Asset Alliance Appoints New Aftersales, Procurement, and Productivity Manager
Asset Alliance has appointed John Harris as the new Aftersales, Procurement, and Productivity Manager. This change will guarantee that customers receive the highest standard of support from himself as well as the company. Harrisâs new responsibilities include working closely with Asset Allianceâs repair and maintenance partners and parts and tyre manufacturers to ensure first-rate products and performance and to optimise the customer experience. Due to his 26 years of experience at Enterprise Flex-E-Rent, formerly Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental, he will also be providing strategic advice to the companyâs fleet customers. Asset Alliance is a relatively young business with an enviable client list. My focus is on ensuring long-term customer satisfaction, so we can ensure we have the highest levels of repeat business in the sector. We have a great network of partners we work with, and I am looking forward to strengthening our relationship with them as a group and individually, for the good of the customer and for both our businesses, reported Harris to the Commercial Development Director, Dave Potter. Harris is believed to be capable of making a difference within this role and he will be based at the commercial vehicle asset finance and leasing companyâs head office in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Asset Alliance is one of the UKâs leading providers of commercial vehicle Finance, Contract Hire, and Fleet Management and it is part of the Asset Alliance Group. The Group occupies a unique position in the market, as it uses its own funds and significant buying power to supply multi-brand vehicles on any combination of contract hire, operating lease, finance lease or hire purchase. This flexibility, combined with a transparent and consultative approach, helps customers drive maximum efficiency from their fleets. The Group is headquartered in Wolverhampton and was founded in 2010 by Willie Paterson, former Director of Commercial Finance at Alliance & Leicester plc. Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine | The Home of Manufacturing Industry News
Asset Alliance Revealed That They Are Helping Steinhoff
Asset Alliance has revealed that they will be helping Steinhoff with a supply of the de-mountable truck body system. The manufacturer of a de-mountable truck solution has announced that they would be working with Steinhoff, the company which owns Bensons for Beds and Harveys. The companies will be working together in order to improve the efficiency of Steinhoff’s warehouse as well as their delivery systems in order to make them faster and more simple to fulfill. The furniture retail business has revealed that they have ordered 67 new DAF trucks that all feature the Martin Williams de-mountable bodies. The trucks have been supplied to the business on a hire basis by Asset Alliance. The vehicles that have been supplied are on a five-year full service agreement. The commercial vehicle supplier has also equipped Steinhoff with 71 extra de-mount boxes which should help to improve the warehouse and delivery systems that are in place. The freestanding boxes that have been supplied as part of the hire agreement can be pre-loaded in the warehouse for both the Bensons for Beds and Harveys brands while the trucks can continuously be in use making deliveries. This system is thought to be more flexible for the company and led to the de-mount boxes being swapped directly at the out-base locations of the warehousing facility. So far the alteration to the warehousing and delivery operations have been a success, so much so that Steinhoff are thinking of increasing their hire of 67 new trucks, initially brought in on a trial period, to replace their entire fleet of 275 commercial vehicles. The retail furniture company have predicted significant productivity and efficiency gains through the use of this new streamlined fleet solution. Steinhoff have 10 12 tonne DAF LF 260 trucks which are now in operation in Lutterworth carrying out 24-hour trunking duties as well as 57 7.5 tonne DAF LF 160 trucks which are working as part of the home delivery fleet and operating in locations such as Accrington, Dagenham, Dublin, Huntingdon, Lutterworth and Warrington. It is thought that the vehicles on the home delivery fleet will cover 75,000 miles each year.
