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Impressive – Dawsongroup vans ’ fleet of vehicles at its Stockton site .
“ The amazing progress made since the acquisition highlights the remarkable results that can be achieved when two teams who share the same values are brought together .”
acquisition .
Of those 80 staff at Transflex during the acquisition , 34 continue to be employed by Dawson Group .
The five-year anniversary of the Transflex acquisition by Dawson Group also means those employees have reached their own five-year milestones with the firm .
To celebrate this , Dawson Group held a special event at the Stockton branch , one of the original Transflex sites and home to the former Transflex staff . The staff were presented with their five-year service award by Steve Miller .
Five years on from the acquisition , Dawsongroup vans has gone from strength to strength .
The company has experienced significant growth , expanding the fleet size to around 13,000 vehicles and counting .
In addition to this , numerous new team members have started at Dawsongroup vans during this period , joining the existing team , which includes 34 people who were involved in the Transflex acquisition and are still working at Dawson Group .
The Stockton site alone has grown to include not only Dawsongroup vans , but part of the site is now home to Van Ninja Used Sales and , more recently , Van Ninja Leasing .
“ The Transflex locations were a perfect addition to our existing network of branches , significantly strengthening our operation ,” said Simon Ridley , managing director of Dawsongroup vans .
“ The addition of these sites has allowed us to grow the business with confidence , creating new services and opportunities that all contribute to better service for all of our customers .”
Gary Henry , sales director for Dawsongroup vans and formerly sales director at Transflex , said : “ A lot of the team had worked together previously at other companies , which gave both parties confidence that when the two companies joined , we could create a stronger force in the LCV market .
“ The amazing progress made since the acquisition highlights the remarkable results that can be achieved when two teams who share the same values are brought together and all work towards the same goal – to become leaders in our industry and provide the best possible service .”
Dawson Group is a business-tobusiness asset hire and funding group of companies , with assets representing more than 30,000 supply chain links used across every industry .
Its service solutions are represented across the group businesses with different specialisms including wheeled assets , automation and the global supply of modular temperature control solutions .
Dawson Group benefits its customers by employing a smarter asset strategy , managing assets to ensure resources are being used most efficiently .
One of the guiding principles – “ If you own it , you shouldn ’ t use it ! If you use it , you shouldn ’ t own it !” – in essence means if you own an asset , using it will cause it to lose value , so each time you use it , you are losing money .
Instead , if you use an asset , you should rent or lease it instead of owning it . This allows you to pass the ownership and depreciation risks to the hire company and , if the asset is no longer required , terminate the rental contract at short notice .
Dawsongroup vans provides long-term commercial vehicle rental solutions to businesses .
Van Ninja Used Sales recycles the vehicles leaving the rental fleet and sell them to the public .
Van Ninja Leasing works as a broker with finance lenders to provide commercial vehicles to business customers on contract hire and finance leasing terms .
“ Across all aspects of Dawson Group , there is a strong focus on providing customers with excellent service and care , and working hard to help customers find the correct product that is right for their business requirements ,” added Simon .
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