construction and utilities

TTC Group targets expansion with Synergie Training acquisition

The deal will give it access to the construction and infrastructure sector allowing the business to expand into complementary training markets.

TTC Group 31 Jan

Octopus backs green rental company for infrastructure projects

Octopus Group is backing InfraFleet with up to £10 million in start-up capital.

12 Jan

OCU Group is 'keeping the wheels turning and the fleet compliant'

These are the priorities for OCU Group’s Stephen Jackson as he and his team oversee 1,000 vehicles and 3,500 items of plant

Business profiles - fleet 28 Apr

Willmott Dixon wins grey fleet cash allowance claim against HMRC

Wilmott Dixon has successfully argued that car allowance payments made to its employees was ‘relevant motoring expenditure’.

7 Feb

Total cost of ownership benefits ‘eroded’ after plug-in grant cut

TCO benefits for EVs have diminished in many cases versus internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

plug in car and van grant 27 Jan

Centrica British Gas electric vehicle charge point engineer

Centrica launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Centrica has launched an EV salary sacrifice scheme for employees but is warning that the ongoing semiconductor shortage could thwart its electric ambitions.

Salary Sacrifice 15 Nov

Thames Water fined £100,000 by TfL

Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted Thames Water for four safety streetworks related offences.

Transport for London (TfL) 19 Oct

Electric vehicle plugged into charge point

Electric only company car choice for Galliford Try employees

Employees at Galliford Try will now only have the choice of a battery electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as their next company car.

construction and utilities 23 Sep

Reflex Vehicle Hire becomes family-owned after £16.5m share buyout

Commercial van rental company, Reflex Vehicle Hire, has become a family-owned business after a £16.5 million buy-out of minority shareholders.

21 Sep

Ubeeqo launches car club with Bellway Homes

Ubeeqo is launching a new car club with Bellway Homes at a housing development in south-west London.

Ubeeqo 14 Sep

DfT business travel survey shows impact of Covid-19

Half of businesses (50%) considered fully virtual meetings to be an adequate replacement for business trips, more than one-in-four (28%), however, did not.

Department for Transport 16 Aug

Fleets face increased costs as lead times lengthen for cars and vans

The fleet industry is facing longer lead times for new cars and vans as manufacturers struggle to cope with the global semiconductor shortage.

registrations 7 Jun

SMR warning for fleets as semiconductor crisis causes vehicle delays

Fleet decision-makers are being warned fleet maintenance will require greater attention with lengthening delays to new car and van deliveries.

1 Jun

Drone rangers: How will unmanned aerial vehicles change fleet operations?

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles is tipped to have major operational and environmental benefits for many organisations, but there are hurdles to overcome.

Insight & policy 26 May

Pictured from left to right: Cllr Waseem Zaffer, Birmingham City Council's cabinet member for transport and the environment; Cllr Ian Ward in his capacity as West Midlands Combined Authority portfolio holder for transport, Kevin Cartwright, general manager of Motorpoint Birmingham and Oldbury, Laura Shoaf, managing director of Transport for West Midlands.

Birmingham clean air zone vehicle scrappage scheme launched

Birmingham City Council has launched a vehicle scrappage and travel credit scheme ahead of the opening of its clean air zone (CAZ) on June 1.

clean air zones 12 May

Fleets urged to ready operations for expanded ULEZ

Enterprise is urging truck and van fleets to plan now to avoid paying charges and potentially fines when London’s Ultra-Low-Emission Zone (ULEZ) expands.

ULEZ 4 May

JCB adds 40 Toyota Corollas to its fleet for sales team

Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has added 40 new Toyota Corolla hybrids to its fleet for use by its sales team

Toyota 28 Apr

Drivetrain components behind majority of SMR disputes

Vehicle drivetrain components were the source of more than half (58%) of the service, maintenance and repair disputes in Q1, new data shows.

27 Apr

Electric vehicles now account for nine out of 10 salary sacrifice cars, says Arval

Almost nine out of 10 (89%) of cars leased via Arval UK on salary sacrifice are now an electric vehicle (EV), an increase from just four out of 10 (39%) two years ago.

27 Apr

City TM strikes deal with Imperial Vehicle Hire

City Traffic Management (City TM) has struck a deal with Imperial Vehicle Hire for the supply of 40 traffic management vehicles.

construction and utilities 26 Apr