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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

London Underground movement relies on 800-strong vehicle fleet

As a former traffic cop, Tim Dawes, who now works in driver safety at Transport for London, is all too aware of dangers on the road

Business profiles - fleet 28 Feb
Graham Dundas

Willmott Dixon switches from traditional lease to salary sacrifice

Willmott Dixon has switched its car funding policy from a standard three-year operating lease to a salary sacrifice scheme.

Fleet in Focus 9 Jun
AD Bly fleet manager Adam Gamlin

AD Bly: ‘We have reduced downtime by 80%'

AD Bly fleet manager Adam Gamlin was ‘thrown in at the deep end’ when he landed the role. Fortunately, help was readily at hand.

Business profiles - fleet 5 Dec
Farmdrop David Brown

Farmdrop’s ‘pure electric ethos’ under threat, says fleet manager David Brown

While EV will always be at the core of Farmdrop’s ethos, limited choice has seen diesel powertrains back on the table.

Business profiles - fleet 26 Sep
Val South Xerox

'OpRA hit us hard,' says Xerox's GB fleet manager Val South

Val South explains how Xerox has had to rethink its employee car ownership scheme as a result of last year’s new tax rules. Sarah Tooze reports

Business profiles - fleet 29 Jun
Andrew Houston Altro Group

Altro Group: Predicting the future is not easy but safety is paramount for the present

"I broke my crystal ball last week," says Altro Group's Andrew Houston, as predicting the future for the Group's fleet is not easy.

Business profiles - fleet 20 Jun
David Fisher fleet manager Rexel UK 2018

Rexel UK: ‘Our fleet initiatives have saved at least £2m,’ says fleet manager David Fisher

In the two years since he joined Rexel, David Fisher has launched a string of initiatives that have taken it to Fleet News Award-winning levels of efficiency.

Business profiles - supplier 11 May
Terry Pycroft fleet boss Leeds City Council 2018

Leeds City Council takes the clean air lead

Fleet boss Terry Pycroft embraces the role of zero emissions champion and is keen to share his experiences with other councils. Stephen Briers reports.

Business profiles - fleet 26 Apr
Ryan Coles group travel and fleet manager Aviva 2018

Why Aviva’s Ryan Coles took an ‘eggs in one basket' gamble

Aviva's decision to lease its fleet from one supplier means group travel and fleet manager Ryan Coles’s team can concentrate on the bigger picture.

Business profiles - supplier 11 Apr
Fleet News Hall of Fame inductee Colin Marriott British Gas

‘We never had a single driver fatality’, says former British Gas head of fleet Colin Marriott

Head of the British Gas fleet for 26 years and Fleet News Hall of Fame inductee Colin Marriott has many reasons to look back on his career with pride.

Business profiles - fleet 4 Apr
Ian Walsh Datashred fleet manager 2018

Restore Datashred: Head of fleet Ian Walsh urges Government, 'give us clarity to invest in our fleet'

Datashred's head of fleet Ian Walsh is making key investment decisions, now but says the Government could do more to support fleets.

Business profiles - fleet 14 Mar
Paul Gatti, director of fleet, Royal Mail

How Royal Mail’s fleet director Paul Gatti saves money while making money

Paul Gatti juggles the ‘big numbers’ as he identifies new ways to save and make money, including opening his workshops to third parties. Matt de Prez reports.

Business profiles - fleet 27 Feb

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