OGILVIE Fleet has made its debut in the 2014 Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 chart.
Stirling based Ogilvie Fleet, with offices in Birmingham, Sheffield and also Northern Ireland, are providers of contract hire, fleet management and leasing solutions for companies across the UK and Europe.
Their fleet sizes range from small fleets of five to over 2000 units with a total fleet of vehicles totalling in excess of 11000; this makes the company one of the biggest independent leasing and contract hire specialists in its sector.
Now in its 10th year and a measure of Britain’s leading private mid-market growth companies by sales.Ogilvie Group debuted at number 157 in the Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250.
The results show that Ogilvie Fleet are the fastest growing independent contract hire and leasing company in the UK over the past 12 years. According to FN50 the number of vehicles on Ogilvie Fleet’s books has increased by almost 393.8 percent.
In the 12 months to June 30, 2013, Ogilvie Fleet says its turnover increase to £105.4 million while operating profit doubled to £3.725 million.
Nick Hardy, sales and marketing director for Ogilvie Fleet said: “Ogilvie Fleet is going from strength to strength based on a combination of innovative management solutions, particularly online and industry-leading customer service.
Ogilvie Fleet has seen an increase in its fleet size year-on-year even through the recession years. We are seeing further expansion this year and are forecasting 10% organic growth in 2014/15 which will result in having almost 12,000 vehicles on the fleet.”
National leadership board member and partner at Grant Thornton UK LLP, David Maxwell, said;
“These mid-sized businesses are such an integral part of the UK economy. They continue to thrive and grow, often on an international stage and their achievements are rightly celebrated here in the Top Track 250.”
