A new commercial vehicle contract hire company launches

Warwick, UK: A new contract vehicle hire company has launched in the UK called Vertellus.

It has partnered with various supplies, including temperature controlled body builder Solomon, to offer packages to operators covering all vehicle sizes and types as well as electric vehicles.

Nigel Baxter, managing director, Vertellus said: “Vertellus is a commercial vehicle contract hire company with a difference. Rooted in partnership, with our highly-trained OEM dealer network and approved partner locations around the UK, Vertellus has been created to support customers on every step of their journey, guaranteeing complete peace-of-mind and quality assurance.

Vertellus brings together a network of partners to provide insight, strategy and flexibility in order to help businesses unlock opportunity and ensure the fleet is powered, compliant and economical, he said.

Vertellus says there are four key elements to its contract hire approach:

Nigel Baxter, managing director, Vertellus, a commercial vehicle contract hire company with a difference
  • A personalised consultancy designed to understand how the current fleet operates
  • Provision of a comprehensive and tailor-made vehicle hire and maintenance solution
  • Additional services include; driver training, fleet monitoring, PCN administration, replacement vehicles, tyre management, telematics and more.
  • An industry-first EV Discovery programme for 16-18T urban rigid vehicles designed to offer operators a unique opportunity to test and understand electric vehicles.

“We also understand that customers will be at differing stages of their decarbonisation journey, so the Vertellus team will work to ensure companies have everything required to keep the current diesel fleet powered, compliant and economical, while also having an eye on tomorrow to support delivering long-term goals,” Baxter said.