All articles by Elza Holmstedt-Pell
Elza Holmstedt-Pell
Recruiter CBC relaunches website
Banking and financial services recruiter CBC Recruitment Solutions has re-launched its website to make navigation more efficient and to better represent the team and the market they serve The websites search criteria are now more specific and the company has worked on its search engine optimization to drive more traffic to the site, explained director Miles Clarke The new website more accurately illustrates the breadth and depth of CBC’s specialist service dedicated to the banking and financial services sectors, and provides an insight into the team, the markets and the current vacancies and assignments, said a press release
Bluestone invests in new IT infrastructure
UK independent lessor Bluestone Leasing has invested more than £100,000 in a new IT infrastructure to improve its over-all operations After significant expansion over the last 12 months, the technology focused asset funding company has invested in a new network of servers, said a press statement Bluestone managing director Vineesh Madaan said the latest investment will ensure that the company continues to deliver the best financing solution to its clients
Ukraine sees growth in new business
The Ukrainian leasing market is rapidly recovering from a period where the country saw the biggest decline of new business in Europe during the recession
Aldermore hires equipment finance experts
UK SME lender Aldermore has recruited a team of construction equipment finance experts to strengthen its asset finance division, as well as an associate director of sales to its invoice finance team Based in Reading, the division has already provided more than £8m of funding to SME users of contractors plant and construction equipment throughout the country.
epyx hires account managers for online platform
New recruits Marianne Caffrey, Mary-Ann Birch and Sarah Mobbs have will work with franchise dealers, independent garages and car supermarkets that have joined the platform to support its expansion, said a press release
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GE’s fleet arm gets van accreditation
GE Capital Fleet Services has become the first vehicle leasing company to receive the Van Excellence accreditation from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) The UK leasing and fleet management company said it sought accreditation to provide assurance that it meets customer standards
Kennet to expand staff after asset boost
Kennet Equipment Leasing in the UK has announced plans to expand its workforce after reporting a 44% increase in the total value of assets The Warwickshire-based office-equipment leasing company has increasingly targeted bigger asset sectors such as vehicles and plant equipment, which reflects the companys growth, said managing director Tim Tainty Kennet Equipment Leasing currently employs forty people and is now set to employ a number of senior account manager and sales support roles after the half-yearly results showed the rise in growth of assets compared to the same period last year
CIT’s income improves by ?5.6m
Financial services company CIT reported a quarterly income for its vendor finance segment of $22m (15.4m), an increase of $8m (5.6m) from the previous quarter and of $24m ($16.8m) compared to same quarter last year The vendor finance segment is now the fourth biggest segment of CIT in terms of income contribution, compared to being the second smallest segment in 2010.
EBRD supports leasing in Moldova
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided a 2m loan to equipment leasing company BT Leasing Moldova to continue to support the development of a leasing market in Moldova
Azule finances LED video wall
Azule Finance has provided a £300,000 (342,720) loan to support lighting and sound designer Colour Sound Experiments investment in a 100 sq m LED video wall to boost profits at summer festivals The broadcasting leasing provider has been working with London-based Colour Sound Experiment, who is involved with over 50 summer festivals in the UK, to expand its business and meet new demand of elaborate visual set-ups Gavin Scott, sales director at Azule Finance commented: At Azule, our unique understanding of the live events sector, means that unlike high street lenders we instantly see the long term business value in this complex investment and were able to offer quick competitive finance to allow Colour Sound Experiment to take advantage of this gap in the market.