Under the partnership, Lex Autolease will help promote the Van Excellence Code amongst its customers and encourage that its standards be adopted and followed throughout the light commercial vehicle sector.
In addition to supporting the FTA-backed Van Excellence scheme, the Industry Partners work with FTA on a number of initiatives including a Van Excellence supplement, developing best practice guides, and the Van Excellence conferences held in the UK.
Marcus Puddy, commercial vehicle director at Lex Autolease, commented: ‘Lex Autolease is proud to become Van Excellence’s latest industry partner. The organisations’ goal of promoting high standards of best practice in van fleets is closely aligned with our own strategic objectives. As one of the UK’s largest commercial vehicle providers, we are committed to helping businesses ranging from SMEs through to large corporates operate a safe and efficient van fleet on a daily basis.’
‘FTA is delighted that Lex Autolease has chosen to become the latest Van Excellence Industry Partner,’ added Mark Cartwright, FTA head of vans and logistic buyers.
‘This is the perfect opportunity for such a highly respected organisation to become involved, and is indicative of how important the growth of the scheme has become with the logistics industry.’
At the beginning of 2013 Van Excellence announced its initial Industry Partners, which included ATS Euromaster, BT Fleet, Hertz and TomTom Business Solutions.