All articles by Christopher Marchant

Office equipment leasing: a strong and staple relationship?

3 Step IT remarkets more than 97% of end-of-lease devices

IT management company 3 Step IT’s annual Sustainability Report has shown that in 2018 it refurbished and resold more than 97% of devices.

BFS provides £250,000 invoice finance facility to printers

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £250,000 invoice finance facility to company Thomas Loughlin, a high-quality print finisher.

PCF Bank sees 57% increase in profit in H1 2019

AIM-listed PCF Bank’s half yearly results have shown profit before tax for the period up 57% to £3.3m.

Kier profit warning raises company value fears

Kier has announced that the Group’s underlying operating profit for the 2019 financial year will be lower than previous expectations by £40m.

Asset Alliance Group provides fleet for Amazon supplier

Asset Alliance Group has delivered a fleet of 56 new tractor units to Cross Transport, for operation on its contract with e-commerce business Amazon.

Alphabet International appoints chief executive officer

Alphabet, the business mobility provider and fleet leasing subsidiary of BMW, has appointed a new chief executive office to replace Norbert van den Eijnden

Close Brothers Asset Finance adds to Scotland team

Close Brothers Asset Finance has appointed an area sales manager to enhance the company’s presence in the north of Scotland.

AIB provide £700,000 asset finance facility to concrete manufacturer

Allied Irish Bank’s Liverpool branch has provided a £700,000 (€793,000) asset finance facility to North West of England based firm Exact Concrete.

Bathgate Leasing provides £35,000 asset finance for restaurant chain

Entrepreneur Andrew Mckechnie has brought a Dutch-style ‘chippy’ to Liverpool’s waterfront after securing £35,000 through Bathgate Business Finance.