About United Vehicle Rentals

“excellent campervans, excellent people, an excellent holiday in our beautiful land”

United Vehicle Rentals Ltd is a New Zealand owned, family business committed to delivering excellence: you can expect friendly, efficient customer service and a quality product every hire. Managing Director, Kay Howe    , has over 30 years’ experience in the New Zealand rental vehicle and travel industry and is fully involved in the day to day running of the company. And there isn’t a person working at United Campervans who doesn’t share a passion for New Zealand and a commitment to the United philosophy of excellence. Since its creation in 1991, the United brand has been synonymous with a standard of product and service that has earned us an enviable international reputation from travel industry partners and hirers alike. This reputation has been recognised by two industry ’firsts’.

Qualmark

In April 2003, United Vehicle Rentals Ltd became the first motorhome company to receive New Zealand tourism’s official quality standard, ‘Qualmark’.

Green Globe

In October 2004 we became the first rental vehicle operator in the world to achieve the prestigious Green Globe Benchmarked Certification standard.    Green Globe is based on Agenda 21 and principles for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 Heads of State at the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992. It provides companies, communities and consumers with a path to sustainable development within the travel and tourism industry worldwide.  In 2009 United remains the only motorhome rental company New Zealand to have achieved Green Globe Silver Company status.

Motuora Island Reforestation Project

We see it as our responsibility to minimise the impact our business and our vehicles have on the environment in New Zealand and globally, and to encourage our clients likewise. To this end, since 2006 United has been involved in the Motuora Island Reforestation Project in Auckland’s beautiful Hauraki Gulf, by sponsoring the annual planting of up to 30,000 native trees on the island. Motuora Island serves not only as a sanctuary for endangered birds, reptiles and insects, but also as a nursery where Kiwi chicks can safely grow to maturity before being released back into their original habitat on the mainland. Through this support, and a number of other initiatives, we acknowledge our environmental responsibility and take a giant step towards offsetting the negative impact of emissions from a fleet in excess of 600 vehicles.

As a hirer of a United vehicle you will immediately contribute to a better environment; United currently plants 6 trees for every hire. However, further opportunities exist for you to participate and we hope you will join United in our endeavours.

Travel with the organisation that cares and you will soon discover that doing business with a company large enough to supply the superior quality of vehicle you expect, yet small enough to deliver exceptional personal service and value, will make a real difference to planning your perfect holiday.