Zigup plc is a large commercial vehicle rental provider and of accident management and repair services, operating in the UK, Ireland and Spain.[2] It is headquartered in Darlington, County Durham with over 130,000 vehicles, mainly light commercial vehicles. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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Zigup plc
Formerly
  • Goode Durrant & Murray,
  • Northgate plc,
  • Redde Northgate plc
Company typePublic
IndustryVehicle rental
Founded
  • 2 July 1897; 127 years ago (1897-07-02) (the legal entity)

  • 1981 (the Northgate business)
entity)
2020 (Redde Northgate)
HeadquartersDarlington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Key people
RevenueIncrease £1,489.7 million (2023)[1]
Increase £199.5 million (2023)[1]
Increase £139.2 million (2023)[1]
Websitewww.zigup.com
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History

Goode Durrant plc

Goode Durrant plc was incorporated on 2 July 1897.[3]

In January 1987, Goode Durrant & Murray Group plc was acquired by an Australia-listed company Ariadne Australia via its Hong Kong-listed company Impala Pacific, which renamed the UK company to Goode Durrant plc.[4][5]

In July 1987, Goode Durrant acquired Northgate Motor Holdings, a company established by Alan Noble in 1981 as Noble Self Drive in Darlington.[6]

In 1997, Goode Durrant bought Transport Development Group (TDG) Vehicle Rental.[7]

Northgate plc

In 1999, Goode Durrant plc was renamed into Northgate plc.[6] In 2002 the Company acquired 40% of Furgonetas de Alquiler SA, a Spanish vehicle rental business, and subsequently exercised an option to buy the remainder.[8] In 2005, Arriva sold its UK-wide vehicle rental business to Northgate for £129 million.[9]

Kevin Bradshaw replaced Bob Contreras as chief executive in 2017.[10][11]

Redde Northgate plc

In 2020, Northgate plc merged with Redde plc, a provider of replacement vehicle, incident and accident management services, to form Redde Northgate plc.[12]

Martin Ward replaced Kevin Bradshaw as chief executive as part of the merger.[13]

Zigup Plc

In 2024, Redde Northgate plc announced a change of name to become Zigup plc.[14][15]

Operations

The Company offers vehicle rental, fleet management, electric charging installation, vehicle disposal, vehicle ancillary services, replacement vehicle, repairs, incident & claims management, vehicle data and EV fleet consulting.[16]

References

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