OREANDA-NEWS. June 19, 2015. Personal Group a leading provider of employee benefits, employee related insurance products and financial services in the UK, is pleased to announce the provision of employee benefits to over 2,000 staff of Northgate plc, the UK's leading light commercial vehicle hire company.

The Darlington based rental company was established in 1981 and has seen significant expansion in recent years.  Personal Group's, "Just For You" programme, rolled out on the 27th of April, offers a broad range of retail and lifestyle discounts as well as Personal Group's own cash plans.

Northgate wanted to enhance its benefit offering for its employees to increase employee engagement and improve employee retention through becoming a more attractive employer. Northgate researched various options within the employee benefits market, but it was Personal Group's face-to-face approach which really struck a chord with them.

Hayley Burn, HR Business Partner at Northgate, said: "The face-to-face delivery was important for us and really appealed when we were looking for suppliers.  A lot of our colleagues don't have access to computers at work so we wanted to make sure they could access the benefits by phone if they wanted to.  The initial response has been good and we've had some great feedback.  We've had over 2,000 clicks and our employees have saved ?6,500 already."

Steve Mason, Personal Group Business Development Director said: "Personal Group's approach works brilliantly with organisations like Northgate where a significant number of employees don't regularly access a PC at work and are spread across the UK.  Our ability to engage with staff, face-to-face during work time, gives us the opportunity to sit down and give a practical understanding of what their employee benefits programme can offer them and their family."