Nexus has expanded the number of rental companies in its managed supply chain by more than 50% to now include more than 80 providers.

“Our goal is to provide complete rental solutions to our clients and that means we need to be able to find whatever type of vehicle they need, wherever they need it,” explained Nexus chief executive officer Neil McCrossan.

“With a growing client base this meant we needed a wider range of suppliers to cover all classes of road-going vehicles and all geographies.”

But, the extension of the Nexus network is also a reflection of the fleet availability challenges currently being experienced in the sector.

“To maintain service levels and availability it was necessary to expand further in order to ensure our customers have access to the vehicles they need,” added McCrossan.