Gerald Cape Email & Phone Number

Morpeth

Currently I liaise with major motor vehicle organisations based within the UK, as well as small independent garages to support their garage equipment maintenance requirements and ensuring that any necessary repairs, installations or preventative maintenance is carried out to the highest standard. Preparing quotations, managing delivery and aftercare to.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Premier Truck Hire is a family owned business that specialises in the self drive rental of ‘Commercial’ and ‘Municipal’ vehicles.Our customer base is predominantly Local Authorities and large national companies.My responsibilities include - Sales- Researching and completing relevant tenders- Profitability- Utilisation of fleet- Service standards- Company.

Northallerton

Day to day running of a busy Rental business. Managing all aspects of a local, family business requiring a very ‘hands on’ attitude.ResponsibilitiesSalesProfitability AchievementsRevenue growth and overall profitability and acquisition of another company.

Chesterfield

Reporting to Director level, responsible for the management and development of over 80 United Rental System licensees.United Rental Group licensees are jointly one of the largest buyers of light commercial vehicles in the UK.Responsibilities includedAchieve targeted vehicle sales figuresSign new licensees and maximise registration and monthly system.

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

Budget was the third largest car and truck rental company in the world. It operated in 120 countries, with 25,000 staff and in 1998 a turnover of $3.5 billion. Budget operates a global system of corporate owned and franchised locations.At Budget I enjoyed significant career progression within the organisation holding various positions including; UK.

York, United Kingdom

Providing fleet management and insurance risk management services to previous employer and other clients.

• Reporting to the Managing Director with total responsibility for all aspects of fleet including, acquisitions and disposals, repairs and maintenance, formulation of fleet policies, insurance, and providing analysed.
• Developed fleet management computer system to provide detailed analysis of vehicle damage and goods in transit loss claims.
• Implementation of proactive insurance risk management policy.Negotiated substantial reductions in insurance premiums

Leeds, United Kingdom

Reporting directly to the Chairman responsible for all areas of the business. Residual values, acquisitions, disposals and finance. All quotations and margins with personal responsibility for maintaining and developing business levels and relationships with all key account customers.Achievements Increase fleet size from 1200 to over 3000.

Watford, United Kingdom

I joined Godfrey Davis as a Management Trainee working in all areas of the business, including location manager Liverpool. In November 1979 was charged with setting up, staffing and equipping an in-house workshop and accident repair centre in Leeds with responsibility for all staff, budgets and the maintenance and repairs of all northern fleet.