National Grid has extended its fleet management contract with Rivus to 2030 while incorporating additional services.
The two firms have worked since 2006 and National Grid has consistently reappointed Rivus through competitive tenders over the last two decades.
The deal spans National Grid’s 2,000-plus fleet of LCVs, HGVs, trailers and plant, which is critical to its business operations.
The renewed contract will add in accident management and vehicle build for the first time and will also see Rivus mobile technicians deliver in-house service, repair and maintenance (SMR), rather than using a third party, cutting vehicle offroad time while providing greater flexibility and choice of how vehicles are maintained. This will also provide National Grid with a single contact across its fleet management needs.
The work will also help continue National Grid’s industry-leading sustainability targets; its ambition is to become 100% net zero by 2030.
The Rivus SMR offering runs across 78 sites nationwide through its LCV and HGV specialist combined Garage Network – but it also has over 500 Approved Garage Partners and a UK-wide team of mobile technicians equipped to support fleet managers with the transition to electric vehicles.
Lorna McAtear, fleet manager at National Grid, said: “It is important for us to partner with a fleet management provider that can help us achieve National Grid’s ambition to move to an all-electric fleet. As Rivus can service and maintain our fleet through its in-house network, of which 70% already has capacity for EV, that’s real added value for us to support achieving our aims.”
David Myers, chief executive officer at Rivus, said: “We have built a close working relationship with the National Grid team, and we are so pleased and grateful that they continue to trust Rivus to support them with all their critical fleet needs backed by our unique garage network.”
