Inchcape Fleet Solutions has finalised a new five-year deal with
British Waterways to supply around 1,000 vehicles.
The contract covers outsourced management of a diverse fleet of
450 company cars and 550 commercial vehicles, building on a
partnership established in 2004.
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It also includes the outsourced management of the company car
fleet, purchasing and disposal services related to British
Waterways’ outright purchase of all commercial vehicles – mainly
Ford Transits and Rangers – the maintenance management of all
vehicles, accident management, fuel card administration and the
utilisation of Inchcape Fleet Solution’s Premier Service.
Terry Bartlett, MD of Inchcape Fleet Solutions, pointed out: “A
five-year contract continues to be relatively rare in the fleet
industry. This is a complex fleet with a multifaceted service
agreement led by Premiere Service.”
According to Bartlett, this takes the “hassle” out of servicing.
“Drivers access a one-stop-shop booking service accessible via
phone or internet to accommodate vehicle service, maintenance and
repairs,” said Bartlett.
Furthermore, British Waterways is considering using the fleet
provider’s Driver Licence Verification Service and its risk
assessment programme, including online driver profiling, to ensure
compliance with atwork driving health and safety legislation, and
the recently introduced Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate
Homicide Act.
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By GlobalDataThe development of a tailor-made extranet and online facility,
which is widely used by senior management, employees responsible
for fleet management issues and all drivers, is said to have been a
factor in the deal.
Rob Williams, British Waterways’ national procurement manager,
noted: “The range of flexible solutions and online functionality,
supported by a dedicated team, has enabled us to remove a
significant amount of the administrative day-to-day fleet issues
from our staff, while retaining strategic responsibility. As a
result, significant cost savings have been delivered across the
business.”
