Rivus stays on course to become ‘strongest player in the market’

In March 2021, Rivus chief executive officer David Myers (left) revealed ambitious plans to Fleet News for the company to become the ‘’strongest player in the market’.

A year on, and the company has increased its fleet offering by integrating Pullman Fleet Solutions into the business.

Pullman was one of the largest providers of commercial heavy goods vehicle (HGV ) maintenance and fleet management services in the UK for brands such as Tesco, Morrisons and Wilko and was bought by Rivus parent company Aurelius from Wincanton in November 2020.

Aurelius had acquired Rivus Fleet Solutions, formerly BT Fleet Solutions, in 2019. At the end of February this year the decision was taken to drop the Fleet Solutions part of its name and rebrand as simply Rivus.

The enlarged business has 1,300 employees, manages around 200,000 service bookings each year and operates from 80 sites nationwide through its light commercial vehicle (LCV) and HGV combined garage network. It has more than 500 Rivus-approved garage partners and a UK-wide team of mobile technicians.

Most of its managed fleet is LCVs and HGVs (80,000 and 40,000 units respectively). It also has around 10,000 cars, but commercial fleets are the target customer.

BT Group accounts for around 32,000 vehicles. Rivus also handles around 7,000 vehicle modifications every year.