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Sotiris Kanaris

Alphabet UK moves offices

Fleet lessor Alphabet UK is moving from its current UK business location in Hook, Hampshire, to its new home in Farnborough.

Liberty Leasing reports £18m new business in Q1

UK asset finance company Liberty Leasing reported that the total amount of new business it wrote in Q1 equated to £18m (€22.8m). The company said that the result was above its target of £12m.

Lombard appoints head of specialist sectors

Lombard has appointed Hiten Sonpal to the newly-created role of head of specialist sectors.

SGEF new business up 2.7% in Q1

Société Générale Group reported a 2.7% year-on-year growth in new business of its equipment finance division in Q1 2016.

Sofico to introduce e-signature capability to its software

Global automotive finance, leasing and fleet software provider, Sofico has partnered with Belgian software house Connective, to introduce a new electronic signature capability to its software Miles.

ALD Automotive UK appoints head of remarketing

ALD Automotive UK has appointed Simon Patel to the newly-created role of head of remarketing and logistics.

Grenke Group profit up 22% in Q1 2016

Grenke Group has reported net profit of €22.5m in the first quarter of 2016, up 22.4% year-on-year.

Taylor leaves ALD Automotive UK for Essential Fleet Services

Greg Taylor has resigned as operations director at ALD Automotive UK to take up a commercial director role at Essential Fleet Services.

ELFA: US new business volume falls 11% in March

US new business volume was down 11% year-on-year in March at $8.1bn (€7.2bn), according to the monthly index of the US Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA).

Q1 profit down 25% at Cat Financial

Cat Financial, the finance company of Caterpillar, reported profit of $100m (€89m) in the first quarter of 2016, 25% lower than the same period in 2015.