Network Automotive is celebrating 30 years in business this month.

The Bedfordshire-based company was founded as Vehicle Rental Services in 1978 to provide services to independent daily rental companies and help manufacturers set up dealer-based rental programmes, specialisms that it has continued to develop over the years.

Today, it provides a whole range of people and programmes, consultancy and support services to motor manufacturers, franchise dealers and vehicle rental companies.

Colin Bruder, managing director, explained: “Motor industry consultancy is a tremendously competitive market and it is a testament to all the people who have worked here over the years that the company has continued to thrive.

“Certainly, if you look back 30 years much has changed but our aims are still very much the same - we help manufacturers and dealers to maximise the opportunities that the new and used car and van markets present.”

Bruder added that the key to success in the motor consultancy sector was to enable manufacturers and dealer clients to be proactive rather than reactive.

He elaborated: “It is all about helping clients stay ahead of the game. We continually analyse the market to establish which new trends are emerging and then develop products to meet these changing needs. 

“This approach means that we are not just an initiator of administrative solutions but creative ones. Certainly, our record shows that we are not just a service provider but a service creator - a maker of markets and solutions where none previously existed.”