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Eco-Drive is AutoGlass’s internal project to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of its 1,000-vehicle fleet. With 90% of the company’s business now mobile, it trialled numerous telematics-based solutions before deciding the Lightfoot driver-monitoring system best suited its needs. Developed by Ashwoods, best known for its hybrid Transit van conversions, Lightfoot is a dashboard display […]
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Fleet size: 2,000 plus vehicles Tell us a bit about the G4S fleet and the team which runs it. The G4S fleet consists of more than 2,000 vehicles and 3,000 highly-trained crew members. The G4S Fleet Management team comprises 52 personnel, 37 of whom are in house technicians who carry out nonmechanical maintenance and ensure the […]
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It’s probably 20 years ago that a colleague passed the comment that someone was leaving the company and she wondered if he would take his pot plants with him. Rather naively, I thought it funny that this generally laid-back chap inhabited the top floor of our offices with a bunch of plants, and only later […]
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As many fleet managers will know, some 25% of new 3,500kg gross vehicle weight (GVW) light CVs are not panel vans but conversions, involving a separate body built on a chassis cab, double cab or platform cab variant. Dropside, box bodies and tippers tend to be the most popular. Fridge conversions are a common site […]
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Toyota is extending its collaborative venture with PSA into the light commercial vehicle market. The company, whose Aygo supermini can also be found as a Citroën C1 and a Peugeot 107, is to sell a badged version of Peugeot’s Expert van called the Proace. Proace replaces Toyota’s ageing Hiace van and will be available in short […]
The leasing option, which starts from £10 per unit, removes the need to purchase the unit and covers the cost of installation for every vehicle as well as software subscription and airtime. The service is available on two to five-year plans. Although the package can be applied to any fleet size, it has been designed […]
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No truck manufacturer has ever renewed its entire range at one stroke – until now. Renault Trucks has been able to call on its incorporation in the Volvo Truck Group and the company’s existing relationships with others to help bring this about. The company has used engines originally designed by Volvo Trucks subsidiary UD Trucks […]
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Respect your firm’s heritage It is very important to respect the heritage of a thriving company like LeasePlan, and understand why it is successful. However, at the same time I am a big believer in developing new ideas to ensure an organisation changes and is modern, fresh and exciting. It is this blend of old […]
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From its head office in Loughborough, the UK’s first centre of excellence for low carbon vehicle technologies, better known as Cenex, has been an ever-present organisation in the first steps of the move towards alternative fuel sources, including electric and hybrid vehicles. Founded in 2005 with funding from what is now the Department for Business, […]
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Martin Ballard is at pains to point out that Volkswagen Group Leasing does more than lease Volkswagen Group cars and vans. It’s not exactly what it says on the tin, then. In fact, VWGL, is a rather surprising company. On the windows around the offices, which are based just across the road from VW Group […]
