GSF Car Parts has signed up Microlise to supply delivery optimisation software for its van fleet.
Microlise will provide the car parts delivery and fitting company with its ePOD (proof of delivery) and journey management software solutions, enabling the fleet to remove paper-based processes from its operations and grow its enterprise accounts.
The six-year contract was awarded following a competitive tender process and increases Microlise’s presence in the lighter goods vehicle segment of the market in line with the company’s strategy to expand in adjacent markets.
Microlise customers typically run large fleets of HGVs, each of which conduct one pre-planned journey each day.
GFS’s profile differs from this, with a highly dynamic, high-volume operation, with lots of delivery requests coming in each day.
Microlise said the contract win showed the flexibility of its existing solution portfolio, supporting new business growth.
The fleet solutions provider has also moved into a new territory with the signing of a five-year deal with New Zealand-based FSSI. FSSI is a major grocery retailer in the South Island, with more than 200 stores across multiple brands as well as online grocery services. The contract significantly increases Microlise’s share of the grocery freight market in New Zealand.
Microlise will provide its journey management and SmartPOD (Proof of Delivery) solutions to FSSI’s owned vehicles and sub-contracted fleet as part of a major project by FSSI to refresh its core systems.
Nadeem Raza, CEO of Microlise, commented: “We are delighted to announce these contracts, both of which are of strategic importance to the group. GSF expands our reach into the smaller vehicles segment where our solutions have proven to be highly capable. Our software-only solution greatly expands our potential market, and we are confident will improve our margins over time.
“Signing FSSI means we are now servicing some two-thirds of the New Zealand grocery freight industry. This is an incredible achievement such a short time after entering the New Zealand market and demonstrates the strength of our offering and our potential to become market leaders in all the regions we operate in.”
