Marshall Motor Holdings - Strategic Acquisition of Ridgeway

26 May 2016

Marshall Leasing  are delighted to announce that our group Marshall Motor Holdings has completed the purchase of Ridgeway Garages (Newbury) Limited (“Ridgeway”), which is  by far the largest acquisition the group has made  to date.  The group welcome 1,333 new colleagues.  Ridgeway is a successful  multi-franchise dealer group  with 2015 operating across the southern home-counties, Wiltshire and Dorset representing 12 brands via 30 franchise dealerships.

In  addition,  Ridgeway  operates  five  own  branded  used  car  outlets,  two  trade  parts  specialists  and  two standalone body shops alongside a large group pre-delivery inspection centre. This  further builds on our acquisition last year of SG Smith.  The  enlarged  group  will  make  us  the  7th largest  UK  motor  dealer  group.

From a Marshall Leasing Limited perspective,  having a strong parent company further strengthens our position as a leading Contract Hire and Leasing provider. As we are competing head to head with bank and manufacturer owned Contract Hire and leasing companies being the leasing operation within one of the UK’s top motor groups is very important strategically for us.

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