Portman Travel was awarded the win after a tender process that
initially involved ten nominated providers and means that the TMC
is responsible for the management provision of all travel related
company requirements including flights, rail travel, hotels and
overseas car hire. MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd. will be serviced
from Portman's office in Knutsford, Cheshire where a dedicated team
will ensure that the company's travel budget is maximized
effectively through features such as supplier negotiations,
business intelligence and travel policy management.
Portman Travel's position as a founding shareholder of RADIUS,
the global travel management company, allows for real global
capability and the ability to offer MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd.
even greater benefits of scale, including a larger global presence
and enhanced buying power.
Commenting on the news, Senior Vice President, Global Sales,
David Bishop said: "We are delighted to be working with MAN Diesel
& Turbo UK Ltd. and look forward providing them with the
refreshingly flexible and personal service that we have become
known for. Portman Travel has seen strong growth this year thanks
to new business wins and we will continue to build on this success
as we look to 2012."
www.portmantravel.com
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Portman Travel
Portman Travel was founded in 1959 and is one of the UK's
longest-established travel management companies. The company
is headed up by Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hare, who is also
currently Chairman of the Guild of Travel Management Companies
(GTMC). Portman Travel HQ is located at Chertsey, Surrey with
fourteen other UK locations, plus numerous client implants. In
addition, Portman has two wholly owned international operations -
in Tralee, Ireland and in Amsterdam.
Portman Travel is a founding shareholder of RADIUS, the
global network for corporate travel management companies, which has
an annual sales volume of USD $19 billion.
MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd.
MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd. was formed in 2010 following
the merger of MAN Diesel Ltd and its sister company, MAN Turbo
(UK). The merged company brings together the individual strengths
of the two former businesses within one entity to offer customers a
single point of contact for after sales service and support for
diesel engines and turbomachinery. They are the UK representative
of the MAN PrimeServ network - the worldwide after sales service
network operated by parent company, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.
Under the PrimeServ brand, they provide services to customers in
the marine, power, oil and gas, petrochemical and rail traction
markets.
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