CONTRACT hire company Ryland Multifleet has rebranded its disposals division. The renaming of The Car Company to Multifleet Direct is intended to reflect the retail sales division's role in selling direct to the public and has coincided with the expansion of its Leamington Spa site.

It has tripled in size to hold 150 vehicles by taking over the forecourt and showroom of Ryland Soams, a Ryland Group Ford dealership, which has transferred to purpose-built premises nearby. Up to 200 cars, between two and three years old, are in stock at any one time at Multifleet Direct's two sites and are sold with six months' warranty and a year's MoT. Stock is picked from 300 vehicles every month which return to Ryland Multifleet from contract hire customers.