Mistral Group used Euro Bus Expo to promote the new branding it has brought across different arms of its business while adding that it continues to expand its comprehensive vehicle-related services across the UK.
Those divisions include Mistral Bus and Coach, the core fleet supply undertaking; Mistral Asset Finance, for lending and brokering; and Mistral Specialist Vehicles, which supplies the local authority market.
The Mistral Bus and Coach arm supplies new and used coaches and buses from several major manufacturers. Flexible rental options and comprehensive aftersales support is part of the package, and the supplier says it has “earned its reputation as a trusted partner for operators nationwide.”
In asset finance, the business says that it works with major UK banks and finance providers to deliver competitive financing options such as hire purchase, finance lease and operating lease to support businesses – including those in the coach and bus segment – to “efficiently acquire both new and used assets, ensuring financial flexibility and growth.”
Mistral Specialist Vehicles supports organisations from local authorities managing home-to-school services to private operators in healthcare. On this part of its business, Mistral says there is “a focus on customised solutions” via work with OEMs and converters “to provide vehicles that meet the specific needs of operators.”
It was also promoting The Bus Shop, a sister business and an outlet for high-quality used vehicles. Group Managing Director Steve Low says that the used vehicle market is especially buoyant and that the company is on track for “its best year ever.”
