Fleet briefs: Latest industry news from Nexus, FMG, Kwik Fit Fleet and Eurorepar

Nexus Vehicle Rental has launched Nexus Plant Hire to provide businesses access to a wide range of plant machinery through its rental management system, IRIS. 

Through IRIS, Nexus connects customers to more than 650,000 vehicles, including 100,000 specialist and commercial vehicles, 50,000 HGVs, and now 100,000 pieces of plant machinery, across more than 2,000 locations.

Nexus Plant Hire offers access to plant vehicles, heating and cooling equipment, welfare and accommodation vehicles, power and lighting equipment and powered access machinery.

James Maden, sales and marketing director at Nexus Vehicle Rental, said: “During the last three years, Nexus has heavily invested in its people and systems to ensure that the business is at the forefront of the market when delivering additional services and products for our customers.

“Following the recent successful launches of Nexus Go and Nexus Connect, we are really excited to launch Nexus Plant Hire and to deliver the fastest growing plant hire network in the UK.”

Kwik Fit Fleet raises cash for Prostate Cancer UK

Kwik Fit Fleet has raised £53,000 for Prostate Cancer UK as a result of its 2023 charity golf day. 

The event was held at the famous Marquess course at Woburn Golf Club with 80 players in attendance, comprising employees of Kwik Fit and its parent company ETEL, fleet customers, industry partners and guests.

The tournament was played in a fourball format with the players getting the chance to receive some expert coaching on the practice greens from Andrew Murray.

Murray is an ex-European open champion, golf course designer and long-time supporter of Prostate Cancer UK. He provided people with valuable tips on their putting and short game before they took on the challenging course.

Also in attendance were British Touring Car Championship leader Ash Sutton and his NAPA Racing UK teammate Daniel Rowbottom, who took time out of their racing schedule for a different form of driving.

The total amount raised was a result of donations and successful bids in the charity auction, with a range of highly desirable lots on offer.  This is just one of the events Kwik Fit Fleet has held to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK, with the aim of combatting the most common cancer affecting men in the UK. 

The funds are being used to raise awareness of the risks of prostate cancer, to support Prostate Cancer UK’s specialist nurses team, and help fund research into treatment and diagnosis, with a particular focus on developing an effective test for use in a national screening programme.

Dan Joyce, Kwik Fit Fleet director, said: "We are delighted that everybody enjoyed the day, but most importantly that we raised such a large sum for Prostate Cancer UK, an incredible £53,000.

“The weather just about held and the golfing form was also fair to middling. I would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all those supported the day, particularly all our industry partners – we’re already looking forward to planning next year’s event."

Four new Eurorepar Car Service centres join network

An independent garage network, Eurorepar Car Service, has expanded its network with four new garages in Lincolnchire.

The four new network members are located in Brigg, Louth, Market Rasen, and Spalding.

Selected by Eurorepar Car Service to join its network, the newly opened centres - Elsham Garage Services, NT Shaw Of Louth, Market Rasen Motor Company, and BP Auto Repairs, will now provide all-makes servicing and repair work under the Eurorepar brand.  

Chris Jones, head of network and business development at Eurorepar Car Service, said: “Regardless of where in the UK our centres are located, they all share the same commitment – delivering exceptional service to their customers. I look forward to supporting these centres in helping them achieve their goals.”

The openings of rural Lincolnshire’s centres come after the launch of three more Eurorepar Car Service centres in Scotland, including Autovision, in Inverness.

Eurorepar Car Service is an all-makes garage initiative run by the Stellantis Group.

FMG raises more than £50k for children’s charity

FMG has reached its £50,000 fundraising milestone with Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice through its dedicated charity partnership scheme.

Since Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice opened their doors back in 2011, FMG has partnered with The Hospice to raise funds in support of the charity’s mission to help any family confronted with the news that their child has a life-shortening condition.

Through a range of employee fundraising and dedicated corporate charity events, the Huddersfield-based company has been able to help the charity, which requires £4 million every year to cover costs.

Claire Owens, FMG managing director, said: “We’re proud to have reached this fundraising milestone for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice. This has only been possible with the ongoing commitment from our community of colleagues - their support and generosity are what’s attained such a momentous achievement.”

Gareth Pierce, director of income generation at Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, said: “Thanks to FMG’s partnership and a shared vision to support families at a real time of crisis, Forget Me Not has been able to deliver essential life-changing services during a time when they are most needed.

“Despite all the challenges since 2020, the fundraising efforts of our friends at FMG have continued to be truly impressive.

“As the partnership continues, we would like to say how grateful we are for the passion and ongoing commitment to The Hospice shown by everyone across FMG, which has enabled us to reach this incredible milestone.”