Pictured above: Sharon Wyatt
Twenty years of trading is no mean feat in the car industry, and
that is what Athena Leasing Ltd had achieved, however as most
things in life, you need to move on, and that is exactly what the
re-launch of the business has achieved, with new branding, new
ideas and a new exciting future.
During the summer of 2010 Athena Vehicle Solutions was launched,
a new fresh, vibrant and young look was produced, including the
above logo, and new services were bought on board, these included a
One Call Fleet Maintenance Card, this is now available, from the
driver with his own car, to a fleet manager with a huge pool of
vehicles. Available on a contract basis or Pay as you Go it is the
flexible friend that all drivers should have, Athena are giving the
first 12 months free with every new car.
The second part of the new look is the Health and Safety
Management programme that includes, Duty of Care, Fleet Monitoring
and Risk Management, with the new corporate manslaughter laws
coming more into the spotlight, it is becoming important that all
directors are covered, so Athena Vehicle Solutions has the perfect
package, Managing Director, Sharon Wyatt said "As most directors
these days, I am worried about every little safety aspect of my
business, for two reasons, one because I want my staff to feel
valued, and secondly also to cover me and prevent me from the legal
procedures that are prominent in the press, we respect a lot of
fleet managers and directors spend a lot of time chasing bits of
paper, ensuring they are covered, this new programme is all
computerised and ensures that drivers, to continue driving in a
safe environment, must comply with their side."
Athena have also managed to secure a supply agreement for Gap
Insurance, where in case of an accident, and there is a gap between
insurers value and finance house value, this product will enable
you to rest with the assurance of no money coming from your
pocket.
Athena are still the longest serving local Contract Hire
business and are still offering very competitive rates on all car
and commercial vehicles, for both businesses and personal
contracts, but the profit margins were ripped out of the industry a
couple of years ago, Sales Manager Ben Coates said "the days of
making a decent living from purely leasing the vehicle are long
gone, the essence of Athena's past success has been taken away from
people driving margins down because they didn't have big offices to
run, when I joined Athena, I was delighted to join such a vibrant
company that didn't want to stand still and allow the industry to
catch them out, bringing the new products on board has offered a
new dimension, and to be honest, this is just the start, whilst we
have kept the Athena ethics, we now have the new AVS outlook!"