| 1971 | Ryder Truck Rental established in UK with 250 trucks. |
| 1972 | Ryder acquired Fisher Renwick Ltd gaining a presence in Contract Hire with locations at Park Royal and Dukinfield. |
| 1974 | Ryder acquired Venture Transport, a London haulage company in Cricklewood. |
| 1976 | Head office moves to CP House, Ealing. |
| 1977 | Ryder ventures into mainland Europe and opens Ryder BV in Holland. |
| 1978 | Ryder Europe appoints first Managing Director, Roger French. |
| 1986 | Ryder acquired Mitchell’s Truck Rental in Portsmouth and Forest Truck Rental in the West of England. |
| 1987 | Ryder enters the German market establishing Ryder GmbH. |
| 1991 | First “Just in Time” contract with Nissan. |
| 1992 | Company name changed to Ryder PLC to reflect changing scale of the business. |
| 1994 | Federal Express Logistics business acquired building on the decision to add a Logistics arm to its Truck Rental and Contract Hire businesses. |
 | Ryder also acquires Hallmark Contract Hire in Devizes. |
| 1996 | Ryder awarded contract to supply 2,500 vehicles to 11 Army garrisons and Royal Air Force stations in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands. |
| 1999 | Ryder selected by Derbyshire Fire Authority to repair and maintain a fleet of more than 135 front line fire fighting and support vehicles. |
| 2001 | Ryder awarded fleet management contract by MoD Garrison Works Alliance. |
| Applied Materials award Ryder UK logistics contract. |
| 2003 | Ryder re-secures MoD’s Defence School of Transport lease contract. |
| 2004 | Ryder announces £8 million investment in new technology platforms. |
| Ryder re-secured GSL lease contract. |
| 2005 | Ryder announces £36 million replacement and upgrading programme for the commercial vehicle rental fleet. |
| Ryder renews contracts with Nissan, MoD and Hewlett Packard. |
| 2006 | Ryder announces new organisation structure focusing on Commercial Vehicles, Fleet Management and Supply Chain Solutions with a new brand positioning focusing on the essence of the business… “Ryder – Keeping Things Moving.” |
| Ryder expands Devizes offices for its Engineering and third party maintenance divisions and establishes a European Marketing function. |
| Ryder awarded 300 vehicle Fleet Management Contract with Gloucestershire County Council |
| 2007 | Airedale NHS Trust extends contract with Ryder for Further 3 years |
| Ryder launches new 3 year TraineeTechnician Apprenticeship |
| Ryder wins multi-million pound City Link contract |
| | Ryder opens new rental and maintenance depot at Heathrow |
| 2008 | Ryder boosts rental fleet with £10.6m rental order |
| Ryder recruits Trainee Technicians to its 2008 Apprentice Scheme |
| | Ryder launches FleetCare Online |
| Ryder wins first major fleet deal with Solstor |
| Ryder wins prestigious B2B Marketer of the Year award |
| Ryder announces it is exiting selected SCS contract in Europe and transitioning the remainder into its FMS Europe business |
| 2009 | Ryder FMS reorganises to align with markets and customer segments |
| Ryder wins multi-million pound contract hire deal with Premier Foods |
| Further Trainee Technicians are recruited for the 2009 programme |
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