01.02.2016

A chairman for Ardent

UK rental company Ardent Hire Solutions, formed out of the recent merger of Fork Rent and One Call Hire, has appointed Greg Fitzgerald as chairman.

Fitzgerald is the former chief executive and current non-executive chairman of UK based contractor Galliford Try. He is also a non-executive director of the National House Builders Confederation and a governor of South Devon College.

Ardent runs one of the largest fleets of telehandlers in the country, and operates from 11 locations with over 5,000 units and an average age of around two years. The business is owned by Searchlight Capital Partners and Duke Street together with the senior managers.
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Greg Fitzgerald

Chief executive Steve Corcoran said: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Greg as our chairman and on behalf of the entire Ardent team I would like to welcome him to the group. With his long standing, extensive and wide ranging experience in the housing and construction arena, he will bring an invaluable in-depth knowledge of our markets and customer activities to our business. We look forward to working with him with immense enthusiasm and are confident that he will bring significant value to the development of Ardent Hire Solutions.”