vehicle Authorisation
EPYX has launched a new machine learning value-added service, AVA, to substantially reduce the number of jobs requiring manual authorisation.
Now is best time to get a new car on PCH says LeaseCar.uk
PCH is the smartest way for private buyers to drive a new car right now, says LeaseCar.uk, a trading arm of Central Contracts.
Ralph Morton is the leading journalist in the leasing broker sector and editor of Broker News, the website which provides information and news for BVRLA-registered leasing brokers. He also writes extensively on the fleet and leasing market in both the UK and Europe.
