Inchcape Fleet Solutions assembled its own fleet of 4x4 vehicles to provide a shuttle service to ensure all its 170 staff could safely get to work and home again during the big freeze.

A skeleton team of Inchcape Fleet Solutions’ employees led by customer services director David Graham and HR director Kerry Howard beat the freeze on Wednesday (January 6) as the company’s emergency business continuity plan swung into action.

By Friday, the fleet of 10 4x4s and minibuses was being used to ferry staff to and from work across a 30-mile radius of Hampshire.

Graham, who spent nights in a nearby hotel after finding it impossible to make the journey home along the M27 and A3, said: “The safety of our employees is paramount, but it is also vital that we continue to supply a comprehensive service to all of our customers. The initiatives we have taken have generated very positive feedback from customers.”

Pic: left to right, David Graham, customer services director, Kerry Howard, HR director and Terry Bartlett, managing director.