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New Federation member Total Motion scoops brace of top business awards

Total Motion EM biz awards podium
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September 29, 2017

New Federation member Total Motion scoops a brace of top business awards to add to its bursting trophy cabinet.

The FN50 Leicester-based vehicle management company won both the Business of the Year and Outstanding Growth awards in the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce Awards.

Total Motion, which is the largest family run and privately owned leasing and fleet management provider in the UK with more than 25,000 vehicles on its books, has more than doubled its workforce over the past three years and now employs more than 80 people.

The awards follow a highly successful year in achievements including taking 40th place in the East Midlands Top 200 Report 2017, making them one of the region’s fastest growing and best performing businesses.

This puts Total Motion, based at Meridian Business Park, among an elite 0.5 per cent of 150,000 East Midlands companies. The company was also recently named in  “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain” by the London Stock Exchange Group for the second year running.

Finance director Mark Hughes was delighted with the announcement at the awards ceremony which was hosted at the Athena in Leicester.

He said: “It was a surprise and honour to win such a prestigious award and we are proud to have been chosen from amongst all the amazingly successful businesses in Leicestershire. Thank you to all our customers, suppliers and staff for making it happen.”

Managing director Simon Hill said: This recognition in addition to the Top 200 Report earlier this year is just phenomenal.

“Any business owner will know the challenges faced with a rapidly growing business and I have to give credit to every single one of our team at Total Motion for their hard work and for never losing sight of our core values and customer service.  We’re absolutely delighted.”

It was in July that Total Motion passed the milestoner of 25,000 managed and funded vehicles.

Then Simon Hill, who founded Total Motion in 1999, said a combination of factors was enabling the company to win new business and exceed its targets in what is a highly competitive sector.

He said: “There are a number of reasons for our continued success and sustained growth. They can be attributed in part to our fee structure and how transparent it is when compared to that of our competitors.

“It’s also down to how we manage our suppliers and the rates they provide, and our ability to offer customers the widest range of products and services.

“We will manage customer support services that our competitors won’t look after in terms of TUPE (the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations) which relate to employees, the taking on of complex internal processes and the integration of those services into the business.”

Total Motion, which has for two years running been named among the UK’s 1000 most dynamic SMEs by the London Stock Exchange, aims to double in size within the next three years, with Total Motion currently looking at acquisitions which will complement its core activities.

Simon added: “On the fleet management side we are the largest independent, as the others in our market are owned by banks or venture capitalists,

“Our position allows us to dictate better terms with suppliers, handle any size of fleet and deal with very complex challenges,

“On the leasing side, as it becomes more commoditised, buyers want a partner who can guarantee to get them the best deal, which is why they are coming to us.”

Simon said a combination of factors was enabling the company to win new business and exceed its targets in what is a highly competitive sector.

He said: “There are a number of reasons for our continued success and sustained growth. They can be attributed in part to our fee structure and how transparent it is when compared to that of our competitors.

“It’s also down to how we manage our suppliers and the rates they provide, and our ability to offer customers the widest range of products and services.

“We will manage customer support services that our competitors won’t look after in terms of TUPE (the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations) which relate to employees, the taking on of complex internal processes and the integration of those services into the business.”

Total Motion, which has for two years running been named among the UK’s 1000 most dynamic SMEs by the London Stock Exchange, has doubled its workforce to 70 in that time and is continuing to recruit.

The business aims to double in size within the next three years, with Total Motion currently looking at acquisitions which will complement its core activities.

Simon added: “On the fleet management side we are the largest independent, as the others in our market are owned by banks or venture capitalists,

“Our position allows us to dictate better terms with suppliers, handle any size of fleet and deal with very complex challenges,

“On the leasing side, as it becomes more commoditised, buyers want a partner who can guarantee to get them the best deal, which is why they are coming to us.”

 

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