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focus on finance
Volvo Financial Services
your flexible friend and business solution provider
Unless you’re purchasing your new or used trucks outright, selecting a method of funding that
meets your business’s needs is very important – that’s why Volvo Financial Services works
closely with companies of all sizes to provide flexible truck financing and insurance solutions.
This includes a free of charge
critical appraisal of your
insurance needs. In addition,
Volvo Financial Service’s
customers gain access to
Volvo’s unique rates from AXA
Insurance through broker,
Bluefin. Special benefits are
also available to users of Volvo
Trucks’ ‘Fuelwatch’ and Driver
Development programmes.
One thing which is of major
benefit to transport operators
in Northern Ireland is that
Volvo Financial Services are
happy to work with Volvo
customers in both good and
bad times and their approach
to credit underwriting risk
has remained consistent
throughout - something which
should provide Volvo Financial
Service’s customers with
considerable peace of mind.
Volvo Financial Services’ offer,
which includes Hire Purchase,
Operating Lease and Contract
Hire, is an integral part of
Volvo’s Total Offer. In addition
to a variety of on- and offbalance
sheet finance solutions,
it also includes a comprehensive
range of insurance solutions
tailored to provide cover
against many financial aspects
of business risks and events.
Whichever method of funding
you decide to opt for, you can
take reassurance from the fact
that Volvo Financial Services
understand not only finance,
but also the truck business,
and will work with you to
provide a tailored solution that
meets your specific needs.
An increasing number
of transport operators in
Northern Ireland are choosing
to utilise Volvo Financial
Services to provide a tailored
solution to their vehicle
finance and insurance needs.
In fact, the percentage of
customers financing their
vehicles through Volvo
Financial Services increased
significantly over the last year.
In particular, the year-to-date
figures for 2011 show that well
in excess of half of vehicles
registered by Volvo dealer
Dennison Commercials Ltd
of Ballyclare were financed
through Volvo Financial Services.
Rob Ireland, Sales Manager
for Dennison Commercials
said: “We have seen a steady
increase in the number of
customers choosing the
flexibility of a contract hire
arrangement. In the current
economic climate - and with
the ever-increasing threat of
rising fuel costs - having a
fixed monthly cost is proving
to be a very attractive option
for many operators.”
A further advantage of a
contract hire agreement
is that all repair and
maintenance work is covered
within the monthly cost.
Since Operator Licence
legislation is coming into force
in spring 2012 in the province,
this puts a higher emphasis
on vehicle maintenance for
compliance, which now has
greater relevance to Northern
Irish operators than ever
before. Volvo Financial Services’
Contract Hire solution is there
to provide help for the hardpressed
transport operator
as a single monthly invoice
is provided which covers
everything from financial
services to service contracts.
All this is just one of the
flexible, tailored solutions Volvo
Financial Services provides as
part of a long-term partnership
to help customers focus on
running their business.
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