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London’s Air Ambulance and Marshall Leasing to supply six new Emergency Response vehicles to the Capital

02 November 2023

London’s Air Ambulance Charity (LAA) has introduced six new Blue Light Response vehicles to the fleet with support from their new funding partner, Marshall Leasing. The new Volvo XC90s will replace the outgoing vehicle fleet, which operates to ensure 24/7 coverage for the emergency service provider and deliver LAA’s Physician Response Unit.

The vehicles work in conjunction with LAA’s two MD902 Explorer helicopters to provide the charity’s Rapid Response team, reacting to Emergency Trauma calls and serving the ten million people that live and work within the M25.

The cars drive under blue lights, reaching the patient as safely and quickly as possible. The rapid response cars deliver the same advanced trauma team as the helicopter crews, with the same equipment and drugs to a critically injured patient’s side, where they can be treated on scene.

The vehicles are based out of the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets and are utilised at night or in adverse weather conditions when the helicopter teams cannot operate. LAA’s red livery is emblazoned across the vehicles, making them highly identifiable.

LAA has partnered with Marshall Leasing to provide the funding requirements for the new vehicles, with value and service being of upmost importance when acquiring these critical assets for the charity.

Working closely with Volvo Specialist Vehicles, Marshall Leasing put together a bespoke solution for LAA with the overall result very much delivering on the brief.

Jonathan Jenkins, Chief Executive, London’s Air Ambulance Charity said, “As an air ambulance charity, people might be surprised to know that a huge proportion of the missions our teams undertake are in our road vehicles. These cars fulfil the same role as our aircraft, bringing the hospital to the patient in the form of our equipment, drugs and medical teams in the fastest possible time. Our team having access to these new vehicles is only possible thanks to the support of our partners at Marshall Leasing.

“On behalf of everyone at London’s Air Ambulance Charity, I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to everyone at Marshall Leasing for their continued backing for our service.”

Richard Baird, Sales Director of Marshall Leasing said, “We are of course hugely proud to be supporting such a fantastic charity service within London. This new client is predominantly funded through public donations, so we had to ensure that pricing was as keen as it could be. As a medium sized fleet management and leasing company we can be more dynamic in this regard and being able to supply such a critical fleet of vehicles is magnificent for our business.”

About London’s Air Ambulance (LAA) Registered Charity (801013)

• London’s Air Ambulance charity is the only helicopter emergency medical service caring for the 10 million people that live, work and travel in London every day.  
• Only LAA medics can carry out open chest surgery, give blood transfusions and put patients into an induced coma at the scene, in London.   
• 1,977 patients were treated in 2022 (calendar year).   
• London’s Air Ambulance was founded in 1989 and to date has treated over 45,000 critically injured people and attended most major incidents in London including 7/7, the Grenfell Tower fire and London Bridge terror incident.  
• The LAA’s average flight time is 7.5 minutes. 
• The helicopter can fly anywhere in London (inside the M25) within 11 minutes.  
• Critical injury from road traffic incidents, falls from height, assaults and other injuries are the biggest killer of people aged under 40.   
• London’s Air Ambulance is a charity that operates in partnership with both Barts Health NHS Trust and the London Ambulance Service. 
• Barts Health NHS Trust employs and pays the doctors as well as providing some direct financial support and the helipad facility for the charity’s operations which is based at The Royal London Hospital. 
• London’s Ambulance Service provides paid paramedics who are seconded to the service.  An advanced trauma paramedic operates from the service’s control room and is responsible for dispatching London’s Air Ambulance to the most critically injured people in London, 24 hours a day. 

About Marshall Leasing

Marshall Leasing funds and operates over 12,000 cars and LCVs, providing a complete fleet management and funding solution for its customers. From vehicle funding through to a fully outsourced fleet management provision, Marshall Leasing can tailor a range of services to meet any fleet requirement. The business is service-led and believes that customer and colleague retention is industry leading. The Customer Services Advisory team was awarded the best Customer Service Team Award at the 2022 Fleet News event.

If you would like to find out more about how we can help you streamline your fleet operation, please get in touch today by emailing info@marshall-leasing.co.uk.

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