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Thriving £2.5 billion local economy sees Northgate launch in Slough
in Slough, Marcus Strong, Northgate Vehicle Hire’s area operations manager, commented: “Slough is listed as one of the top three most productive towns in the UK outside of London and is home to some of the best known names in business, including Amazon, Honda, Research in Motion, O2 and Mars. This allows us a unique opportunity to broaden our client base and offer our bespoke flexible vehicle hire packages to local businesses. Add to this, the branch’s prime location, and we are confident that the new site will achieve strong results.”
Slough’s £2.5b economy and thriving business community has attracted yet another large national business to the area
Northgate Vehicle Hire, the market leader in flexible vehicle hire and complete fleet management solutions, has launched a new branch on Slough Trading Estate, the largest privately-owned trading estate in Europe.
The new branch, situated on Bath Road, spans across half an acre and will offer capacity for up to 70 light commercial vehicles and cars at any one time. The launch is expected to bring six new jobs to the area and forms part of Northgate’s 2013 plans to expand its UK branch network, providing efficient and effective fleet solutions to businesses where the running of vehicle fleets, whether it is one, 100 or 1,000, is central to their operations.
Northgate’s customer base operates across more than 20 industry sectors including construction, manufacturing, utilities, wholesale and retail trade and freight, logistics and transport. With many industries facing fluctuations in trading patterns through the year as well as uncertainty in trading from month to month, in an economy which is yet to emerge from the crisis of 2008, the flexibility Northgate can provide to businesses with vehicle fleets is becoming more and more valuable.
The traditional method of fleet acquisition is purchase, with many larger businesses and organisations also entering into contract hire agreements. These methods of acquisition however
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – SEPTEMBER 2013
give no protection against changes in business trading. Should contracts be lost or business slow down, vehicles remain unused in yards but still have to be paid for. Add to that the impact on the company balance sheet of these depreciating assets and the spiralling cost of maintenance as vehicles age, more and more businesses are using flexible hire to support a proportion of their fleet needs.
With Northgate’s flexible vehicle hire product businesses can add and remove vehicles to their fleet at any time without penalty; ideal for these uncertain economic times. Servicing and maintenance is also proactively managed by Northgate meaning businesses spend less time on time consuming fleet administration and more time focusing on their customers.
And it is not just standard vehicles which Northgate offer. The variety of customers means that requirements for specification and equipment can vary greatly. Anything from tow bars, beacons, internal and external racking and even company branded livery can be added. These needs are supported by Northgate’s network of wholly-owned workshops. This adds to Northgate’s strength as a fleet supplier because it doesn’t have to rely on third parties, meaning it can plan for and react to customer needs quickly and to their own high service levels, rather than have to rely on those of another provider.
On the opening of the new branch
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Faraz Khanche, new business manager for Northgate Vehicle Hire’s Slough branch, commented: “We look forward to supporting the needs of the local businesses and establishing ourselves as an integral resource for companies of all sizes, from independent start-ups and SMEs to blue-chips and PLCs. We know how critical our customers’ vehicles are to them. Without them they are unable to meet the needs and demands of their customers. We aim to provide a service that is not only cost effective but also completely hassle free. Our customers need their vehicles to be on the road all the time and utilised 100% and that is our number one focus. We welcome anyone that is considering their vehicle acquisition options and looking to reduce fleet costs to pop in and discuss opportunities with us. ”
The new Slough branch features contemporary and comfortable waiting areas for customers, with designated hire desk staff and access to the latest fuel-efficient vehicles from leading manufacturers such as Ford, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen and Peugeot.
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addition to the opening deals on offer to local businesses, such as commercial vehicle hire packages starting from £55 per week, the recent introduction of Northgate’s daily hire product allows the general public to benefit from extremely competitive daily hire rates on both cars and vans.
Northgate Vehicle Hire has branches across 65 locations in the UK & Ireland, with its head office in Darlington.
Details:
www.northgatevehiclehire.co.uk
Follow Northgate on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/northgatevhire
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