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Business profiles - fleet

SBL Couriers

SBL Couriers to save £5m by electrifying van fleet

London-based courier hopes to inspire other companies to electrify fleets after cutting costs and carbon footprint through green initiatives.

Business profiles - fleet 20 Mar
TES 2000

Human cost of collisions drives road safety improvements at TES 2000

Railway infrastructure and construction company TES 2000 significantly cuts at-fault collision rates and damage costs 
with robust risk management strategy.

Business profiles - fleet 12 Mar
Marshall_Leasing_managing_director_Greg_McDowell _2_2000 x 850

‘No compromise on customer service’ as Marshall Leasing doubles in size

Since its acquisition by Bank of Ireland UK in 2017, Marshall Leasing has doubled in size and jumped 10 places up the FN50.

Business profiles - fleet 16 Feb
Denise Hawkins, fleet manager at Stannah Management Services, receives the Fleet News Award for Fleet of the Year (251-1,000 vehicles) from Adam Naylor, UK head at sales at sponsors Northgate

Effective use of data central to Stannah's fleet improvements

Fleet News Award-winner reaps rewards after improving risk management strategy and adopting wholelife cost model for car procurement.

Business profiles - fleet 15 Feb
SBS electric fleet site

SBS cuts emissions and collisions with transition to electric fleet

Fast-growing supplier of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products has its transport operations in its climate-focused crosshairs.

Business profiles - fleet 24 Jan

Balfour Beatty: From zero harm to zero emissions (video)

Balfour Beatty started its zero harm journey back in 2008; now it has added zero emissions to its business priorities.

Business profiles - fleet 5 Dec
Westminster City Council electric refuse trucks

Westminster council powers electric fleet by burning waste it collects

Council invests £20 million in 45 new fully-electric refuse trucks as part of the biggest decarbonisation programme of its kind by a UK local authority.

Business profiles - fleet 27 Nov
Miranda Falconbridge (Telent) and Oliver Boots (Octopus)

Telent uses data insights to reduce driver stress and fatigue

Telent Technology Services has mastered the use of data insights to reduce the likelihood of its engineers experiencing stress and fatigue, earning it a Fleet News Award for Wellbeing and Inclusivity in Fleet.

Business profiles - fleet 6 Nov
Siemens - Priya Kanda, Wayne Warburton, Kate Ball

Siemens moves into phase 2 of net zero strategy with BEV transition

Siemens is transitioning its plug-in hybrid fleet to electric at pace with a 41% BEV order bank, according to head of mobility services Wayne Warburton

Business profiles - fleet 26 Sep
Chris Welch, Welch's Transport

Welch’s Transport reveals blueprint for electric truck transition (video)

Family-owned Welch's, which celebrates its 90th birthday next year, has a fierce heritage of innovation and prides itself on being in the vanguard of new initiatives.

Business profiles - fleet 19 Sep
Miele Volkswagen ID.Buzz

Miele Company transforms fleet compliance and safety

Mandy Vanstone was on a ‘one-woman mission’ to achieve 100% compliance on premium appliance manufacturer’s fleet.

Business profiles - fleet 26 Jul
An electric limousine and hearse with Lee Dillow, senior funeral productivity and change manager; Sarah Maynard-Enock, senior procurement manager; Lee Bevan, head of funeral; and Mike Taaffe, funeral logistics and support manager

Central Co-op electrifies funeral fleet with Ford Mustang Mach-E conversion

With an ambition to be net zero by 2029, Central Co-op is beginning the process of electrifying its funeral fleet.

Business profiles - fleet 20 Jun
GoFibre van and workers

GoFibre outsources maintenance and switches to contract hire

Just over a year after joining GoFibre as its fleet manager, John Fraser is relishing the opportunity to reshape the company’s fleet operations.

Business profiles - fleet 25 May

Speedy Asset Services is on fast track to improved safety

Speedy Asset Services goes above and beyond what is required, says head of fleet Aaron Powell

Business profiles - fleet 1 Mar
Car club charging

Cut costs, emissions and risk with a car club

Highland Council has saved 166 tonnes of CO2 and cut travel costs by almost £2 million after replacing its grey fleet with a car club scheme.

Business profiles - fleet 6 Feb

Bauer Media's Debbie Floyde says detail is the key to her success

'Expert ball juggler' and Hall of Famer keeps fleet efficiencies in check, despite growing list of responsibilities

Business profiles - fleet 24 Nov
National Grid at Fleet news Awards

Cultural ethos drives National Grid to diversity and wellness awards win

The inaugural Fleet News Wellbeing and Diversity & Inclusion Award was presented to National Grid fleet manager Lorna McAtear

Business profiles - fleet 17 Nov

Mitie's electric-first policy accelerates switch away from diesel

Setting achievable targets is key to making the move to electric, according to Mitie fleet manager Heidi Thompson

Business profiles - fleet 27 Oct
Driver sat in City Sprint van

CitySprint delivers on its green agenda

Electrifying a fleet without negatively impacting business operations is a challenge all organisations are facing, particularly those running vans.

Business profiles - fleet 18 Oct

Eric Wright Group finds that electric vehicles mean safer drivers too

Group discovers an interesting by-product from the introduction of more EVs

Business profiles - fleet 1 Sep

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