Press Releases

December 2009 - ROSS CLARKSON, MARKETING DIRECTOR, NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE, ON 2010 ISSUES
The New Year is the time when many fleet decision-makers cannot continue to postpone fleet funding decisions
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December 2009 - HILL-O, HILL-O, HILL-O WHAT'S ALL THIS THEN?
Vehicle hire company Anglian Willhire has once more offered to donate the use of two of their minibuses as support vehicles
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November 2009 - COMMENTS FROM NORTHGATE SALES DIRECTOR GARETH JONES FOR VAN FLEET WORLD SHORT-TERM RENTAL FEATURE
The traditional seasonal demand for additional temporary vehicles is coming through as in previous years despite the economic conditions.
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October 2009 - NORTHGATE SCOOPS TOP FLEET AWARD FOR RECESSION-BEATING VEHICLE REMARKETING INITIATIVE
An innovative recession-busting van remarketing initiative from Britain's largest vehicle rental company has won a top fleet industry award.
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September 2009 - FLEET WORLD ARTICLE ON SALE & RENTBACK
Fleet is often the third biggest cost to companies after property and salaries, so managing these costs is therefore critical
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September 2009 - FLEET DEMAND FOR NORTHGATE'S TELEMATICS SOLUTION SOARS AS COMPANIES LOOK TO CUT COSTS
Corporate demand for Northgate Vehicle Hire's cutting-edge telematics technology that helps businesses to cut costs is soaring.
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August 2009 - SALE AND RENTBACK
Northgate Vehicle Hire introduced sale and rentback early last year and is believed to be the only rental organisation to promote the initiative to businesses.
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August 2009 - FLEET DEMAND FOR NORTHGATE'S TELEMATICS SOLUTION SOARS AS COMPANIES LOOK TO CUT COSTS
Corporate demand for Northgate Vehicle Hire's cutting-edge telematics technology that helps businesses to cut costs is soaring.
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August 2009 - M&G VEHICLE HIRE'S SAFETY FOCUS WIN NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN FLEET ROAD SAFETY AWARDS
M&G Vehicle Hire Ltd., a subsidiary of Britain's largest vehicle rental company, Northgate Vehicle Hire., has been 'highly commended' in the annual Fleet Safety Forum Awards organised by road safety charity Brake.
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July 2009 - M&G VEHICLE HIRE SIGNS UP TO EUROPEAN ROAD SAFETY CHARTER
Safety-focused rental company M&G Vehicle Hire Ltd is one of 20 UK-based organisations that have just signed the European Road Safety Charter.
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July 2009 - NORTHGATE DRIVES INTO PUBLIC SECTOR WITH LAUNCH OF NEW DIVISION
Northgate Vehicle Hire, Britain's largest vehicle rental company, is launching a major drive to increase its share of the UK public sector market.
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June 2009 - FLEET DEMAND FOR NORTHGATE'S TELEMATICS SOLUTION SOARS AS COMPANIES LOOK TO CUT COSTS
Corporate demand for Northgate Vehicle Hire's cutting-edge telematics technology that helps businesses to cut costs is soaring.
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June 2009 - NORTHGATE FLEET KEEPS BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP 'CIRCUS' ON THE ROAD
Northgate Vehicle Hire has supplied a fleet of six Mercedes-Benz support vehicles for the 2009 British Superbike Championship, Britain's largest motorsport event.
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May 2009 - COMMENTS FROM PHIL MOORHOUSE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE, FOR BUSINESS CAR DAILY RENTAL FEATURE
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May 2009 - NORTHGATE WINS INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARD FROM BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL
Northgate, the UK's largest vehicle rental business with over 65,000 vehicles nationwide, has had its reputation for promoting health and safety to employees and customers further underlined with its second prestigious award this year.
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April 2009 - NORTHGATE BACKS FLEET TEAM AS THEY GET ON THEIR BIKES FOR 1,000-MILE CHARITY RIDE
Northgate Vehicle Hire is backing an intrepid team of cyclists from Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services, who are embarking on a 10-day, 1,000-mile bike ride from John O'Groats to Land's End.
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April 2009 - COMMENTS FROM PHIL MOORHOUSE, MANAGING DIRECTOR NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE, FOR FLEET WORLD DAILY RENTAL FEATURE APRIL 2009
"As a result of the recession, we expect an increasing number of companies to turn to rental rather than commit to the significant holding costs of owning or leasing vehicles for a 'set' period of time.
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