The Marshall Leasing story

Marshall Leasing operates a fleet of over 8000 vehicles with a net book value of over £100m. Throughout the years our journey from fledgling company to award winning national fleet operator has been charted by the current senior management team. Our heritage and experience in fleet management and finance lies at the heart of our customer focused operation. Marshall Leasing is an integrated vehicle leasing business positioned 26th largest fleet leasing company in the UK (2018 FN50). The business is service led and has been rated number one in the independent fleet eye customer survey for 2016. We also were voted ‘Fleet Service Company of the year’ in 2010, 2013 and 2016, and ‘Fleet Leasing company of the year’ 2017 by the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO). In 2018 we were winners of Fleet News Leasing Company of the year up to 20,000 vehicles.

Today Marshall Leasing is a Bank of Ireland (UK)plc owned business. We began life as an independent contract hire and fleet management company within the family managed and privately owned Marshall of Cambridge group. Following the motor group's floatation on the stock market AIM in 2015 we became the subsidiary of Marshall Motor Holdings PLC. Two years later the N.I.I.B Group Limited which trades as Northridge Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Ireland UK (BOI) acquired Marshall Leasing.

NIIB Group Northridge Finance was established in 1956 in Bangor, Northern Ireland. In 1984, NIIB was bought by the Bank of Ireland (UK)plc and is now the leading independent finance company in Northern Ireland. They entered the Scottish market in 1999, followed by a move into England and Wales in 2003. Today, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and members of the Finance & Leasing Association, their steady growth in all these markets continues.  This success speaks volumes about the value of their personal approach to establishing mutually beneficial long-term partnerships, which remains central to the business today.  Along the way, they have gained a strong reputation as a solid, well-established business partner dedicated to understanding the needs and aims of their clients. The synergy between Northridge Finance and Marshall Leasing is as much about shared value as it is shared ambition and our close relationship now generates significant opportunities.

Heritage​

Marshall of Cambridge was established in 1909 by David Gregory Marshall, as a chauffeur drive company, which was an immediate success. During a chance meeting with Sir Herbert (later Lord) Austin during the Great War resulted in Marshall being awarded the Distributorship for Austin in Cambridgeshire immediately after the war. Today the company that David Marshall founded is one of the UK's leading Motor Groups with 103 franchises covering the United Kingdom and delivering the whole range of premium brands.

Bank of Ireland (UK)plc provides simple, flexible, accessible financial services propositions to UK customers, both directly and through partnerships with trusted UK brands and intermediaries.  Bank of Ireland (UK)plc has been supporting customers in the UK for over 200 years, and is a separately incorporated subsidiary of Bank of Ireland Group - a leading retail bank in Ireland which was founded in 1783.

We offer Contract Hire and Contract Purchase funding options. For more information please visit our ‘Leasing’ page or, alternatively, please call us on 01480 220444.

Our standard contract includes School branding & livery, 24/7 helpline, All routine service, maintenance, MOTs and inspections plus many other valuable additions.

Please see our Leasing page for more information or call us on 01480 220444.

There are plenty of vehicles available to satisfy your specific requirements, including factory built minibuses from various trusted manufacturers. Depending on the number of passengers, minibuses are available in anywhere between 8 to 17 seat configurations. We can provide advice on which vehicles match your specific requirements.

If your requirements go beyond those provided by the mainstream manufacturers, there are also a number of coach-built conversions based on different platforms which can also be discussed. These can include lightweight vehicles, accessible vehicles and other specialist requirements.

For more information please visit our ‘Your Minibus’ page or, alternatively, please call us on 01480 220444.

Yes a number of the vehicles can be adapted to suit specific requirements for accessibility and layout. There are a large number of variations on seating layout, space for wheelchairs and equipment.

For more information please visit our ‘Your Minibus’ page or, alternatively, please call us on 01480 220444.

Marshall Minibus is able to offer our customers two options for vehicle extensions when the end of contract is reached.

An informal extension simply means that the current monthly rental continues on a month-by-month basis, with invoicing changed from in advance to in arrears. An informal extension will automatically start if no instruction has been given otherwise and the vehicle can then be returned at any point without any early termination penalty.

A formal extension can be arranged if you decide that you want to keep the vehicle for a fixed period of additional time. We can provide a formal (or secondary contract) for either 6 or 12 months. When the rental is calculated the existing vehicle is treated as a used vehicle and so typically the monthly rental decreases, thereby reducing the cost  to your organisation. If the vehicle is returned before the 6 or 12-month period has elapsed, then an early termination penalty may apply. Depending on the age and mileage of the vehicle, multiple Formal extensions could take place.

We take a very flexible approach to end of contract damage recharges, and work closely with our industry association, the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), fully utilising their guidelines and code of conduct for dealing fairly with damage recharges. 

For more information please visit ‘Fair Wear & Tear’ or, alternatively, please call us on 01480 220444.

In the event of needing to return a vehicle early, our calculations are made in an open and fair manner using the written-down value of the vehicle in our books at the time of termination, and the assumed market value of the vehicle at the same point. We believe that this method (which would be very similar to that if you owned your vehicles) is much fairer and results in a significantly lower charge than the industry’s norm which is based on charging for a percentage of the outstanding rental.

For more information please call us on 01480 220444.

As a long established contract hire and leasing company, with a history of providing operational solutions to all shapes and sizes of fleet operators, we have a number of additional services that can be arranged and managed on your behalf.

These include vehicle movements, fleet management facilities and sale and leaseback of existing vehicles. Please see our 'Leasing' for more information or, alternatively, please call us on 01480 220444.

​This policy sets out Bank of Ireland Group's Energy Programme, based on industry best practice,  and the  requirements of legislation and building  regulations,  but cognisant of the operational  needs of the organisation.

Bank of Ireland (UK)plc  seeks to  be a responsible  energy manager,  promoting energy efficiency throughout its operations,  and reducing our use of energy resources. We also promote the  importance of good energy management for the economic,  social  and environmental well-being  of its employees, customers and businesses.

Bank of Ireland (UK)plc  as a  nationally recognised market leader in financial  services and a responsible  property manager is committed to:

•     Improving our energy performance

•     Reducing our emissions of greenhouse  gases

•     Reducing our energy costs

•     Reducing our dependence  on finite fossil fuels

We operate  a  process of continual  improvement through our group wide  ISO 50001 energy management system which enables,

•     Setting objectives and targets and developing  energy action  plans

•      Measuring energy use on an ongoing basis and using this  information to regularly review  policy,  objectives, targets and the  allocation  of resources

•      Educating and training contractors involved  in building  operations to ensure they deliver services  in an energy efficient manner

•      Raising awareness amongst employees on energy usage; encouraging, guiding and supporting staff to act in accordance with this energy policy

•               Ensuring all major programmes  including procurement of products,  services or design activities undertaken  within the Group consider the ongoing energy related  costs - total  cost of ownership  - as part of the investment assessment criteria

The scope  includes the energy management of all administration  buildings and retail branches within  ROI/NI  &GB including Head Office,  Global Markets,  IT and Operations Centres.

Bank of Ireland (UK)plc is a signatory to the BITC Carbon  Pledge and has committed to reducing our 2011 carbon  emissions by 50% by 2030.

Bank of Ireland (UK)plc  recognises the  importance  of energy efficiency  and is making available all the  necessary information  and appropriate  resources to  achieve the  above objectives and targets

In  line with the Bank of Ireland (UK)plc  Group Code of Conduct (January  2019), we will also "comply  with the  law,  any applicable regulatory directives  and all relevant codes of practice"  with  respect to energy management.  This compliance will extend  to  all Group policies and commitments and any external commitments,  such  as our participation  in SEAi's  LIEN.

This Bank of Ireland (UK)plc  energy policy is reviewed  annually as part of the  senior management review of the  ISOS000l  Energy  Management System.

This policy  is  available  on the  Bank of Ireland (UK)plc's  Yammer  site,  and also on the  Bank's website  www.bankofireland.com.

The facilitation  of a  clean environment  and effective  environmental  protection  is  a fundamental  aspect  of good business  practice.   Bank of Ireland Group  recognises  that  its business activities  have an impact  on the  environment,  both  globally  and locally. Therefore, it  is  our policy to  minimise the  impact of our operations  on the  environment.

The scope includes  the  management  of environmental  impacts  of all administration buildings and retail  branches  within  ROI/NI  & GB including Head Office,  Global  Markets,  IT and Operations  Centres.

We are  actively  engaged  in  pollution  prevention  measures  through  the  ongoing identification,  control  and reduction  of those  significant  environmental  impacts  associated with  our activities.

These include:

•     Consumption  of utilities  i.e.  electricity/gas/oil

•     Water  consumption

•      Paper  consumption

•     Waste  management

•     Supplier and subcontractor control

We are  also committed  to  a  process of continuous  improvement  of environmental performance through:

•       Implementing  this  policy  by setting  objectives  and targets  and developing environmental  programmes

•        Measuring  environmental  performance on an ongoing  basis and using this information  to regularly  review  policy,  objectives,  targets  and the  allocation  of resources

•      Encouraging,  guiding  and supporting  staff to act  in accordance  with  this environmental  policy

•        Working with  suppliers  and sub-contractors  to  minimise  their  environmental impacts  and to  adhere  to  this  policy  when  working with  Bank of  Ireland

•      Auditing  and monitoring  operational  environmental  risks and reviewing practices where necessary

We are  committed  to  complying  with  all relevant  environmental  legislation.  The Group  is also committed  to  supporting environmental  initiatives  in society,  the  economy  and the business community.

This Bank of Ireland (UK)plc Environmental  policy  is reviewed  annually  as part of the  senior management  review  of the  ISO14001  Environmental  Management  System.