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John O'Conner switches to contract hire with Fleet Alliance
13 December 2010
Grounds maintenance specialist, John O’Conner, has switched the funding of its car fleet from outright purchase to contract hire and gone green at the same time with leasing and fleet management specialist, Fleet Alliance.
All new cars at the Welwyn, Hertfordshire based company, which has grounds maintenance contracts with local authorities, education establishments, housing associations and corporate clients throughout the UK, can be of any make but must be below 120g/km to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
At the same time, the company has switched away from carrying out the maintenance of its cars at its own workshops to using franchised dealers, although it will continue to self-maintain its light commercial fleet.
The company operates a fleet of around 250 cars and light commercial vehicles, the former for contracts managers who are responsible for contracts in their locality, while the latter are outright purchased under a solus badge arrangement with Vauxhall Motors.
John O’Conner Transport Manger Simon Redhead explained the thinking behind the changes.
“Previously, we maintained all our cars at our workshops. But this meant managers coming in from various parts of the country and having to then take a courtesy car until their own car was ready several days later.
“This was not an efficient use of their time and so we decided to change this arrangement and switch to Fleet Alliance as our one-stop supplier for all our fleet needs.
“This now allows Fleet Alliance to schedule services on drivers’ behalves in locations and at times that are convenient to them. We selected Fleet Alliance on the recommendation of our fleet consultant and they have been very prompt in answering any queries we may have,” he said.
“In the same way that we offer many of our clients environmental and sustainability advice, Fleet Alliance also guides us in our choice of vehicles, helping us select those with the best whole life costs and the best environmental profiles.
“In switching to cars below the 120g/km mark we have found that there is now ample choice of vehicles to select from. This has been a really tax efficient move for our drivers as it keeps their benefit-in-kind tax and fuel bills as low as possible,” he added.
Martin Brown, managing director at Fleet Alliance, said: “We are delighted to be working with John O’Conner and to be providing support to their drivers. By using competitive tendering for all the new vehicles coming onto the fleet, we have also been able to keep the monthly rentals for the John O’Conner cars as low as possible.”
Fleet Alliance works with a panel of three or four different vehicle funders, to ensure that when a fleet client requires a new car or wants to replace an existing one, only the cheapest quote currently available on the market from its preferred suppliers is the one put forward.
And by carefully managing and overseeing the competitive tendering process on behalf of its fleet customers, Fleet Alliance is able to select the very best prices, based on what can often be daily price swings in the market.
To find out how Fleet Alliance can help you put together a cost effective and environmentally friendly fleet policy, or for details of any of the products and services that Fleet Alliance offers its fleet customers, please contact 0845 601 8407 or email info@fleetalliance.co.uk
13 December 2010
Grounds maintenance specialist, John O’Conner, has switched the funding of its car fleet from outright purchase to contract hire and gone green at the same time with leasing and fleet management specialist, Fleet Alliance.
All new cars at the Welwyn, Hertfordshire based company, which has grounds maintenance contracts with local authorities, education establishments, housing associations and corporate clients throughout the UK, can be of any make but must be below 120g/km to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
At the same time, the company has switched away from carrying out the maintenance of its cars at its own workshops to using franchised dealers, although it will continue to self-maintain its light commercial fleet.
The company operates a fleet of around 250 cars and light commercial vehicles, the former for contracts managers who are responsible for contracts in their locality, while the latter are outright purchased under a solus badge arrangement with Vauxhall Motors.
John O’Conner Transport Manger Simon Redhead explained the thinking behind the changes.
“Previously, we maintained all our cars at our workshops. But this meant managers coming in from various parts of the country and having to then take a courtesy car until their own car was ready several days later.
“This was not an efficient use of their time and so we decided to change this arrangement and switch to Fleet Alliance as our one-stop supplier for all our fleet needs.
“This now allows Fleet Alliance to schedule services on drivers’ behalves in locations and at times that are convenient to them. We selected Fleet Alliance on the recommendation of our fleet consultant and they have been very prompt in answering any queries we may have,” he said.
“In the same way that we offer many of our clients environmental and sustainability advice, Fleet Alliance also guides us in our choice of vehicles, helping us select those with the best whole life costs and the best environmental profiles.
“In switching to cars below the 120g/km mark we have found that there is now ample choice of vehicles to select from. This has been a really tax efficient move for our drivers as it keeps their benefit-in-kind tax and fuel bills as low as possible,” he added.
Martin Brown, managing director at Fleet Alliance, said: “We are delighted to be working with John O’Conner and to be providing support to their drivers. By using competitive tendering for all the new vehicles coming onto the fleet, we have also been able to keep the monthly rentals for the John O’Conner cars as low as possible.”
Fleet Alliance works with a panel of three or four different vehicle funders, to ensure that when a fleet client requires a new car or wants to replace an existing one, only the cheapest quote currently available on the market from its preferred suppliers is the one put forward.
And by carefully managing and overseeing the competitive tendering process on behalf of its fleet customers, Fleet Alliance is able to select the very best prices, based on what can often be daily price swings in the market.
To find out how Fleet Alliance can help you put together a cost effective and environmentally friendly fleet policy, or for details of any of the products and services that Fleet Alliance offers its fleet customers, please contact 0845 601 8407 or email info@fleetalliance.co.uk
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