The upkeep of the London Fire Brigade's engines has passed into new hands as part of a multi-million pound deal between Asset Investment Capital (AIC) and gas group Lattice.

Privately-owned finance group AIC is buying Lattice's fleet management arm TLG for £95 million in shares and spending a further £115 million on paying off the division's outstanding loans.

TLG was awarded a 20-year contract to provide and maintain 540 fire engines and 20,000 pieces of equipment for the London Fire Brigade two years ago.