Lookers to make foray into contract hire
business

Lookers
plc
may add a contract hire operation to its vast motor
retailing business, chief executive Ken
Surgenor
has revealed.

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In his review of the group’s 2007 financial results, Surgenor
remarked that the group recently signed a Heads of Agreement to
acquire two Volkswagen businesses and a contract hire
operation
 “[The acquisition] gives us an entry into the contract hire
market with an experienced management team,” Surgenor
said. 

Without providing further details, Lookers said the value of the
three businesses was estimated at £3m and that the transaction was
anticipated to be completed at the end of March.

 Motor Finance Issue: 41 – March 08
Published for the web: March 27 08 17:7
Last Updated: March 28 08 17:31

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