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Hand it back early

Hand It Back Early!

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Hand It Back Early is WVL’s ultimate deal in future-proof motoring.

Choose one of our selected in-stock vehicles on a 2-year Contract Hire deal and you’ll have the option to walk away from the vehicle at 6 months, 12 months and 18 months – no catches, no penalties.

We all know how life can throw surprises at us, so we understand that committing to longer lease terms can be daunting – especially in the current financial climate. But Hand It Back Early gives you the peace of mind that should your circumstances change and you’d prefer not to keep the vehicle to the end of the contract, you can Hand It Back Early!

We’ll miss you… but we’ll understand.

See the currently available vehicles here, and call our team on 01753 851561 to talk about this fantastic opportunity.

Out of hours, please contact us online, and don’t forget, you can see and test drive these vehicles at our Windsor showroom, where you can also speak to us in person to get things moving!

The small print: Two year contracts only on Nearly New and Used vehicles in stock, with a minimum of 10,000 miles per annum based on full maintenance contract hire with a payment profile of 6+23 months. No ownership option, Contract Hire; eligibility conditions apply.

Hand it back early

Women In Business Awards, 2017

Proud sponsors of the 2017 Women in Business Awards

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Sponsors of Women In Business 2017

We are really pleased to announce that WVL are, once again, sponsoring the Women in Business Awards. This is the second consecutive year that we are working with The Business Magazine and our co-sponsors on this hugely exciting initiative.

Our fellow sponsors for the 2017 Awards include Barclays, KPMG and Blake Morgan so we are in excellent company!

This Year’s Awards

For 2017 there are 8 awards in total, all designed to celebrate, encourage and inspire successful and aspiring women in the South.

The Awards identify and reward exceptional women who – through leadership, entrepreneurialism, mentoring skills and/or ideas – stand out from the crowd.

New for 2017 is the introduction of two awards: Spotlight on Women in STEM and Career-Break Returner of the Year.

This is your opportunity too — nominations are open until next Monday 17th July!…

WVL sponsoring the Women In Business Awards, 2017WVL are proudly sponsoring Women in Business 2017

Nominate Now!

This is a great opportunity for your own, or a worthy colleague’s achievements to be recognised so we’d encourage you to enter!

Click here for more information and to download your entry form. Read on to learn more about our sponsorship of last year’s Women In Business Awards here on our blog.

Thames Valley Expo 2017

Thames Valley Expo: 11th May 2017… see you there!

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Come and say “Hello” to us on-stand at this year’s Thames Valley Expo – Thursday 11th May, 9:30am–3pm at Windsor Racecourse. Once again, we’re delighted to be exhibiting at this prime networking event, billed as the Thames Valley’s largest business show, and given the numbers attending last year’s event, it promises to be another unmissable opportunity for local businesses to come together and connect!

With over 70 businesses exhibiting this year at the last count, we’ll be in very good company, particularly with such a wide diversity of industries represented. Visitors are sure to glean insights and knowledge about new products, services and suppliers, and there’s no better way to start new conversations than meeting in the traditional way… face to face!

Registration is FREE, and via the Expo’s website you can also learn about the industry-leading Seminars and Workshops on offer for gaining top tips and hands-on experience on topics from social media to protecting intellectual property.

There are six keynote speakers coming to the region for the first time to share their inspirational stories and some of  the secrets of their success. These include Andy Street CBE – former CEO of John Lewis, entrepreneurs Nigel Botterill, Roslyn Bell, Steve Clark, James Sinclair, and Michelle Mills-Porter who’s an expert in sub-conscious communication… so no slouching at the back!

With something for everyone, and lots to learn, make a date for Thursday 11th May and come say “Hello” to us on-stand at Windsor Racecourse. We’d love to hear about your business and its vehicle requirements… and feel free to pick our brains about how leasing your next car or van can help make the most of your motoring budget, and drive your business forward.

Thames Valley Expo website
Royal Windsor Racecourse – Maidenhead Road, Windsor SL4 5JJ

WVL's Bodyshop is BSI Kitemarks accredited

Our Bodyshop passes another BSI Kitemark™ Spot Check!

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You may not realise, but WVL also has an in-house bodyshop, fully equipped and in the very capable hands of a team of experts to undertake your vehicle’s repair to the highest of standards. We put this expertise to the test back in 2014 when we invited British Standards to inspect. We were thrilled to pass, becoming PAS125- and now BS 10125-accredited and have proudly held and displayed the BSI Kitemark™ for Vehicle Damage Repair ever since.

BSI Spot Checks

Once achieved, a Kitemark™ – like the high standards it represents – must be maintained through an unwavering commitment to quality, tested twice-yearly in unannounced BSI spot checks.

We are delighted to announce that the WVL Bodyshop has passed yet another BSI spot check – with flying colours – continuing our track record for excellence!

It’s worth mentioning that these inspectors really do give no notice… they turn up at 9am and are here for the entire day. To say the inspections are thorough is very much an understatement!

The inspectors check:

  • all the vehicles currently in the workshop to ensure we’re using and following the correct repair procedures;
  • all our training records to ensure all our staff have the necessary, and up-to-date, qualifications;
  • all our equipment to ensure it’s on live maintenance contracts and has been correctly maintained and calibrated.

Man, Method, Material & Machine are all scrutinised!

What does this mean for our customers?

The Kitemark™ is a renowned badge of quality, reliability, safety and integrity. In holding this accreditation, our customers are assured that any repairs to their vehicle will be undertaken to the industry standard, or better, and that customer satisfaction and safety is delivered every time.

84% of drivers said they would feel more comfortable if the car body repair centre had the BSI Kitemark™ for Vehicle Damage Repair*, and the Kitemark™ scheme is also recognised by most major insurers too. WVL also have our own recovery vehicle so we can collect your vehicle no matter how bad the damage.

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“From vehicle graphics to resprays and accident repairs, our BSI 10125 Kitemark accredited bodyshop complements our showroom here in Windsor, Berkshire.”

Martin Ryan, Bodyshop Operations Manager

An industry-leading all-round service

…From our showroom and expert team to help you select the very best vehicle and the very best deal… to our ongoing customer service, fleet management, vehicle servicing & maintenance… through to our on-site BSI Kitemark™ accredited bodyshop covering every eventuality.
We’re the one-stop-shop for your motoring needs.

Learn more about our Servicing and Bodyshop here.
Bodyshop Hotline: 01753 801904 Leasing Hotline: 01753 851561

* An independent study conducted in Great Britain via OnLineBus, an internet omnibus survey, for BSI in 2012.

Women In Business Awards 2016

WVL Sponsors Women In Business Awards

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We are thrilled to be involved in an initiative celebrating the role of women in the workplace – the Women In Business Awards, 2016. Run by The Business Magazine, Women in Business celebrates encourages and inspires successful and aspiring business women in the south. Alongside other supporters including Barclays, Taylor Made, Blake Morgan and Clarify, we sponsored the awards and worked extensively with the organisers and other sponsors to make the initiative a great success.

The awards themselves are each designed to discover and reward exceptional women who through leadership, entrepreneurialism, mentoring skills and/or ideas, stand out from their colleagues. Culminating in a gala dinner on the 15th September 2016, the winners of each of the five categories were announced, including those in our sponsored category: ‘Board Level and Senior Executive of the Year’.

In fact, Julia Bolsom, our head of Marketing, was personally involved in the selection process so we all felt a direct connection to the those shortlisted for their achievements. It’s the first time we’ve sponsored an event of this type, and given the feedback we’ve received from businesses and business people, we’ll certainly be doing it again. For ore information about the 2017 Awards and how you can get involved visit womeninbusiness.biz

The Award itself

WVL this year sponsored the ‘Board Level & Senior Executive of the Year’ award. This category is open to women at board or senior executive level who have made a significant difference to the role of women in business within and/or outside their organisation.

Winner: Nicola McQueen, Capita

Pictured centre with WVL PR manager Julia (left) and Guest Speaker Michelle Mone OBE (right)

WiB Award Category Winner

WVL's month-long Test Drive Event

#TestDriveYourBestDrive 2016 – the Results are in!

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The start of September marks the end of our month-long test drive event – from the early days of #SmallCarWeek through to the grand scale of #7SeaterWeek – our forecourt has been what feels like an Olympic-scale arena for this first-of-a-kind showcase of motoring might!  Now a time for reflection on proceedings, did Windsor Vehicle Leasing also strike gold? It’s a firm ‘YES’ as far as we’re concerned.

Firstly, we’re extremely grateful to all the manufacturers who have provided vehicles for the event – Audi, BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Mahindra, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Volvo. The collaboration has been much appreciated and the key-for-key swaps worked seamlessly. It showed the strength of our relationships and the confidence all the manufacturers have in their brands. No-one is afraid to stand comparison with anyone else. There seemed to be a consensus that what we were doing was a great idea, with more than one manufacturer pointing out that they couldn’t understand why no-one had come up with this concept before.

We would also like to thank the customers, existing and potential, who made the effort to come along and do the test drives. Hopefully they found the unique opportunity to compare brands and technologies worthwhile. In some instances, it was enough for visitors to sit in the cars; get that feeling which no amount of online research can replace.

WVL Test Drive event Small Car Week

WVL Test Drive Event, week 2 - Family Saloon Week

We’re aware that WVL may not necessarily see the direct benefits of this unique event, though it can only be a positive that we had so many visitors and enquiries. It was our intention to shake the tree during the traditionally quiet month of August and if the fruit fell elsewhere, then the industry was still the winner. It’s a bonus that we have quoted for and won business as a result.

The event was publicised through the local press and via social media across our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts where each individual car’s arrival was posted online. If some of the puns which accompanied the postings were excruciating, please allow for wordplay fatigue by Week 4! Nevertheless, good old footfall played a key part in us getting as many bookings as we did. Our position on Clarence Road usually guarantees interest from passing customers and there’s nothing like a line of new, gleaming cars to catch people’s attention.

WVL Test Drive Event, week 3 - SUV Week

WVL Test Drive Event, week 4 - 7-Seater Week

There’s no doubt, weeks three and four – the SUV and 7-seater weeks – provoked huge interest, as well as testing our forecourt organisation and parking skills. However, all four weeks, including small cars and family saloons, provided excellent opportunities, both for customers and the staff of WVL to familiarise themselves with the very latest models and technology, meaning Windsor Vehicle Leasing can continue to provide the most comprehensive and tailored customer experience.

There seemed to be a consensus that what we were doing was a great idea, with more than one manufacturer pointing out that they couldn’t understand why no-one had come up with this concept before.

It’s fair to say, the vehicles supplied showed that nowadays, there’s not really such a thing as a bad car. Probably the area of greatest change and progress is the on-board technology. Time in a vehicle is important. It would be easy to become a nervous wreck without exposure to and proficiency in the safety systems, including lane control, collision alerts and integrated braking systems. Even knowing how to start a car these days can be an adventure, though it’s always simple enough once you know! Interestingly, no-one seemed inclined to try the self-parking modes! Seems we still like control!

Of course the selection of vehicles not only gave many of our visitors the opportunity to have a fresh look at classic models, but also a first close-up look at relatively new technologies such as hybrids and electric cars.

For us at WVL, there was the bonus of a visit from a sporting icon. As you may have seen in our posts on the day, West Indian legend Gordon Greenidge, one of the finest opening batsmen of all time, took the opportunity to come by. Just for a while, the gleaming cars were outshone and talk of the off-drive replaced the test drive!

It is our firm intention to repeat this event in the future. Of course, others may try to do so in the meantime… but we’ll always know we were first!

If you’ve spotted something in the line-ups above, or would like a quote on a particular vehicle, please get in touch. Our Configurator allows you to spec-up a vehicle to your exact requirements, though we’d be happy to offer advice and suggestions if you’re at all unsure. Either way, try our online Quote Form, email us at [email protected], LiveChat with one of our leasing experts using the tab at the bottom of the screen, or simply call us on 01753 851 561, and let’s talk leasing!

Test Drive your Best Drive this August at WVL

The Ultimate Test Drive Event at WVL this August!

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This August at WVL, we’re hosting an unmissable motoring event! We’ve invited over 20 of the leading manufacturers to provide their latest, greatest vehicles for you to drive in what can only be described as the ultimate test drive event!

Test Drive Your Best Drive

This August at WVL: Test Drive your Best Drive – over 50 vehicles, from over 20 manufacturers over 4 themed weeks.

WVL have always put excellent customer service and insightful advice at the top of the list when it comes to winning and maintaining long term customers. Our event acknowledges that when a customer is in the market for a new vehicle, they’re faced with having to visit countless different dealerships, trying to coordinate test drives between them all, and having to remember all the facts and figures about each vehicle – not to mention how the look and feel of one compares to another. We also understand that brand-specific sales staff are of course obliged to favour their own when customers ask comparative questions.

What’s missing in the usual process?

Customers rarely – if ever – have the opportunity to compare different manufacturers’ vehicles side-by-side, test drive them back-to-back, and to gain objective advice and opinion about the pros and cons of each from truly impartial experts.

And that’s why, this August, we’re hosting this multi-marque, near-‘Olympic’-scale test drive event!

Each week we’ll focus on a particular category of vehicle, starting with Small Cars on the 1st August, on to Family Saloons, SUVs and 7-Seaters, week on week. Customers will be able to view and drive their choice of vehicles from our Windsor Showroom and gain a unbeatable opportunity to pitch them head-to-head.

4 Themed Weeks

Leasing Experts

Don’t forget, we’re leasing specialists and with a savvy team well-versed in how best to make the most of any motoring budget, we’re here to help you find the perfect vehicle for the ideal monthly payment.

Leasing is the smart, depreciation-beating way to drive a new car, and our month-long event this August gives you access to a full range of makes and models – and the very best deals – all under one roof here at WVL.

Book now!

We’re taking bookings already to ensure we can guarantee customers’ choice of vehicles and ample appointment time, so please register your interest now!

Click through to wvl.co.uk/testdrive for a full listing of all the vehicles available each week. Spot your favourites, complete the enquiry form, and book your test drives today!

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WVL featured in Fleet News

WVL – Featured in this month’s Fleet News

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We’re thrilled to have been featured in this month’s edition of the leading industry publication, ‘Fleet News‘. Sarah Tooze interviewed our chairman and owner, Philip Newton, about how he’s brought his past experience in retail to the fore here at WVL, and how it ensures our unique selling points keep us competitive against the big players in the lease industry. Read the article below for a great insight into WVL’s key strengths and our firm focus on delivering the very best in customer service.

APPLYING RETAIL PRINCIPLES TO THE LEASING INDUSTRY

Putting the customer first is Philip Newton’s priority – which he learned at Perfume Shop. Sarah Tooze reports

Smaller leasing companies must have a point of difference in order to win fleet managers away from the major providers. That’s the view of Philip Newton, chairman and owner of Windsor Vehicle Leasing (WVL).

Newton founded WVL in 1976, but spent 20 years outside the leasing industry, chiefly at the Perfume Shop. He grew it from a single store in 1991 to more than 100 stores by the time it was sold in 2005.

Newton subsequently returned to WVL, bringing with him a retailer’s perspective – his management team “roll their eyes every now and again when I say ‘when I was at Perfume Shop…’”, Newton says.

The key lesson he applies to WVL is that the customer is paramount. “You could have all the fancy ideas in the world, but if you’re not making an offer that has a point of difference and that appeals to the customer then you’re dead in the water,” Newton says.

“It’s essential for a business of our type and our size because we’re a smaller operator. There is room in the market for us but we have to get our offer right. And it has to be sufficiently different from what the big boys offer.”

Newton believes WVL “ought to be able to offer a better service” because “you can talk to the manager here, you don’t have to go through a number of dependents”.

WVL’s key point of difference is that it has a showroom from which it retails around 95% of returned vehicles. It also acquires about 10-15% of its fleet at auction, and has offered flexible leasing for the past five years. Newton believes that these aspects could see WVL climb to 25th spot in the FN50 in the next five years (up from 47 last year). In the short-term he has a more modest aim: to grow the fleet from 1,396 to 1,500 vehicles in the next year to 18 months. “I have learned that once you start winning it’s easier to win big,” Newton says. “But do it all in bite-size chunks so everyone can digest it, everyone can understand what you’re doing and where you are going.”

At the moment, Newton is looking for the business to grow organically rather than through acquisitions – but “maybe ask me in 12 months’ time and I’ll give you a different answer”, he says. “What I do know from my corporate past is that only one in three acquisitions works. That all comes down to the timing as far as the acquirer is concerned and whether he is absolutely ready to make such a move. And I’m not sure that we would be.”

Organic growth was the approach Newton took at the Perfume Shop.

“When I developed Perfume Shop I only ever opened 10 shops a year,” he says. “That sounds quite a lot but it wasn’t because I had the money to open 30 and there were 30 out there. We were much more focused on growing the business organically, growing the sales from the existing branches. There is much better return if you maximise your existing assets rather than go and buy new ones.”

Newton knows it is essential to have the right team in place. WVL has 22 staff, a number of whom are long-serving employees (managing director Philip Smith and account managers Peter Fletcher and Alan Robinson can all claim 15-plus years at the business, while sales director Allun Wilkins retired in March after 46 years), but it has recently created a new business development manager role and has plans to grow its account manager team.

WVL currently has 198 customers who typically have a fleet size of up 25 vehicles.

“Just from purchasing power and money interest rates, we wouldn’t be competitive for the big corporates,” Newton says. “That’s where the big boys will beat us hands down. But what we can do is provide alternatives. We’ll be really flexible with our customers. We’ll also take a chance on some customers that maybe don’t have the financial strength that the vehicles that they require demand. What we might want to do under those circumstances is dictate the fleet that they have so that we reduce our risk by managing the vehicle types and models to ensure that, if they do come back to us early, then we can move them on.”

When a vehicle is returned, WVL assesses whether it could be usefully re-leased on a short-term or medium-term basis to another customer, or whether it is a good proposition for its retail site.

Around 300 to 350 vehicles are returned to WVL each year and are generally between two and four years old.

Given that Lex Autolease has closed its retail sites in Coventry and Oldbury, and has outsourced the remaining elements of its vehicle remarketing operation to BCA, how does WVL make its retail site successful?

“Lex is a colossus,” Newton says. “Our account managers have responsibility for a vehicle from cradle to grave. They have a personal interest in that individual vehicle, so we can make decisions that Lex couldn’t make.”

He adds: “If one of the big leasing companies has a lease go wrong within three months or six months they have nowhere to store the car, they have no other use for the car so it has to go to the auction.

“We think that is fantastic because we can then buy those. We don’t buy on the same scale as they do, so if we get six to 10 cars back we can manage them. If Lex got 60-100 cars back on the same ratio they couldn’t manage them because space costs you so much money these days.”

WVL purchases anything up to 12 months old.

“There are some customers that may want a specific type of car but can’t afford the new version because of the depreciation hit,” Newton says. “We can buy them a new-used model and we can provide a much more competitive offer as a consequence.”

WVL also uses its own cash resource to spot buy.

“We might buy 10, 20 or 30 vehicles that are new at significant discount where we can offer real value to our customer,” Newton says. “That’s exactly what we used to do at Perfume Shop. A third of our product was always deeply discounted and a third of all of our offer at WVL eventually will provide the same opportunity.”

If I had a start-up business I would absolutely want to lease – it’s budget-proof”

Flexi-leasing (anything from a month to 12 months) offers “a clear market opportunity”, according to Newton, as it suits companies that have a six-month contract or who have employees on short-term contracts.

Currently, WVL has 150 vehicles on flexi-lease but expects this number to grow to 300 within 18 months as it has the facilities to cope with vehicles being “on churn all the time”, Newton says.

His other growth opportunity lies in convincing more SMEs to lease. “If I had a start-up business, I would absolutely want to lease simply because it’s budget-proof,” he says. “If you give the right information from the outset then you absolutely know what your vehicles are going to cost you.”

DAMAGE CHARGES NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS

Leasing companies should not “rub their hands in glee” when they get big excess mileage charges or end-of-contract damage charges, according to Philip Newton. “It’s negative for the industry because someone with an excess mileage or damage charge is not going to come back to the lessor and they’ll have a bad taste in their mouth about the industry,” he says.

“We’re flexible enough to look at the customer: how long have they been with us, are they going to stay with us? If someone has abused the vehicle, they’ve thrown the keys back us and we’re never going to see them again, we’ll have a completely different view to someone that brings the car in, there is damage but we could get it repaired at much lesser cost than the customer could.”

First published in Fleet News, June 9–22, 2016. Reproduced with permission.

Click below to download a PDF of the article or see online at FleetNews.co.uk:

Fleet News: Spotlight - Windsor vehicle leasing

Mercedes Ride & Drive 2016

Test Drive a Mercedes-Benz this May… and Dine Out on the Experience!

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This month WVL are delighted to be hosting our second Mercedes ‘Ride & Drive’ event. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be receiving a series of absolutely stunning demonstrator models for our customers to test drive. What’s more, there’s the chance of winning a fabulous dinner for 4 people too – it’s an opportunity you’ll not want to miss!

C300h Diesel Hybrid Saloon

This week, we’ve a fantastic C300h Diesel Hybrid Saloon here on-site. The smooth transition between battery and turbo diesel has to be experienced first hand, and that combined with the level of refinement – inside and out – makes this a very desirable vehicle indeed. Available 10th-13th May only – contact us to book your test drive now!

Mercedes C300h

A180d SE

Next week we’ve the nimble A180d SE Manual which which really gives the Audi A3 and BMW 1-series a run for their money – but also pitches hard at Focus and Astra drivers to consider switching marques. Packed with features, and offering a great value drive, we’ve a manual box version here with us at WVL from the 16th-20th May.

Mercedes A180d

E220d AMG Line Saloon

Then it’s the turn of the E220d AMG Line Saloon. Heralded as one of the most important new cars of 2016, it goes head to head with BMW’s 5-series, has a boot capacity to rival the Jaguar XF and takes luxury to the next level.  Our demonstrator will be here 23rd-27th May, so be quick and book your test drive slot now!

Mercedes E220d

C220d Sport Premium Plus

Already here on-site, we’ve a fabulous C220d Sport Premium Plus Auto, packed with features and extras including active park assist and panoramic roof. Available to lease or to purchase, please call at your earliest opportunity to test drive this vehicle as we don’t expect it to be here long!

Mercedes C220d

Smart fortwo Cabriolet

And if you’re looking for something smaller, how about a Smart fortwo 1.0 71hp Passion Cabriolet? Still on-brand with our Mercedes Month (Smart being from the Daimler-Benz stable), this is a top quality, top-tech runabout with a clever new design in roof mechanism: partially retracting just like a sunroof… or folding into the boot as a full convertible. This car offers a lot of fun, features, as well as practicality, and we’ve a demonstrator in stock now until the 27th ready for you to test drive!

Smart fortwo Cabriolet

Whether you’re already a brand-loyal Mercedes driver, or are looking to sample the quality, refinement and performance the marque has to offer, do come along and test drive one of these exceptional motors. And there’s more…

Win Dinner for 4

As an added bonus, everyone who test drives our Mercedes or Smart car this month and who leaves their business card with us will be entered into a competition to win dinner for four people at Royal Windsor Racecourse’s Castle Restaurant. This is a superb restaurant and a wonderful prize worth winning! Ts&Cs apply, please ask for full details.

So if you have a test drive WVL this May, you could really dine out on the experience! Call us on 01753 851561, email [email protected] or enquire online to book your slot.

Win dinner for 4 with WVL

Terms and conditions apply: Prize subject to availability. No cash alternative will be offered. By entering this competition you are agreeing to receive promotional emails from WVL. Winner will be chosen at random on 31st May 2016. Winner will be notified in writing and by telephone on 1st June 2016. Prize applies to Monday Evening racing at Windsor Racecourse. Dinner includes 2 bottles of house wine. WVL reserve the right to change/alter prize details with no prior notice. Prize must be taken by 1st September 2016.

Thames Valley Expo 2016

Thames Valley Expo: join us at Windsor’s biggest networking event!

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Once again WVL are delighted to be exhibiting at the upcoming Thames Valley Business Expo held annually at Windsor Racecourse, Thursday 14th April 9am – 3pm… come and say Hello!

Billed as the Thames Valley’s largest business show, the Expo is a great way for us to step away from the showroom and meet representatives from a huge diversity of local businesses all under one roof.

With over 50 other businesses exhibiting, we’re in very good company, and the event creates a powerful draw as a result, making connections in the traditional face-to-face way! The organisers claim 85% of visitors discover new products, services or suppliers, and in our experience the event certainly works for starting new conversations and opening new doors.

Click here to see the full Exhibitors List, and click here for FREE registration. With workshops to attend, speed-networking, 1-2-1 business advice clinics and keynote speakers – including Richard Woods, finalist in the last series of The Apprentice – it promises to be a fun and informative out-of-the-office day, with something for everyone and lots to learn.

So, make a date for Thursday the 14th and come and say “Hello” at Windsor Racecourse. We’d love to learn more about your business, your vehicle requirements, and let’s see if we can offer some insight, help or advice on how you can make the most of your business motoring.

www.thamesvalleyexpo.co.uk
Royal Windsor Racecourse – Maidenhead Road, Windsor SL4 5JJ