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2010

• Leasedrive Velo Group 2011 predictions – ten key fleet trends
• Leasedrive Velo witnesses uptake for Licence:Manager
• Leasedrive Velo adds Avis as a preferred rental supplier
• Leasedrive Velo makes three new appointments in drive for growth
• P11D:Manager module added to Drive:Manager system
• Magnet renews 650-vehicle contract with Leasedrive Velo
• Two in a row for Leasedrive Velo’s Rental:Manager in BusinessCar Techies Awards
• Leasedrive Velo’s new ‘Essential Guide to Car Salary Sacrifice Schemes’ argues HR could do more to promote
• Latest Leasedrive Velo charity bike ride raises £15k
• Leasedrive Velo wins Mencap
• Leasedrive Velo continues to diversify – new 3-year deal with Scope
• McNeil rejoins Leasedrive Velo Rental Management
  Division in recruitment drive
  
• Leasedrive Velo team raises £10,983 for Marie Curie Cancer Care and RNLI ahead of 261-mile bike ride from Wokingham HQ to Le Mans
• Leasedrive Velo comes to the rental rescue of the RNLI
• Leasedrive Velo team to ride 261 miles from Wokingham HQ to Le Mans in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and RNLI
• Leasedrive Velo launches new vehicle servicing management initiative
• Leasedrive Velo wins second Buying Solutions framework agreement – now for vehicle hire provision
• Board changes at Leasedrive Velo Group
• Capgemini extends Leasedrive Velo contract for a further two years
• BDO figures on Leasedrive Velo for future contract hire
• Leasedrive Velo makes first appearance in Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100
• Leasedrive Velo ‘fleet management vision in 2015’ white paper

2009

• Leasedrive Velo wins EST Fleet Hero Award
• New e-Invoicing from Leasedrive Velo for rental customers
• Leasedrive Velo wins a Buying Solutions framework agreement
• Company car drivers could do with a Highway Code refresher reveals Leasedrive Velo Group survey
• Traffic:Manager module added to Drive:Manager system
• Leasedrive Velo wins sexy Ann Summers contract
• Ex-football pro MacDonald appointed Account Manager
• Rental:Manager from Leasedrive Velo scoops BusinessCar Techies Award
• New faster Rental:Manager from Leasedrive Velo
• Magnet extends 650-vehicle contract with Leasedrive Velo
• More comprehensive new Drive:Manager website launched
• New Mileage:Manager from Leasedrive Velo ends private mileage calculation nightmare
• Ford best and worst in Leasedrive Velo Group survey

2008

• Leasedrive Velo Group 2009 predictions – Ten key trends
• Leasedrive Velo wins tasty new contract with KFC
• Unprecedented ‘Three-in-a-Row’ win for Leasedrive Velo in 2008 Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards – Winners of the ‘Management Team of the Year’ Award
  
• Leasedrive Velo helps client T-Mobile save £400,000
• CO2 emissions will influence choice of next company car say 87% of drivers in Leasedrive Velo Group survey
• Leasedrive Velo Group launches EnviroDrive
• Leasedrive Velo wins £2.1m sale and leaseback contract from Palmer and Harvey
• Final total raised for Marie Curie Cancer Care from Leasedrive Velo London to Paris Bike Ride reaches £16,472
  
• Leasedrive Velo in the fast lane following £80m deal
• Leasedrive Velo commended in inaugural European GreenFleet Awards
  
• Leasedrive Velo celebrates 25th anniversary
• Leasedrive Velo named ‘Fleet Management Company 08/09’ by ITM
  
• Leasedrive Velo team raises over £13,500 for Marie Curie Cancer Care in London to Paris Bike Ride
  
• Leasedrive Velo posts successful first business year
• Leasedrive Velo team to ride from London to Paris in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care
  
• Nobilas signs new improved rental agreement
  with Leasedrive Velo
  
• Leasedrive Velo to keep Arqiva on the move
• Positive smoke signals from Leasedrive Velo
  following first major re-sign after merger

2007

• Leasedrive VELO 2008 predictions
  – seven key trends
  
• Bull latest addition to Leasedrive VELO’s IT fleet portfolio
• Two in a row for Leasedrive VELO at the
  2007 Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards
  – Winners of the ‘Business Management Team’ Award
  
• Leasedrive VELO’s Millionth Rental!
• Leasedrive VELO builds on its impressive blue chip client portfolio with Davis Langdon win
• Leasedrive VELO named
  ‘UK Independent Vehicle Management Company 2007’ by ITM
  
• New improved Rental:Manager online booking tool launched
• Leasedrive VELO launches Stopgap Plus
• New Leasedrive VELO website launched
• Leasedrive and VELO merge to form Leasedrive VELO

2006

• Capgemini one of biggest wins
• Business Management Team Award
• 10 Top Tips to 'greener' driving
• Leasing/Rental Company of the Year 2006 GreenFleet Award
• Countrywide extends Ofsted for further two years
• Leasedrive 'maximises HR value' of Ceridian's fleet
• Carbon:Manager launched to assist clients towards running a 'greener' fleet
• Countrywide adds fizz to Britvic's rental needs
• Leasedrive 'secures' De La Rue
• Leasedrive an ITM Recommended Industry Supplier
• Company car drivers strongly opposed to congestion charging
• Mid-Term rentals continue to gain in popularity
• Half of company drivers want motorway speed limits reduced
• Company car drivers willing to go green
• Leasedrive measures up to Lloyd's Register quality standards
• Best Contract Hire/Fleet Management Company 2006 Fleet News Award
• Leasedrive diversifies with Scope
• Car rental - the cheaper business mileage option

2005

• Leasedrive predicts move back to company cars
• Leasedrive 'partners' PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Leasedrive drives for even greater customer excellence
• Countrywide 'ship shape' for Carnival
• SunGard Vivista appoints Countrywide as preferred supplier
• Countrywide wins major United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) vehicle rental supply contract
• Marie Curie switches to Leasedrive
• Rental:Manager online booking tool now available to Countrywide customers
• Leasedrive wins Microsoft Vendor Programme UK Excellence Award 2005 Recognition for Excellence in Technology
• Leasedrive good news for UK's largest newsagents' chain
• John Lewis Partnership opts for Drive:Manager
• Mid-term vehicle rentals gaining in popularity
• Countrywide supports West Ham

2004

• Alec Stewart officially opens new Leasedrive Group HQ
• RBI latest new client to launch Driveaway
• ICFM launches Leasedrive Scholarship
• Leasedrive retains Microsoft Limited after global procurement review
• Countrywide wins new Companies House contract
• Leasedrive consolidates partnership with KeeResources
• Leasedrive Group move to new hi-tech headquarters at TRL reinforces automotive pedigree
• Countrywide wins 3M vehicle rental business
• New Drive:Manager from Leasedrive to set new benchmark standards
• Leasedrive signs preferred supplier deal with Kwik-Fit
• Huge interest in new Responsibility driver management service
• New Lexus LS430 the perfect catch for Alec Stewart!
• Simmonds appointed UK Business Development Manager
• Ian Botham's Valleys Walk 2003 raises £430,000
• Countrywide launches consolidated van rental offer

2003

• Countrywide celebrates 10th anniversary with Alec Stewart
• Howick promoted to new sales director position at Countrywide
• Farrell joins Leasedrive as Director of Business Development
• Lenton promoted Marketing Manager at Leasedrive Group
• Leasedrive appoints Bowen as UK Business Development Manager
• Leasedrive makes major systems investments CHP and epyx contracts signed
• Leasedrive sold to new management team
  Leading industry names head BIMBO transaction

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