Artegy and PTS sign commercial vehicle deal.

Artegy, the contract hire provider for specialist commercial vehicles has agreed a comprehensive contract hire agreement with the UK’s leading plumbing and heating merchant PTS Plumbing Trade Supplies.

Artegy are providing their specialist contract hire service including, maintenance and repairs, tyres, road fund licence management and replacement vehicles to support the existing branch network of 200 branches in addition to the 20 new branches which PTS are opening across the UK during 2005.

Going forward Artegy will support PTS with the specification, sourcing and ongoing management of a range of vehicles, including 3.5t and 7.5t Boxes with tail lifts to meet the growing demands of the business.

PTS is the leading UK plumbing and heating merchant, supplying a comprehensive range of bathroom, heating and plumbing products to a wide range of customers in both the public and private sectors. Part of The BSS Group PLC, PTS has 200 branches across the UK and 4 Regional Distribution centres.

Steve Martin, Fleet Manager at PTS, comments ”We have chosen Artegy as a partner for the provision of contract hire services following an extensive assessment period throughout which Artegy consistently demonstrated its focus on understanding our business, customer service and ensuring that our key business needs can be met. We have taken delivery of 14 vehicles to date and we now look forward to further developing our relationship with Artegy”.

The Head of Sales and Marketing at Artegy adds “PTS prides itself on providing unrivalled levels of customer service. The company’s distribution centres and vehicle fleet are key to ensuring this is achieved. At Artegy we focus completely on the customer. Firstly we make sure we understand their market, then we invest the time to fully understand their business from senior management to drivers. Only then can we deliver the right levels of service. Our experience, knowledge and expertise will ensure that PTS will have a fleet of vehicles which it can rely on and we are pleased to be a partner to such a successful business as PTS”