CAT Thefts Continue to Rise
26th January 2012
Continuing uncertainty in the global economy and the rising costs of commodities has led to a dramatic increase in the value of precious metals – good news for commodities brokers; bad news if you’re running a fleet of vehicles with high ground clearance. Cat theft in the UK is on the rise ... read more »
Burnt Tree, Bristol support Bristol Community Trust
26th January 2012
Burnt Tree, Bristol have donated a Vauxhall Vivaro to Bristol Community Trust collected by their ambassador, football star David James.
The brand new six seater van will allow the Trust to continue its important work in the community and the wider region including its coaching provisions for ... read more »
Peterborough Celebrate their 10th Anniversary
26th January 2012
Burnt Tree Peterborough has been successfully established in the area for 10 years. The branch has grown from having just 20 vehicles and 3 members of staff in 2002 to now employing 15 members of staff and supplying over 700 vehicles to business and individuals in the East of England. Kevin ... read more »
Get me to the Fayre!
26th January 2012
Get me to the Fayre! Burnt Tree, Newcastle came to the rescue for the Stanley Community Centre by providing a mini bus to transport people in the local community to and from their Winter Fayre! Stanley is recognised as a very deprived area in the North East and the group of organisers needed ... read more »
Burnt Tree, Wigan and the Wigan Warriors Make a Winning Team!
26th January 2012
The Wigan Branch and the Wigan Warriors make a winning team! After their continued support for the last couple of years the Wigan branch have decided to continue supporting the famous Wigan Warriors for the next two years. This close relationship re-affirms the dedication the branch has to the ... read more »
East London Launch Van Aid
26th January 2012
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental’s East London depot is launching a new initiative following their relocation from South Ockenden to Purfleet. The initiative is called Van Aid and the aim is to raise at least £4,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Vic Payne states, “we have donated a Vauxhall ... read more »
Manchester Join Established Business Network
26th January 2012
Burnt Tree, Manchester has joined the established Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. This affiliation propels the company’s largest branch into a prestigious network of Greater Manchester’s most exciting and dynamic businesses as well as promoting Burnt Tree as a key player in Greater ... read more »
Burnt Tree East London Move to Purfleet
9th January 2012
Burnt Tree East London Have Moved.
Burnt Tree's East London branch has moved to 7 Purfleet Industrial Estate, London Road, Purfleet, Essex, RM15 4YA following great success since opening the original branch on Little Mollands Farm in South Ockenden.
The new site is conveniently located with ... read more »
Burnt Tree Manchester join fund raising challenge to reach Macmillan goal!
1st December 2011
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental, Manchester go Hire for Macmillan Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental Manchester are now proud to be fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support. Both staff and customers will be involved in raising much needed funds for the charity. Customers will be able to make donations ... read more »
Burnt Tree, Derby in the Community
19th October 2011
Burnt Tree, Derby has provided a mini bus in support of the fantastic Derby County in the Community. Derby in the Community in conjunction with Derby Football Club aims ‘to get the community active, to raise attainment in schools and create a new paid and volunteer workforce to increase ... read more »
Burnt Tree Pass Audits With Flying Colours
3rd October 2011
Burnt Tree has sailed through its recertification to the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard. An audit by SGS assessed the company’s environmental management standard ISO 14001 and Burnt Tree passed with flying colours with extremely positive feedback from the auditor. As a part of our ... read more »
Burnt Tree go the extra Wacky Mile for Macmillan
23rd August 2011
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental empoyees, family and friends became Shropshire's wackiest racers at the 'Wacky Treasure Hunt' on Sunday the 21st of August. The drivers geared up to raise funds for our charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support. From Dick Dastardly and Muttley to Penelope Pitstop, teams ... read more »
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental launches first Scotland branch
20th July 2011
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental officially opened its gates to the Scottish public for the first time this week. Situated just outside Glasgow on the A74, the site is the Group’s 18th in total but the 1st in Scotland. Gareth Jones, Director for the North commented “We are extremely proud to be ... read more »
The 750,000th Vivaro travels to Bents Park to Support Our Soldiers
18th July 2011
Burnt Tree, Newcastle supplied Bad-landers MCC with the milestone 750,000th Vivaro for the Armed Forces Day in aid of Support our Soldiers charity. On the day £7,000 was raised which will go towards sending morale boosting parcels to men and women serving in Afghanistan and to help families of ... read more »
A Relay Great Cause
11th July 2011
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental help Calday Grammar School in Cross Country Relay For Childhood Cancer Research. Burnt Tree, Manchester have provided a 15 seater mini bus to Calday Grammar School for their Land’s End to John O’Groats Running Relay in support of Childhood Cancer Research at Alder ... read more »
Burnt Tree Derby raise £500.
30th June 2011
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental Derby took part in the Derbyshire Building Society 10k run and raised £500.00 for Swanwick School and Sports College. The run which took place in April saw more than 3,500 people take to the streets of Derby to participate in the annual event organised by charity ... read more »
Ramsey Scores With Cardiff Branch
22nd June 2011
Ramsey Scores With Cardiff Football fans were in their element at Cardiff when professional footballer of the moment, Aaron Ramsey, visited the branch for a van. Ramsey, who has recently been made Captain of the Wales National Side and plays for Arsenal, needed a van but as he is under 25 ... read more »
Burnt Tree, Wigan Support Wigan Warriors Big One 3!
22nd June 2011
Burnt Tree Support The Warriors In Top Of The Table Clash! Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental are the latest company to show their support for Saturday’s Big One 3 as Wigan take on Huddersfield in a top of the table clash at the DW Stadium. Bunt Tree recently presented Warriors Captain Sean ... read more »
Burnt Tree goes HIRE than anyone else
14th June 2011
Burnt Tree go HIRE than anyone else Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental raises £5,700 for Macmillan Cancer Support and is awarded Best Corporate Newcomer Award. In 2010 the Head Office, Shrewsbury and Telford branches of Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental were challenged by Chief Executive, Richard Metcalfe to ... read more »
Burnt Tree Support Arriva Team in Charity Bike Ride for The MS Trust
31st May 2011
Burnt Tree, Wigan support Arriva in their Coast to Coast Charity bike ride for The MS trust. Rick Halsall, Head of Operations at Arriva Manchester, led a team of 7 cyclists from Arriva and Marine FC on a Charity bike ride starting at St Bee’s Bay in Whitehaven to Robin Hood’s Bay in Whitby. ... read more »
Bristol's New Home
26th May 2011
After only 4 years at its previous Barton Hill location Burnt Tree’s Bristol depot has relocated to a bigger and better site at 119 Burcott Road, Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 8AD. The new site is located conveniently for both local trade and, with easy access to the M5, the South West of England. ... read more »
Wigan's Gone Arty With Annabel
16th May 2011
Local Wigan Kids Teach Burnt Tree A Thing Or Two About Logo Design. A Vivaro van at Burnt Tree, Wigan is about to undergo a unique transformation – thanks to a nine year old competition winner from Orrell. Burnt Tree Wigan offered the children of the town the opportunity to design a new ... read more »
MSL Sold on Fix and Flex Success!
9th May 2011
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental celebrates 3-year ‘Fix and Flex’ deal with high profile retail Maintenance Company MSL. MSL, a UK and Ireland property maintenance company, which services retail and other multi-outlet businesses was looking for a rental solution that would enable it to maintain a ... read more »
Staying Power
3rd January 2011
In what has been a very difficult year in business Burnt Tree has bucked the trend! We have managed not only to increase our fleet to in excess of 11,000 cars, vans, minibuses and trucks, we have also increased our range of manufacturers to include, Renault, Isuzu, Mercedes, Ford, DAF, Vauxhall ... read more »
A new way to source your vehicle fleet.
26th October 2010
A new way to source your vehicle fleet. Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental, one of the UK's largest independent vehicle rental specialists have developed a brand new way of sourcing your vehicle fleet which offers customers the best of contract hire and flexible rental. Gareth Jones, Sales Director ... read more »
Sign of the times.
19th September 2010
Burnt Tree Vehicle rental have taken delivery of a new fleet of 60 plate Vauxhall Insignia’s, including a mixture of SRI and SE trims. All models are fitted with 17inch alloy wheels and are packed with passenger comfort features. There are also plenty of other advanced features like ... read more »
Burnt Tree Supply Wolverhampton Speedway
7th May 2010
Wolverhampton Speedway Star Ty Proctor Collected his brand new 10 plate Hire Van from Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental, situated on Battlefield Enterprise Park Shrewsbury.
Parrys International Wolves Australian rider Ty said "With a Heavy schedule of racing I need a comfortable, economical ... read more »
Burnt Tree Celebrate 10 years in Newcastle
26th April 2010
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rentals Newcastle opened its doors for business on the 3rd April 2000. The business then consisted of a fleet of 60 vehicles and just 6 staff, through excellent customer service and a consistent approach Newcastle now run over 700 cars, vans & trucks. The company now ... read more »
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental are on the ball.
9th April 2010
Burnt Tree Vehicle rentals football team are riding high after being promoted to the 1st division of their local motor transport league. This is the second season in succession the team have won promotion. Kane Bowden, Branch Manager of Burnt Tree Shrewsbury said we started playing as a team 2 ... read more »
BURNT TREE MAKES £14 MILLION FLEET INVESTMENT
23rd March 2010
In the biggest deal of its kind this year, The Burnt Tree Group will take delivery of 800 new vehicles in the next eight weeks having invested £14 million in its fleet. The total Burnt Tree portfolio now stands at over 9,000 vehicles and provides a one stop shop for fleet managers with cars, ... read more »
There's SNOW stopping Burnt Tree!
18th January 2010
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental has secured an order to supply over 100 vehicles to FPS distribution. Stuart Collett, Fleet Manager for FPS one of the
UK’s most successful and established automotive aftermarket parts distribution companies, said: "Vehicles are an essential part of our business and ... read more »
Burnt Tree Finds Nemo!
15th January 2010
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental Leeds have recently secured a deal to supply Caddick Construction with a fleet of Citroen Nemos. Caddick Construction and Caddick Civil Engineering are the operational arms of the Caddick Group PLC who offer a comprehensive range of design & build services through ... read more »
Burnt Tree fund raising event.
26th October 2009
Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental would like to congratulate everyone who took part in this years MedEquip4Kids' Lancashire Loop Cycle Challenge! More than 150 cyclists cycled 18, 50 or 100 miles across
Lancashire travelling through the
Forest of
Bowland,
Lune
Valley,
Ribble
Valley and the ... read more »
Xcess A Bus fleet increase
9th October 2009
Xcess a bus
Shrewsbury (accessible minibus hire) have taken delivery of 50 brand new VW Crafter, 16 seat fully accessible mini buses. This will increase their total fleet of Welfare vehicles to over 175 buses! Xcess a bus are part of Burnt Tree Group who run a fleet of over 8,000 vehicles and ... read more »
Burnt Tree staff take part in BUPA Greater Manchester run.
25th September 2009
Six members of Burnt Tree vehicle solutions staff took part in this years BUPA Greater Manchester run. This annual event covers 10klms starting in Manchester city centre and passes through Trafford Park & Salford Quays. Chris Gilligan, Rental Sales Co-ordinator at Burnt Tree Manchester said ... read more »
Winning Ways!
10th June 2009
A NEW CONTRACT HAS KEPT BURNT TREE ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Burnt Tree Vehicle Solutions, one of Britain’s most successful vehicle rental companies, has won a substantial contract with a company that maintains the nation’s highways.
Burnt Tree Vehicle Solutions, based in ... read more »
Burnt Tree Drives Forward Green Motoring
28th April 2009
The Ford Focus Econetics have a CO2 output of only 114g/km with the 89bhp 1.6-litre diesel and 115g/km with the 108bhp version of the same engine. Each capable of doing 65.7mpg when cruising they are perfect for the rental and contract hire market and could save their drivers a substantial ... read more »
Burnt Tree Join The Few In Gaining ISO14001 in Rental Sector
4th March 2009
Protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility, and is something that is an integral part of the culture of one of the most well established and well respected rental companies in the
UK
.
Burnt Tree has been awarded the highly sought after environmental management standard
ISO ... read more »
Burnt Tree Invests £3million in Leeds
14th August 2008
Nationwide vehicle hire company Burnt Tree is investing more than £3million and creating five new jobs in Leeds with the opening of a new branch at National Road on Hunslet Business Park on 1st September. Leeds will be Burnt Tree’s 17th branch and although the company already has a good ... read more »
Burnt Tree and Vauxhall in Multi-Million Pound Deal
2nd January 2008
A multi-million pound deal between Burnt Tree Vehicle Solutions and Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles will see the rental company take 2,370 new Vauxhalls into its fleet during 2008. It’s a significant part of the £65 million the Burnt Tree Group will spend this year alone on increasing the size ... read more »
Burnt Tree Starts Year With Branch Expansion
1st January 2008
Vehicle solutions provider Burnt Tree is kicking off 2008 with a number of branch openings and relocations in the South East, North West, and West Yorkshire. The year has started significantly with the Group opening its first branch in the South East, near Dartford. The venture is being headed ... read more »
