Northgate secures three-year extension to Securitas fleet

April 2010

A fleet of 50 cars is being provided by Northgate Vehicle Hire to Securitas Mobile, a division of one of the world’s largest security organisations.

The new three-year agreement for the renewal of the whole Securitas Mobile fleet sees the supply of 50 Peugeot 207 cars and extends the two companies existing seven-year business partnership to 2013.

While the two organisations have agreed a three-year fleet deal, vehicles will be replaced on a two-year cycle to ensure that Securitas Mobile continues to operate the latest most environmentally-friendly models.

Securitas Mobile provide a range of services including keyholding and alarm response - both commercial and domestic - mobile patrols, a locks and unlocks service for commercial premises and lone worker protection/escort services.

Andy Natt, managing director of Securitas Mobile, said: “In our business we need to be available 24:7/365 to meet the needs of our clients. Northgate not only provides the right kinds of vehicles which are both environmentally and operationally efficient, they also keep us on the road, something which is critical to our business, particularly out of hours.”

Darlington-based Northgate Vehicle Hire is the UK’s leading provider of vehicle hire for businesses and operates a fleet of more than 60,000 cars and vans.

Sales director Gareth Jones said: “We are proud to be a partner to Securitas and look forward to working with them as they reinforce and expand their position as the market leader.”

Securitas is a market leader in security, with over 240,000 employees, operating in 40 countries mainly in Europe, North and South America and Asia and is the largest provider of mobile security services in the UK and Ireland.

ABOUT NORTHGATE PLC

Northgate plc, quoted on the London Stock Exchange, is Europe’s leading light commercial vehicle rental business with extensive operations in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Spain.

In the UK and Ireland, Northgate has a network of 20 local hire companies operating from 72 rental locations providing nationwide coverage from Aberdeen to Plymouth. The fleet of 61,000 vehicles, most of which are light commercial vehicles, is the largest rental fleet in the UK.

The company’s core business has been to provide business and corporate customers with NORFLEX - a completely flexible vehicle rental package which gives customers the ultimate freedom in managing their vehicle fleet without any contractual commitment or early termination penalties backed up by the largest support infrastructure offered by any UK rental company.

Since developing NORFLEX as a market-leading vehicle rental brand, Northgate has also extended its service offering to include:

• Fleet Technique, which manages on behalf of fleet owners the maintenance and administration for more than 15,000 vehicles. More information can be found at www.fleet-technique.co.uk



• Van Monster, which operates from seven main sites offering retail and trade customers a wide range of quality used vans with some 1,500 vehicles in stock most of which are less than three-years-old. For further information go to www.vanmonster.com



• easyVan is a low cost van rental partnership between Northgate and easyCar providing more than 120 convenient locations through the UK. Visit easyVan.com for more details.

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