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SMMT calls on government for support package

The body, which represents the interests of the automotive industry in the UK, has urged the Chancellor to increase capital allowances for fleet buyers, in order to stimulate demand within the commercial vehicle sector, warning that falling registrations in the car and van sector could have a rippling effect on the economy

Italy’s Lombardia tops leasing market

Italy’s Lombardia tops leasing market The Italian region of Lombardia accounts for over 28 percent of the leasing market in Italy, according to Assilea, the countrys association for the leasing industry.

Iveco to supply 5 tractor units to Widdowson

Iveco to supply 5 tractor units to Widdowson Iveco has won its first deal to supply commercial vehicles to Widdowson, the UK haulage company. The Italian bus and truck manufacturer will provide Widdowson with five new Iveco Stralis tractor units under a five year operating lease, provided by Iveco Capital and including a repair and maintenance contract.

?256m of capital ‘frozen’

Contract awards for European public sector deals

JCB Finance in flurry of public-sector deals

JCB Finance in flurry of public-sector deals Set in the context of JCB Finances most successful year for deals within the public sector, October has seen two notable local-authority contracts written by the construction equipment finance house in the UK. The first, with a total value of 18.8 million, was a bundle of finance leases signed with Bedford Borough Council subsidiary Bedford Bereavement Care Limited, to finance the provision of crematorium equipment over a four-year period

Recruitment drive as CSG takes fast lane

Technology asset finance company Capital Solutions Group has been ranked 14th in the Virgin Sunday Times Fast Track 100, a listing of the UKs fastest-growing privately owned businesses.

Cramo wins £15m Swedish Kiruna mine deal

Nordic rental company Cramo has won a £15 million mining deal to provide equipment for a large-scale project at the Kiruna mine in Sweden.

Leasint profits 16.5% up

Leasint, the leasing arm of Intesa SanPaolo, reported a 16.5 percent increase in net profits for its first three quarters

On the move

Alain Vervaet will retire as CEO of ING Lease Holdings…Malcolm Ogle has been appointed as EMEA chairman at The Alta Group…Elliot Lennick, CEO at MAN Financial Services in the UK…