PRESS INFORMATION FROM BINZ UK

Leicester to Lands End

When your patch covers a swathe of England from the Midlands to Cornwall, there is not much time to sit at a desk and shuffle paperwork. But for Tony Bates, who has recently joined Binz UK as its southern sales executive, effective time management is just part of the challenge of working for a market leading funeral vehicle supplier.

Bates brings to Binz experience of both fleet operations and the needs and pressures facing the typical small to medium sized firm. Before moving out to Australia four years ago, he ran his own chauffeur drive company serving blue-chip clients across London and within the Winnersh 'hi-tech' triangle. So this is someone who knows at first hand the importance of getting the balance right between vehicle residuals, monthly lease payments and whole-life costs.

Ask him about his new job, and you get a refreshingly ethical response: "As I see things, my role is about building relationships. There are many funeral directors out there still running fleets that can be anything from 10 to 15 years old, and it is important for Binz to be seen as not just a new car company" 

According to Bates, after pre-owned vehicle sales, it is the service and support aspects of the Binz operation that make peoples' ears prick up. "The retail motor trade may not look too kindly on a funeral director who puts a grieving family's needs ahead of oil change intervals A hearse or extended chassis limousine takes up a lot of room on their forecourt, and may not fit on ramps designed for the average family car. Binz, on the other hand,  can offer a collection and return service, Mercedes-Benz expertise, and the option of a loan vehicle if a funeral firm needs it - and even though this is service is aimed at customer within about 100 miles of our Reading base, special arrangements can be made for customers throughout the United Kingdom". 

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Image caption: "Tony Bates: building relationships for Binz"

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Editors contact:	Ewan Scott 	Aardvark Associates tel. 01484 864 520 
(mob. 07951 963 433) or 01308 897 911
Company contact:			Binz UK  tel. 0118 975 8999

Please note that this document is for information only and is non-contractual;
both Aardvark Associates and Binz UK - Nilsson Ltd. decline all liability in the case of omissions or errors.