Lex Autolease launches new 1link Hire Network e-commerce platform which links major fleet buyers and suppliers of car and van daily rental online in real time.

The move will bring a range of new efficiencies to the car and van rental services which Lex Autolease provides to its customers – including much faster, more accurate processing of orders and improved customer service levels.

Ian Drayton, senior manager of car and van rental, at Lex Autolease, said: “We’ve had a relationship with epyx for some time and benefited from packages such as maintenance and downtime management software. But were now looking to work more closely with a select group of high performing suppliers and extend the benefits of their services to more of our customers.

“What 1link Hire Network enables us to do is create new efficiencies in the daily rental services that we supply to customers. We will be able to communicate with them and with our suppliers much more quickly, while offering improved service levels. It’s an all-round win.”

Ken Trinder, head of business development at epyx, the company behind 1link, said: “1link Hire Network has been gaining momentum over the last year with several major leasing companies signing up to the platform. However, Lex Autolease is the largest and this deal is sure to generate a new level of interest in the product and its benefits.”

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