Zigup
British van rental company
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Zigup plc is a large commercial vehicle rental provider and of accident management and repair services, operating in the UK, Ireland and Spain.[2] It is headquartered in Darlington, County Durham with over 130,000 vehicles, mainly light commercial vehicles. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
- Goode Durrant & Murray,
- Northgate plc,
- Redde Northgate plc
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Vehicle rental |
| Founded |
2020 (Redde Northgate) |
| Headquarters | Darlington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom |
Key people |
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| Revenue |  £1,812.6 million (2025)[1] |
| £136.4 million (2025)[1] | |
| £79.8 million (2025)[1] | |
| Website | www |
History
Goode Durrant plc
Goode Durrant plc was incorporated on 2 July 1897.[3]
In January 1987, Goode Durrant & Murray Group plc was acquired by an Australia-listed company Ariadne Australia via its Hong Kong-listed company Impala Pacific, which renamed the UK company to Goode Durrant plc.[4][5]
In July 1987, Goode Durrant acquired Northgate Motor Holdings, a company established by Alan Noble in 1981 as Noble Self Drive in Darlington.[6]
In 1997, Goode Durrant bought Transport Development Group (TDG) Vehicle Rental.[7]
Northgate plc
In 1999, Goode Durrant plc was renamed into Northgate plc.[6] In 2002 the company acquired 40% of Furgonetas de Alquiler SA, a Spanish vehicle rental business, and subsequently exercised an option to buy the remainder.[8] In 2005, Arriva sold its UK-wide vehicle rental business to Northgate for £129 million.[9]
Kevin Bradshaw replaced Bob Contreras as chief executive in 2017.[10][11]
Redde Northgate plc
In 2020, Northgate plc merged with Redde plc, a provider of replacement vehicle, incident and accident management services, to form Redde Northgate plc.[12]
Martin Ward replaced Kevin Bradshaw as chief executive as part of the merger.[13]
Zigup Plc
In 2024, Redde Northgate plc announced a change of name to become Zigup plc.[14][15]
Operations
The company offers vehicle rental, fleet management, electric charging installation, vehicle disposal, vehicle ancillary services, replacement vehicle, repairs, incident & claims management, vehicle data and EV fleet consulting.[16]
