Leasedrive VELO

Positive smoke signals from Leasedrive Velo
following first major re-sign after merger
22 January 2008

Leasedrive Velo, one of the UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management groups, has won its first major re-tender since its merger twelve months ago by re-signing the world’s second largest tobacco group, British American Tobacco (BAT) in the UK. The full fleet management and contract hire contract agreement covers nearly 400 cars and extends the existing contract for a further three years.

Commercial director, Roddy Graham at Leasedrive Velo said: “This is terrific news for the group as we participated in a comprehensive full re-tender exercise involving a dozen suppliers. BAT was originally a Velo client and was won over by the system enhancements it now benefits from through our online totally-integrated fleet management system, Drive:Manager, our transparent pricing and our fleet industry knowledge. To have entered our first major re-tender following the merger and won is a brilliant start to the year.”

Viv Windrum, fleet manager at BAT, commented: “We conducted a very serious review to ensure we were getting the best fleet management service available within the industry. Having re-satisfied ourselves on this point, we were impressed with the regular board level involvement and pleased to secure the continuity of a dedicated account management team. The Drive:Manager system has moved our company car drivers up a gear by allowing them to do far more online.”

BAT benefits from a suite of solutions available under Drive:Manager including Fleet:Manager, Service:Manager, Admin:Manager, Info:Manager, Accident:Manager, Licence:Manager, Rental:Manager and, in due course, Carbon:Manager.

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Notes to Editors:

About BAT

BAT is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco group by global market share, with brands sold in more than 180 markets.
With over 300 brands in its portfolio, BAT makes the cigarette chosen by one in six of the world’s one billion adult smokers. BAT holds robust market positions in each of its regions and has leadership in more than 50 markets.
In 2006, BAT subsidiaries enabled governments worldwide to gather over £16 billion a year in taxes, including excise duty on its products, some eight times the Group’s profit after tax.
BAT has sustained a significant global presence for over 100 years. Its business was founded in 1902 and by 1912 had become one of the world’s top dozen companies by market capitalisation.

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