Artegy - contracts out on tankers

Artegy are an independent provider of contract hire solutions for businesses that operate fleets of specialist commercial vehicles. A wholly owned subsidiary of the World-wide banking group, BNP Paribas, Artegy provide services to over 15,000 vehicles for businesses across the UK and France.

The ADR tanker market is a key focus for future development. Over the last 10 years, the company has been successfully delivering contract hire solutions and Artegy’s ADR fleet has grown to 1,200 vehicles, demonstrating the company’s ability to provide a reliable and efficient contract hire service for this specialist commercial vehicle.

More support for tanker operators

Focus has been given to identifying and implementing changes that will enhance the levels of service provided to tanker fleet customers. Operationally, investments have been made to further support the 1,200 strong tanker fleet that Artegy manage on behalf of their customers by creating market specific teams that provide a dedicated service to both customers and suppliers. The teams receive regular training to ensure exceptional levels of customer service are maintained.

Further to this internal support to the ADR tanker market, Artegy exhibited at this year’s Federation of Petroleum Supplier’s show. The Head of Sales and Marketing said: “The show proved a huge success in terms of raising the company’s profile within the market and provided an excellent opportunity to meet key people within the industry.”

O.J. Williams have been taking contract hire from Artegy for 4 years with over half of their fleet benefiting from the services Artegy provide. Darren Davies, General Manager for O.J Williams (West of England) comments “Artegy’s contract hire solution provides fixed cost maintenance for my fleet while also offering the flexibility of utilising Artegy’s approved service network as well as my own workshops to ensure my vehicles are maintained as efficiently as possible. I have been able to develop a strong relationship with Artegy and as a direct result of the service they have provided during this time I have recently placed more vehicles under their management”.

Company background

Artegy, formerly known as Arval PHH Commercial Vehicle Solutions, was launched into the UK truck market in March 2003. The purpose of the re-brand was to demonstrate that the operation is now solely focussed on providing contract hire services to companies who operate fleets of specialist commercial vehicles. The Arval PHH name had very much been associated with car fleet management.

In France, Artegy has been successfully managing fleets of specialist heavy commercial vehicles for over 5 years. With expansion into the UK, the company’s vision is to become Europe’s leading provider of contract hire for specialist commercial vehicles.

“To position Artegy on the right road to achieving this goal, there has been considerable investment and resource dedicated to shaping the business on a number of different levels. An investment of over £2 million has been made to implement a fully integrated system within the UK business. This system is currently utilised in France and will ensure that Artegy is operational on one platform as it expands across Europe“, to FON.

For more information on how Artegy contract hire can benefit your tanker fleet, Contact a member of the business development team on 0870 419 6268.