Briggs partners with Zenith

Zenith, the UK’s leading independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing business, has announced a partnership with Briggs Equipment, to offer vehicle leasing and fleet management provisions to the engineering services and asset management specialist.

The five-year contract will see Zenith provide a full vehicle leasing solution for Briggs Equipment’s 1,050-strong fleet, which comprises of light commercial vehicles (LCV) and passenger vehicles through a refreshed company car scheme following a full policy review.

The incumbent Company Car scheme was heavily driven by ICE vehicles, and following a full policy review at the start of implementation, Zenith identified an opportunity to utilise electric vehicles, which were overall more cost effective using Whole Life Cost methodology for both Briggs Equipment and its drivers.

The new scheme, which only includes EVs or vehicles under 50 g/km, substantially reduces Briggs Equipment’s Co2e output, while giving employees access to new technology and higher specification vehicles, which is a proven retention tool. In addition, Zenith’s flexible daily rental product was able to provide a large number of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles at short notice to bridge the gap between the return of ICE vehicles and the supply of new EV vehicles. The supply of PHEV allowed users time to prepare for home EV charging, while ensuring low Benefit-in-Kind liability.

Zenith was also awarded the five-year contract due to its enhanced LCV operating model, which is expected to deliver superior control over all vehicle-off-road events through a downtime management solution. The bespoke model, designed around Briggs Equipment’s requirements, will see a number of the current LCVs replaced to ensure the fleet is efficient as possible.

Gil Kelly, Group Head of Operations, at Briggs Equipment, commented: “We are delighted to begin this partnership with Zenith. Their sustainability focused solution further demonstrates our commitment to reducing our environmental impact, whilst ensuring our company car drivers have access to a modern, safe and compliant fleet of vehicles.
It’s crucial that we partner with suppliers who can meet the ever evolving requirements of our business, and we are confident that Zenith will deliver a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership.”

Andy Wolff, commercial director for the Corporate division at Zenith, added: “With more than 30 years’ experience in fleet management and having operations which span corporate, commercial and consumer divisions, we set out to understand the complete needs of Briggs, in order to find the best solutions for their operations.

Our tailored approach means we can support all aspects of the Briggs Equipment UK fleet, from its company cars, LCVs and a salary sacrifice scheme to the wider employee population, as well as a short-term hire rental solution. The partnership we’ve built means we can offer a proposal which reflects their business needs while providing a high level of service at a competitive price.”

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