R&G

Setting the standard in crash protection and bolt-on accessories

Hampshirebased R&G has been supplying motorcyclists with the very best in crash protection and styling accessories for over two decades. Its comprehensive range is designed to protect the machine and save motorcyclists money in the event of a drop or crash.

Used by thousands of riders across the globe, R&G offers hundreds of applications, including many for the latest 2023 models. The current product range includes a host of crash protection items, including the likes of the popular Aero Crash Protectors, Engine Case Covers and Fork Protectors. Alongside this, R&G also offers a number of additional accessories, such as Radiator Guards, Tail Tidies and Lever Guards.

The company is also a distributor for world-class brands such as Barkbusters, WD-40, CLICKnRIDE, Denali electronics, KAOKO throttle stabilizers, Cataclean, SpeedAngle, Scorpion exhausts and Wild Ass seat cushions, with more coming soon!

Alongside supporting motorcyclists, R&G has always placed a strong emphasis on dealer relationships, consistently being voted one of the top UK motorcycle accessory brands in satisfaction polls. Helping to support dealers directly, R&G offers a range of services, including a tiered discount scheme, display stands, bespoke stocking plans suited to individual needs, one-to-one or group training sessions and regular visits from staff and agents to ensure dealers are kept upto-date. Alongside this, R&G actively promotes and markets its products via traditional media and trade press, as well as through its popular social media channels and key industry influencers.

Racing is an important platform for the British company, allowing it to put its products to the test in the ultimate arena. For 2023, R&G will again be supporting multiple teams and riders worldwide, alongside being an Official Sponsor to the prestigious Bennetts British Superbike and MotoAmerica Championships. This sponsorship sees prominent branding at each round, ensuring that visitors to the event or those watching at home, are regularly shown the full range of R&G products available.

New for this year, R&G will also be increasing its support for the stars of tomorrow by becoming the Title Sponsor of the Honda British Talent Cup, as well as Sole Protection Supplier to the exciting new BMW F900 R Cup.

In BSB, the support goes even further, thanks to the R&G Technical Centre. This service is provided at every test and race meeting, providing essential crash protection and race accessories to riders across the paddock.

Covering all product design, development and photography at its HQ allows R&G to quickly service and distribute to more than 1000 active UK trade accounts and a global network of importers and distributors serving more than 60 countries. n

Santander Consumer Finance is one of the leading global players in the consumer finance business. The Santander brand is one of the most widely recognised within the banking and financial services sector in the UK – through high profile advertising and sponsorship, plus great consumer offers, our brand is trustworthy, innovative and market leading.

A key part of our success has come from the partnerships that we have with our dealer and manufacturer partners. We pride ourselves in the strong and enduring relations we have created with many across the UK – we currently work with 18 manufacturer partners as well as more than 4500 dealer partners, offering outstanding products and services to approximately 18 million customers.

Our brand will bring reassurance to your customers and confirms that you take finance seriously – we provide point of sale materials including price hangers, bike mats, flags, pull-up banners and desk items, designed to raise awareness and prompt customers to ask about finance.

We specialise in providing finance for retail and business customers, committed to delivering products designed to surpass the high expectations of today’s consumer, the opportunities of the fastchanging digital world and evolving regulatory framework. To support our dealer partners and the service that they provide, we also offer wholesale funding solutions provided by specialist credit and support teams who are flexible and responsive to changes in business requirements.

Alongside competitive personal and business finance products, we have designed a market leading insurance proposition – our Santander Consumer Finance branded insurance offering, in partnership with GardX, has been constructed to offer top quality customer features such as GAP insurance, cosmetic repair insurance and tyre and alloy wheel protection. As enthusiastic riders themselves, our specialist team’s knowledge and understanding of the industry ensures an in-depth awareness of the challenges our partners face. Our experienced and dedicated regional managers are on hand to offer their expertise, comprehensive business reviews and to ensure that support is offered at every step of the journey. We are also invested in having a dedicated development team. Regionally based, our teams are there to support and facilitate development through a range of courses, designed to better understand customers and drive business performance forward. With customer behaviour continually changing and the digital market evolving, we are constantly investing and innovating, providing journey includes our online proposal system, customerfriendly product videos, branded web calculators, online loan application and remote signature solution. Connecting to our digital products couldn’t be simpler; our tools have been created to seamlessly integrate with existing point of sale finance systems.

As part of our “Customers for Life” retention programme, we offer our dealer partners the use of our market leading management system, Gateway3Sixty, free of charge. Our intelligent online platform provides access to a live portfolio of clients with reminders of when to make those critical renewals calls, as well as offering ready-made communications to sustain positive engagement and turn leads into sales.

By working alongside our partners, we can deliver on our purpose – to help business and people prosper. n www.linkedin.com/company/santander-consumer-finance-uk