CONTRACT hire firm CW Lease has announced a rebranding to bring it in line with parent company ING Group. The firm, a subsidiary of ING Lease, will change its name to ING Car Lease in March.

The company has about 500 employees throughout Europe and its vehicle fleet covers about 100,000 vehicles in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, making it one of the 10 largest leasing firms in Europe. In the UK, it was listed as 23rd in the FN Top 50, the comprehensive guide to the UK contract hire industry published in November last year, with 12,105 vehicles.