ASHTEAD Plant Hire has named ARVAL PHH as the preferred supplier to its 1,500-vehicle fleet.

The deal will cover the firm's 300 depots in the UK and Ireland, trading as A-Plant, operating 550 cars, 670 vans and 330 HGVs.

The deal includes vehicles on contract hire, a sale and leaseback programme and maintenance management and will also cover full accident management.

Furthermore, ARVAL PHH's commercial vehicles division is providing expertise in service scheduling, downtime monitoring and O-licence administration.