GLASGOW leasing broker Fleet Alliance is providing a zero-emission vehicle to help promote Scottish Renewable’s sustainability role in Scotland’s fight against climate change in advance of the COP26 climate change conference. Working in partnership with SSE Energy Solutions and Nissan, Fleet Alliance is providing an electric Leaf vehicle (pictured above) for Nick Sharpe, the Scottish Renewables Director of Communications and Strategy. It…
PROMOTED FEATURE LIFE has been varied for David Woodhouse. Highly varied. Since he became a Fleet Alliance Appointed Representative (AR) nine months ago, having swapped corporate sales at a BMW retailer for business lease consulting at Fleet Alliance, David says that the sheer variety has been brilliant. “One moment you are talking to a customer about a Volkswagen T-Roc and the next…
Don’t confuse consumers with incorrect terminology A NEWS item landed in my inbox from ZenAuto, the personal leasing arm of leaseco Zenith. While it noted the business had put 7000 cars on the road, CEO Tim Buchan spoke of ZenAuto’s “leasing subscription” model resonating with consumers. Pardon? I had a look at the website: it looks like PCH to me. There’s nothing flexible about the…
Brokers – no sign of slowing down THE speed and ability of brokers to continually adapt and move with new market trends never ceases to amaze me. It’s what makes the sector so exciting. So it’s great to see that Graham Conway has been appointed MD of Select Car Leasing, a company that has really been making the headlines recently. And that…
Pictured above are members of the new-look Fleet Alliance management team: Andy Bruce CEO (left); Martin Brown chair (centre); and Nigel McMinn COO MARTIN Brown, the long-time managing director of Fleet Alliance, is stepping away from his day-to-day duties. He will take the role of chair in a new-look executive board with expansion as its aim. Joining the Glasgow-based fleet management and…
FLEET Alliance has launched a salary sacrifice scheme aimed at SME businesses. The Glasgow broker says its scheme offers great value to SME firms that may be unaware of the tax and savings opportunities available under such acquisition methods. With EV BIK locked in between 1%-2% until 2024/25, Fleet Alliance says that it presents a window of opportunity for employers and employees…
FLEET Alliance is now managing a fleet of Toyota RAV4 hybrids for London-based SELDOC Healthcare. The deal was arranged by Fleet Alliance’s Jonathan Nolan, who advised SELDOC Healthcare – a not-for-profit GP co-operative serving 2.5m patients – to move from outright purchase to business contract hire with maintenance. A new batch of six RAV4 Design Hybrids have now been added to the…
A good news week for UK auto industry SOME excellent news is seeping out this week securing investment in the UK auto industry. Nissan is expected to confirm a gigafactory to supply batteries to its Sunderland plant, while it appears that the future of the Stellantis Ellesmere Port plant is also secure with an announcement due shortly – possibly to build electric Vivaro…