All articles by Sotiris Kanaris
Sotiris Kanaris
Alphabet increases extended rental fleet by 25% ahead of Christmas getaway
Fleet lessor Alphabet has expanded its extended rental fleet AlphaRent by 25% to over 1,100 vehicles, ahead of the traditional Christmas getaway.
Fleet Logistics appoints new CCO
Independent fleet management provider Fleet Logistics has appointed Gianni Granata as chief commercial officer, replacing Vinzenz Pflanz who is leaving the company to take up a new role as chief sales officer for Sixt Leasing in Germany.
1pm and Academy Leasing portfolio grows to £57m.
1pm and Academy Leasing reported that their combined asset finance and business loans portfolio stood at £57m (78.5m), as of 30th of November 2015.
FLA: 25th month of consecutive asset finance growth
Asset finance new business increased by 3% in October compared to the same month last year to £2.51bn (3.47bn), according to the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Leaseurope: leasing volumes in Europe reach 140.5bn in H1 2015
Total leasing volumes in Europe stood at 140.5 billion in the first half of 2015, according to Leaseuropes Biannual European Leasing Survey.
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CIT Group appoints Alemany as chief executive
US commercial lending and leasing service company CIT Group has appointed Ellen R. Alemany as chief executive officer, effective from 1 April 2016.
US leasing foundation expects moderate growth in 2016
Investment in equipment and software in the US is expected to grow 4.4% in 2016, according to a report by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation.
Tusker launches salary sacrifice car scheme for medium sized businesses
UK fleet management provider Tusker has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme specifically designed for medium sized businesses called Accelerate.
Close Brothers: Nearly a third of SMEs to seek funding in the next 12 months
29% of SMEs in the UK are planning to seek funding for business investment in the next 12 months, according to the Close Brothers Business Barometer.
Aldermore provides invoice finance facility to courier service
UK challenger bank Aldermore has agreed to provide a £250,000 (345,000) invoice finance facility to family-run courier service Route 1 Express Couriers