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Tuesday, March 16th 2010

All the latest news from Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions

Comment: Pressure on fleets driving more businesses to outsource

In the face of increasing pressure to reduce costs, headcount and streamline processes more businesses are turning to outsourcing fleet providers to achieve these objectives. Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions is reporting a sharp rise in new business wins, which reflects a trend towards increased outsourcing across a variety of industries in both the public and [...]

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions appoints new UK Head of Finance

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions has strengthened its UK finance team with the appointment of James Worraker as Head of Finance. Worraker brings to the role over 15 years’ experience in the automotive industry, having previously held key finance positions with Leaseplan UK and RAC. At Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, Worraker’s key areas of responsibility will [...]

Hitachi Capital Facilitate Dyno’s Expansion Plans

Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services, providers of a full spectrum of tailor-made fleet finance, leasing and management services, has taken an order for 66 new vans comprising of Volkswagen Caddys and Ford Transits from the UK’s leading drains business, Dyno-Rod Plumbing and Drains, part of the Dyno Group. The deal will support the company’s extensive [...]

Hitachi Capital Boosts Sales Through Repairers Network

Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services is enabling its network of repairers to offer contract hire to their customers, which is financed by the leasing provider, thus providing Hitachi Capital with access to small commercial contracts and, in return, offers repairers a commission fee and ongoing maintenance contract. Anita Damron’s appointment to Business Development Manager for [...]

Hitachi Capital achieves green seal of approval

Fleet management company, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions has achieved certification from BSI to the internationally recognised environmental management standard, ISO 14001, demonstrating  the leasing provider’s commitment to sustainable development. ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted standard that sets out a framework of essential elements for putting an effective environmental management system in place. The standard is [...]

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions raises money for charity BEN

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions held a raffle last week to raise money and support the automotive industry’s charity BEN. Prizes were donated by Hitachi Capital’s suppliers and senior management team and included a Hitachi digital camera, Nintendo DS, mountain bike and an iPod. BEN provides care and support to employees from the automotive industry and their dependants [...]

Carsite’s Preview Enables Swift De-fleeting For Hitachi Capital

The adoption of the platform Preview to Carsite, the online resale partner for Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, has seen a marked acceleration in the process of pre-termination of online vehicle sales and the number of days to disposal drop by almost half. Preview allows Hitachi Capital to market cars to consumers weeks before de-fleeting, minimising [...]

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions Reduce Carbon Footprint In One Week!

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, in an effort to encourage its staff to think about being more environmentally friendly, have recently celebrated Enviroweek where daily emails to staff gave tips on how they could reduce their carbon footprint and environmental impact by making small changes to their work and home life; with the week rounded off [...]

Ocado Orders From Hitachi To Keep Fleet Green

With increased demand for delivery services and high environmental standards to maintain Ocado has placed an order for five refrigerated double-deck trailers through its long-standing leasing provider Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services. By adding more double-deck trailers to its existing fleet Ocado can deliver twice the volume of groceries with half the required vehicles further [...]

Prepare for tax changes warns Hitachi Capital

Fleet management company, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions is urging fleet managers to take advice from their leasing provider about the potential impact of changes to the company car tax system while there is still time to make any revisions before the law takes effect in April. Statistics from a recent survey conducted by the Berkshire-based company [...]

Commercial fleets must specialise to economise, advises Hitachi

With a tough economic outlook predicted for 2009, it has become more important than ever for companies operating commercial vehicles to achieve value for money from their fleet. Specialist vehicle provider Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services is advising operators to ensure commercial vehicles on their fleet are specified for the particular job they are required [...]

Hitachi Capital drives for growth with strategic acquisition

Leading finance and fleet management services company Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions has acquired The Driving Instructor Centre Ltd. Based in Leicester, The Driving Instructor Centre (incorporating Robinson’s Garage) provides contract hire vehicles to driving instructors and driving schools. The company employs 52 people with a turnover of approximately £10m. Managing Director, Mark West will remain with [...]

Hitachi Capital supply specialist vehicles to the National Grid

The National Grid has placed an order for 10 suction excavator vehicles with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services. The specialist vehicles will enable the utility provider to carry out its national gas pipe replacement programme with minimum disruption to local communities while maintaining excellent health and safety standards. The National Grid project aims to replace 91,000km [...]

Winter tips from Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions’ has produced a winter safety car checklist, so you can make sure you and your drivers are prepared. Checklist for safe winter driving 1. Antifreeze – In cold weather antifreeze is essential for protecting your car against frost damage. Make sure you have the correct strength, A 50/50 mix of anti-freeze and water [...]

Car check day highlights grey fleet concerns

Concerns about the safety of employees’ privately owned cars have been substantiated by a car check day undertaken by vehicle management company, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions. The vehicle safety event, designed to underline the message that duty of care should extend beyond company car drivers to private cars, the so called “grey fleet” within organisations, revealed [...]

Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance raises over £6,000 For Charity

Leeds based, Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance has announced that it has raised over £6000 for charity in six months, with Apex View staff being involved in a number of different charity events. They hope to raise even more with their Christmas charity auction and raffle. A number of sporty staff took part in fun runs and [...]

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Donation Helps Kids Company Get Creative

Hitachi Capital claims the creativity will continue to flourish at art workshops at the charity Kids Company as it has donated a van to the charity. Young people’s charity Kids Company believes in the value of art as a dynamic learning tool. It employs artist Jebet Mengech to travel to under-resourced schools across the capital to [...]

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