Zenith Vehicles

🚨 Our company car fleet is 100% electric five years ahead of schedule 🚨 🗞️🗞️🗞️ We're thrilled to be celebrating the successful transition of our colleague company car fleet to 100% electric, and even prouder to have achieved this milestone five years ahead of schedule. Our commitment to decarbonising the UK vehicle parc is stronger than ever, and with our near-term and long-term net-zero carbon reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), we're confident that Zenith will continue to lead the industry for generations to come. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePZqQJHt

"If you were to ask me what's the best lesson I've learned in my career so far, I'd tell you this." 👩🏫 As we reflect on colleague's reactions and experiences since the launch of MyGPS, Bryony Seth shares her thoughts on how building a people-led learning and development programme is a vital tool for building successful teams. 💭🖊️ "Everyone is human, regardless of status. We all have flaws and insecurities, but they shouldn't hold us back. I always strive for my ambition to guide my choices both personally and professionally, and with the tools MyGPS provides, as well as the support of the MyGPS champions, it's been brilliant to be able to engage with colleagues who share the same values and objectives.   It's made me realise that being allowed to feel comfortable sharing successes and failures in an open forum is a key part of your development. Hearing stories from colleagues across the business makes you understand and appreciate that with enough determination and hard work, anything is possible. Learning that failure is just a mindset and success is actionable really reaffirmed my belief in myself as well as others. I can't wait to see what the future brings." What's the most valuable lesson you've learned in your career that you'd share with a colleague? 🤔

Did you ever map out what you wanted your career to look like? Fast forward to now - how close are you to your original plan and what's changed? It's interesting to think how personal success can be achieved with the right tools in place to support you. 🧠 Since joining Zenith in 2023, Millie Breakspeare has been on a continuous journey of learning, applying knowledge, and learning some more. We're proud to say that now her apprenticeship has been completed (with distinction we might add), we're delighted to welcome her to the next stage of her career. Millie has been using the MyGPS tools to define where she wants her career to go and mapping the route for her personal development. ✍ "𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘺𝘦-𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 (𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵!)." Share your experience by telling us how you mapped your career aspirations and what steps you took to achieve them 💬

A new forecast from Cox Automotive Inc. has revealed that electric vehicles are due to overtake ICE equivalents in popularity by 2028 as drivers adopt greener travel solutions. 🔋 The four year forecast predicts a continued upward trajectory for electric vehicles, representing a predicted market share of 𝟯𝟲% in comparison to under a third (𝟯𝟬%) occupied by ICE vehicles. We're confident that along with the support of our supply chains and collaborative networks, that the UK can achieve its net zero targets. As a business committed to decarbonising the UK vehicle parc it's imperative that we continue to set clear examples for our peers, customers and drivers. Is this is a realistic forecast or does the UK have more work to do? Share your thoughts 💬

International Women's Day Spotlight: Olivia Mills ♀️ As she settles into her new role as Head of Consumer Customer Services, Olivia shares her experiences as a female leader.🗨️ 💬 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘡𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮a𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦? I've been fortunate at Zenith to have always had leaders that have given me the autonomy to gain new experiences within my roles. Allyship comes very naturally to them and it's clearly shown the importance of it in supporting women's career development. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘥? My roles have given me exposure to view practices outside of Zenith in a male dominated automotive industry. The biggest challenge I've encountered was when I was younger I mirrored negative behaviours I experienced. I was young, establishing my own values and looking to those around me for guidance. After acknowledging the impact, it took a great deal of reflection and personal development to undo this and establish values true to myself. We're responsible for nurturing the future custodians of our industry, so always think about who you are interacting with and if your behaviours are ones you would want mirrored in them? 𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘵 𝘡𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦? I'm inspired by how open so many female leaders have been to share their honest (often vulnerable) experiences and learnings with me as I've been progressing through my career. The influx of support I've received from female leaders going into my new role has just been overwhelming. I feel connected and reassured, but there's no feeling of needing to hold anything back for themselves or protect their own career development from competition. There's a feeling at Zenith of pushing in the same direction, that if one of us succeeds we all do. That's how I know we're making a difference. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺? 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧! I was hell bent on pushing ahead to the next step. Every time I got a promotion I was looking to the next one. But it was a number of years before I asked myself "what do I enjoy? What do I want to do more of? Why do I even want it?" There are many different ways to progress and gain personal development, don’t think too linearly! I'd also tell them that they'll thrive and enjoy this broad and fast paced industry. You'll build fantastic relationships and develop skill sets you never even knew existed when you were at school…as long as you are true to yourself. 🤲

International Women's Day Spotlight: Vicky Thompson ♀️ Vicky is a true inspiration here at Zenith. Vicky Thompson has over 25 years of experience in her field. She joined Zenith as Head of Compliance and within two and a half years was promoted to Director. Since then she's supported the business in delivering compliance with the FCA’s Consumer Duty, embedded a culture of delivering good customer outcomes, devised and implemented highly effective compliance monitoring activity, and developed our training programme for regulatory compliance.   She initiated and continues to promote Zenith’s menopause awareness programme across the business, from championing a new policy, to financially supporting women at Zenith with the cost of HRT prescriptions. Vicky also established a menopause support group which has increased awareness of the symptoms many women will experience, breaking the stigma of perimenopause/menopause and creating a platform to allow colleagues to better understand them and be able to access suport whilst at work.   💭 ✍ “About five years ago I started feeling different, both physically and emotionally. At first, these changes were subtle but then they started to impact my day-to-day life very quickly. These included brain fog (which was so bad I thought I had early signs of dementia), painful/aching bones, night sweats; migraines; and just not feeling like ‘Vicky’ anymore. After discussing my symptoms with a couple of different GPs, I was finally diagnosed as being in perimenopause. This blindsided me as I had limited awareness of perimenopause and the impact it would have on me”.   “It was at this point, I decided to start the menopause drop-in sessions at Zenith, to support and educate our colleagues. I didn’t want anyone feeling as underprepared as I was. Having a safe space to talk openly with other people experiencing similar symptoms is so important and generating awareness of something that was a taboo a few years ago became my mission. The drop-in sessions have really helped me. I've made new friends, increased my knowledge of the subject; and, most importantly, I know I’m not alone”.   “I’ve felt nothing but supported by Zenith. From setting up the drop-in sessions, to becoming a menopause-friendly employer, and covering the cost of HRT prescription fees, there’s a real desire to remove any stigma around menopause symptoms and support our colleagues.” 🫂

International Women's Day Spotlight: Danielle Fearon ♀️ Danielle's leading a wellness revolution across Zenith that paves the way for colleagues to define their personal goals and achieve the best version of themselves. Opening new frontiers and breaking boundaries of traditional values and beliefs, Danielle gives colleagues the opportunity to embrace their true selves in a series of enlightening self-concept workshops and meditations. 💭 ✍ "Embracing your true self doesn't just mean being authentic to who you are right now, it also means accepting that you have the power to define who you 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 want to be. Believe you are the person you want to be and the world will follow suit. Taking a deeper dive into how your self-concept is formed is your opportunity to understand how it impacts every area of your life. As a community and also as our personal selves, exploring how to uncover the hidden patterns shaping your thoughts and actions helps you bring awareness to the subconscious programming that drives your self-concept. By understanding and reshaping these patterns, you can align your self-concept with your goals and aspirations, empowering you to show up as your best self"

As we look forward to International Women's Day 2025, over the next few days we're celebrating the stories of influential women at Zenith who inspire us most. ♀️ It's no secret that we wear our values and commitment to diversity on our sleeve, that's why we're dedicated to recognising the excellence of the women who contribute to our thriving culture and success. Join us in celebrating and share the women who inspire you the most. 💬

As we look forward to the opportunities FY26 will bring, we're pleased to announce Zenith's trading results for Q3 FY25.    Highlights include:  • Adjusted EBITDA excluding residual value (RV) profits up 𝟭𝟲.𝟭% YoY. 📈  • Total vehicles under management at 𝟭𝟳𝟬𝗸. 🚚  • Corporate funded fleet increased by 𝟱.𝟳% YoY. 🚗  • BEV concentration in the Corporate and Consumer funded fleet and order bank remains balanced, comprising of 𝟰𝟲% (27,871) battery electric vehicles (BEV) and 𝟰𝟲% of the 5,393 vehicles in the order bank. 🔋 • 𝟮9% of BEV contracts formally extended as part of Project Volt, the group’s lease extension programme to address the decline in used electric vehicle prices. ⚡    💭 “While the trading environment remains challenging, our underlying business continues to strengthen with adjusted EBITDA excluding Residual Value profits, growing 16.1% YOY.   "We’ve delivered a positive performance in our Corporate-sponsored schemes, particularly salary sacrifice, where orders increased by 37% in the last quarter year on year, as businesses look for cost effective ways to retain employees. In our Commercial division, we’ve continued to grow our MSU maintenance solutions, and our trailer rental business delivered a successful Christmas peak period.   “As I prepare to hand over my executive responsibilities to Richard Jones, I’m proud of the way Zenith has navigated the last few years; staying true to its core values; and focusing on delivering the best outcomes. I have great confidence in Richard and the leadership team to continue driving the business in the right direction as it enters this next phase. I’d like to say a final, and heartfelt, thank you to all our customers, business partners and employees for their ongoing support.” - Tim Buchan   For more detail, read the full update here 👉 https://lnkd.in/etbJqGC8 

The industry call for enhanced government action that will enable drivers to transition to electric vehicles is stronger than ever, and here's why...💭 In a recent survey, we discovered that: 🔋 41% of drivers would be encouraged to move to an electric vehicle if there were more affordable options available.🔋 💷 A further 33% stated they'd transition if the Government provided more financial incentives.💷 Our survey highlights a clear demand for better education and messaging, while it's clear that more needs to be done to shift misconceptions and influence public opinion. To find out what it will take to accelerate the transition to EVs, read the blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7-2PenG