There are celebrations ahead as Harrogate-based vehicle leasing company, Synergy Car and Van Leasing, turns 20.

The company was founded in 2006 at its original home on the Evans Business Centre in Harrogate with a clear vision: to deliver an excellent leasing experience, and to make car leasing simpler, more transparent, and genuinely more customer-focused.

Synergy now employs 39 employees at its headquarters on Hornbeam Park, where it relocated in 2015. The current team includes client services director Gemma Manning, Synergy’s first full-time employee back in 2008, and Will Voisey, who joined the business in 2013, and was appointed managing director in 2024.

Will says the firm has ‘been through a lot’ in its 20-year history: “We weathered the 2008 credit crunch, after which we grew and strengthened our relationships with manufacturers and suppliers. This enabled us to offer more vehicle choices and leasing options for our personal and business customers.

“In 2015, we invested heavily in digital systems to improve the customer experience, and in 2018, we introduced electric vehicles to our offering. 2024 brought us a Decade of Excellence award from Feefo, reflecting ten years of verified five-star customer feedback. This rare achievement reflected our long-standing commitment to delivering best-in-class customer service.”

He sees reaching 20 years in business as ‘a fantastic achievement’: “Our success as a business is testament to the hard work of everyone in our team and the trust that suppliers and customers have put in us over the years. We have grown, expanded our offering, and continually adapted to a changing global market, whilst remaining true to the vision set out in 2006.”

The company has a series of events and activities planned throughout the year to mark the anniversary, starting in May with a team day at Cedar Court in Harrogate. Further events and celebrations include marking the achievements of long-serving members of the team and fundraising activities.

Looking ahead, Will says: “The vehicle leasing market remains buoyant, and the increasing choice of affordable electric vehicles, state-of-the-art technology, increased vehicle range and charging infrastructure make the future exciting. At the core, continuing to deliver a best-in-class leasing experience remains the main measure of our success. The future is looking bright for Synergy, and I couldn’t be more excited to keep pushing the business forward with our talented team.”