Goode Durrant plc
Goode Durrant plc was incorporated on 2 July 1897.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.In July 1987 Goode Durrant acquired Northgate Motor Holdings, a company established by Alan Noble in 1981 as Noble Self Drive in Darlington.In 1997 Goode Durrant bought Transport Development Group Vehicle Rental.
Northgate plc
In 1999 Goode Durrant plc was renamed into Northgate plc. 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. In 2005 Arriva sold its UK-wide vehicle rental business to Northgate for £129 million.Kevin Bradshaw replaced Bob Contreras as chief executive in 2017.
Redde Northgate plc
In 2020 Northgate plc merged with Redde plc, a provider of incident and accident management services, to form Redde Northgate plc.Martin Ward replaced Kevin Bradshaw as chief executive as part of the merger.
