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Verdict Staff
SMEs see growth but want lower-cost finance find surveys
Over two thirds of UK SMEs plan to grow in the next one to two years while almost half find the cost of finance too high, according to two recent surveys.
Fleet Friday: Lex, FedEx, flex and high-techs
A round up of the weeks UK and global news including contracts for Lex Autolease, Renault EVs, Hitachi Capital, Volvo, epyx and Toyota Fleet Services; Fords aftersales programme, EV salary sacrifice and EU passenger car data.
Leaning on the lenders
Adam Tyler chief executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers says the Small Business Finance Directory needs more brokers to sign up to achieve critical mass.
CSI signs European vendor deal with Lenovo
CSI Leasing has signed a vendor partnership in Europe with multinational technology firm Lenovo, with other geographies and regions to be added soon.
Government support fuels renewables
The renewables finance sector offers commercial opportunities but is susceptible to withdrawal of subsidies, explains Peter Johnstone and Mike Cobb
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Making sense of the market
Leasing Life and United Trust Bank invited leading brokers to a round table discussion looking at the state of UK leasing in the agriculture, plant and machinery, and bus and coach sectors
Fleet Friday: From Vancouver to van sales
A round up of the weeks fleet news including Canadian and public sector operations for LeasePlan, record ex-fleet auction values, plus sales times, certificates and applications.
Limited places left at industry Christmas lunch
There are just three tables left at the Leasing Foundation Christmas charity lunch in support of Macmillan Cancer Care and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Online construction equipment provenance check now open
Cesar, the online equipment provenance check for the industrial and agricultural sectors, set up by vehicle information provider HPI, and security company Datatag, has opened up for general use by the asset finance industry.
Fleet Friday: Registrations up, awards won, vans flat
A weekly roundup of European fleet news including positive market figures, award winners, a new hire at Arval, price ceiling for vans and careless company car driving.