How to Lease Construction Equipment Using old construction equipment on your project can not only slow down your efficiency, it can also be downright dangerous. Construction vehicles live a gruelling life and making sure that your workers are using up-to-date machinery is important in maintaining health and safety, as well as keeping a competitive edge. Plant can be very expensive to buy so how can you keep up with the needs of your [...]
FN50 Improvements Underline Maxxia’s Broader Growth The fleet industry’s flagship publication, “Fleet News”, recently published its FN50 league table of business vehicle funding companies Over the last few years, Maxxia has gone from being outside of the table, to gaining a foothold, and then rising up through the ranks. In November, Maxxia leapt from position 38 (2018) to 30 (2019). The increasing number of vehicles that Maxxia takes residual value risk on has [...]
The Maxxia Group Named Best Asset Finance Provider Last night, the Maxxia Group, which consists of Anglo Scottish Asset Finance, Capex Asset Finance, CLM Fleet Management, European Vehicle Contracts and Maxxia, won an award at the “Lending Awards” event organised by Shard Media and the Credit Strategy publication, and sponsored by Experian. Maxxia Group was crowned as the “Best Asset Finance Provider” from a shortlist of seven. The judges considered a submission from [...]
Why Leasing Could Help Make You More Environmentally Responsible There are many issues to consider when running an enterprise, and one at the forefront of many minds is that of sustainability. What is sustainability? The Brundtland Report defines sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs.” – a clear understanding that is important for all business to adhere [...]
Personal Contract Hire: The Fastest Growing Way to Acquire a New Car Because it's a significant investment, second only to purchasing a home, buying a new car is a big deal for most people, especially if they want to buy it outright. But unlike a home, having paid out a substantial sum, a car reduces in value even as it's driven home! To spread the cost and make the acquisition of a new car [...]
Robots in Industry - a Good or Bad Thing? Every day and in every walk of life, technology is rapidly advancing. We’re all well-used to computers, mobile phones, even virtual and augmented reality. The sphere of manufacturing is no different. Of course, here too computers take a central role, but also there’s been a huge world-wide increase in the use of robots in industry and other fields generally. The beginnings of robots in [...]
11 Year High for Asset Finance While the Office for National Statistics reports a 0.1% contraction in the UK economy Bearing in mind that the last two quarters showed decline, the situation part way through the third quarter has raised further concerns from some commentators that the UK is sliding into recession. The ONS has also reported a 0.5% productivity fall in services and manufacturing from April-June 2019. The fall follows two consecutive [...]
Growth Trends Show Businesses are Investing Despite Economic Uncertainty The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the first quarter of the year and only 0.2% in the second, which was below Government expectation and has prompted recessionary fears. But in contrast, the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show how asset finance continues its growth in 2019. Whilst the OECD’s Business Confidence Index has recorded declines in 2019, the [...]
Cyber-Crime 5 types of cyber-attack and how to combat them Pretty much everyone has heard of cyber-crime, hacking, malware, spyware etc at some point in their interaction with the internet, but what can these things really mean to the individual or organisation? Quite a lot. Being the victim of cyber-crime can result in a whole heap of trouble, ranging from annoying but pretty harmless right through to having your banking login and passwords [...]
