Company Timeline

Company Timeline

Below is a summary of milestones in Leasedrive's history and ongoing development from when the company was founded in 1983 through to the present day.

2011

  • Leasedrive Velo Group wins 'Management Team of the Year' in the Thames Valley and Solent Deal Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo makes its first appearance in The Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100.
  • Leasedrive Velo Group changes its name to Leasedrive Group and re-brands.
  • Leasedrive Group wins ‘Best Daily Rental Website’ award for the 3rd year in a row for Rental:Manager™ at the BusinessCar Techies Awards.

2010

  • Leasedrive Velo makes its first appearance in the Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100.
  • Drive:Manager™ is enhanced with the launch of Service:Manager™.
  • Leasedrive Velo wins ‘Best Daily Rental Website’ award for the 2nd year in a row for Rental:Manager™ at the BusinessCar Techies Awards.
  • Drive:Manager™ is enhanced with the launch of P11D:Manager™.
  • Leasedrive Velo Group is appointed by Investec Bank PLC to manage, operate and integrate the Masterlease UK portfolio.

2009

  • Drive:Manager™ is enhanced with the launch of Mileage:Manager™, an online mileage capture and reporting solution.
  • Leasedrive Velo is highly commended for ‘Best Environmental Initiative’ at the Fleet News Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo wins ‘Best Daily Rental Website’ for Rental:Manager™ at the BusinessCar Techies Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo wins ‘Innovation in Services & Systems’ for Rental:Manager™ at the Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo is commended for ‘Euro Leasing/Rental Company of the Year’ at the European GreenFleet Awards.
  • Electronic Invoicing service is launched to Rental Management clients.
  • Drive:Manager™ is enhanced with the launch of Traffic:Manager™.
  • Revamped Drive:Manager™ and Rental:Manager™ 3.0 systems launched to clients.

2008

  • Leasedrive Velo wins ‘Fleet Management Company 08/09’ at the Institute of Transport Management Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo wins ‘Management Team of the Year’ for the third year in a row at the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo is commended for ‘Leasing/Rental Company of the Year’ in the European GreenFleet Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo Group is formed following a senior management buy-out in a deal backed by LDC valued at £80m.
  • EnviroDrive™ Tax Efficient Car Scheme is launched.

2007

  • Leasedrive Velo is formed following the merger of the Leasedrive Group and Velo.
  • Leasedrive Velo wins ‘Independent Vehicle Management Company 07/08’ at the Institute of Transport Management Awards.
  • Leasedrive Velo wins ‘Management Team of the Year’ for the second year in a row at the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards.
  • Commercial director, Roddy Graham wins the second annual Fleet News ‘Leasing Personality of the Year’ Award.
  • Leasedrive Velo makes its millionth vehicle rental booking.
  • Stopgap Plus 90 day+ vehicle rental service launched.

2006

  • Leasedrive Group wins ‘Management Team of the Year’ at the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards.
  • Leasedrive Group wins ‘Best Contract Hire/Fleet Management Company’ at the Fleet News Awards.
  • Leasedrive Group wins ‘Leasing/Rental Company of the Year’ at the GreenFleet Awards.
  • Leasedrive Group becomes Scope’s first Diversity Works Associate Partner.
  • Drive:Manager™ is enhanced with the launch of Risk:Manager™, Tax:Manager™, Route:Manager™ and Carbon:Manager™.

2005

  • Leasedrive Group wins the Microsoft 'Vendor Programme UK Excellence Award 2005 – Recognition for Excellence in Technology’.
  • Leasedrive Group is highly commended for ‘Best Contract Hire/Fleet Management Company’ in the Fleet News Awards.
  • New Rental:Manager™ online booking system is launched by Countrywide.
  • Drive:Manager™ is enhanced with the launch of Admin:Manager™, Mileage:Manager™, Licence:Manager™ and RunOut:Manager™.
  • Environmental Risk and Fleet Consultancy service is launched to help customers with their Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • On-site driver surgeries are introduced for clients.

2004

  • Drive:Manager™ a new multi-million pound bespoke online total vehicle management system is launched.
  • Drive:Manager™ is enhanced with the launch of Service:Manager™.
  • Responsibility™ business driver management service is launched.
  • Mobile tyre checks and tyre fitting service is introduced in partnership with Kwik-Fit.
  • SMS technology for service reminders, MOT reminders, etc is rolled out.

2003

  • Leasedrive Group is established following a HBOS backed BIMBO transaction.

1999

  • Leasedrive Holdings UK is incorporated.

1993

  • Countrywide brand is established.

1990

  • Leasedrive rental operations is launched.

1983

  • Leasedrive contract hire business is established.