Company Timeline

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.