Redde Northgate plc is the UK's largest commercial vehicle rental provider, with over 100,000 vehicles in the UK and Spain. It is headquartered in
Darlington,
County Durham. The company is listed on the
London Stock Exchange
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and is a constituent of the
FTSE 250 Index.
History
Goode Durrant plc
Goode Durrant plc was incorporated on 2 July 1897.
In January 1987 Goode Durrant & Murray Group plc was acquired by an Australia-listed company Ariadne Australia via its Hong Kong listed company Impala Pacific, which renamed the UK company to Goode Durrant plc.
In July 1987 Goode Durrant acquired ''Northgate Motor Holdings'', a company established by Alan Noble in 1981 as ''Noble Self Drive'' in
Darlington.
In 1997 Goode Durrant bought Transport Development Group (TDG) Vehicle Rental.
Northgate plc
In 1999 Goode Durrant plc was renamed into Northgate plc.
[ In 2002 the Company acquired 40% of ''Furgonetas de Alquiler SA'', a ]Spanish
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vehicle rental business, and subsequently exercised an option to buy the remainder.[White van man gives Northgate 23% rev-up]
Daily Telegraph, 12 January 2005 In 2005 Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.[chief executive
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...]
in 2017.[ .n.(6 December 2016)]
Northgate CEO Bob Contreras to step down
(press release). Reuters. Accessed September 2018.[Martin Waller (20 September 2017)]
Spain eases the pain of British slowdown
''The Times''. Accessed September 2018.
Redde Northgate plc
In 2020 Northgate plc merged with Redde plc, a provider of incident and accident management services, to form Redde Northgate plc.
Martin Ward replaced Kevin Bradshaw as chief executive
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
as part of the merger.
Operations
The Company offers vehicle rental, vehicle disposal, vehicle ancillary services, repairs, accident management and vehicle data.
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1981 establishments in England
Companies based in County Durham
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
Borough of Darlington
Car rental companies of the United Kingdom
British companies established in 1897
British companies established in 1981
Privately held companies of the United Kingdom
Transport companies established in 1981
Business services companies established in 1981
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