Pictured above: (l-r) Jonathan Rogers, Martin Palmer (Yorkshire Bank), Jeanette Rogers, Steve Fox (Yorkshire Bank), Chris Barratt and Gary Sheperdson (Yorkshire Bank)

A Leicestershire recovery company is lifting its business to new heights after adding a 140 tonne metre heavy recovery vehicle to its fleet with the support of Yorkshire Bank. 

Unity Recovery Services is preparing to send its impressive new Volvo Syren heavy recovery truck on missions for the first time, having put the finishing touches to the paintwork and fully kitted out the vehicle with top-of-the-range recovery equipment. 

The family-owned and run firm is in its 62nd year of trading, and has bases on Edge Hill Road in Leicester and on the A50 off Junction 22 of the M1 at Markfield along with a garage repair base in Wigston, has bought the new truck with the backing of Yorkshire Bank's Financial Solutions Centre (FSC) on New Walk. 

Owner John Rogers, who runs the company with his son, Jonathan, daughter, Jeanette and fellow director Chris Barratt, said the truck was as big as any recovery vehicle that is available on the market. 

"I look at recovery vehicles all over the world and this is by far the most versatile I've seen and it has a 140 tonne metre rotating crane," he said. 

"The five axle Volvo appeared at the AVRO (Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators) EX show recently, and it attracted more attention than any other vehicle partly due its size, but also the paintwork and the engineering quality and it really does look superb at night with the fluorescent signage." 

Unity recovers broken down and accident damaged vehicles across the UK and Europe with Leicestershire Police Constabularly among its clients and the future of the company is in safe hands, according to John. 

"We've been operating for 62 years now and remain true to the family business ethos of Unity Recovery for remaining independant and always providing an excellent service," he said. 

"The company and our employees have worked hard to build a strong reputation in the trade and with Jonathan, Jeanette and Chris at the helm, I'm confident Unity will continue to go from strength to strength.

"When my father, George Rogers, founded the company specialising in light and heavy vehicle recovery he chose the name Unity as a symbol of his aims to unite and help people and the company is now in its fourth generation. 

"Yorkshire Bank and Martin Palmer have also always been a great source of support and advice for as long as I can remember and we're delighted with their backing."

Martin, senior partner at Yorkshire Bank's Leicester FSC, said he was delighted the bank had been able to play a part in supporting Unity through its Investing for Growth initiative. 

"I've worked closely with John Rogers and the management team at Unity for many years and I'm delighted the company has been able to add this truck to its fleet with Yorkshire Bank's backing," he said. 

"We are keen to play our part in helping local businesses achieve successful growth and have launched the Investing for Growth initiative to help businesses grow and develop. We remain on track to deliver our two-year new lending commitment of £10 billion by October 2011."