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Editor’s Blog: With great adversity comes great opportunity

Ann Marie KnegtAir Quality, Electric & Hybrid Vehicles, Emergency Services, Emissions, Events, Features, Fleet Management, Fleet Vision International, Fuel, Grounds Maintenance, Haulage & Logistics, Highways, hydrogen, inclusivity, Legislation, OEMs, Opinion, OWL, Procurement, Recent News, Safety, Street Cleansing, Telematics, Waste Management, WCRAQ, Weighing Systems, Winter Maintenance

Last year was certainly not easy for anyone. The pressures of
the pandemic mounted up, putting an unprecedented strain
on critical fleet service delivery organisations and the vehicle industry as a whole. The global supply chain shortage put pressure on manufacturers, increasing vehicle build and lead times. The industry will have to deal with the consequences of this worldwide issue for many years to come. At the same time, we have to deal with the driver and mechanic shortage, further impacting service delivery.

Announcing Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW!

Ann Marie KnegtAir Quality, Bus and Coach, Construction, Electric & Hybrid Vehicles, Emergency Services, Emissions, Events, Features, Finance, Fleet Management, Fleet Vision International, Fuel, Haulage & Logistics, Highways, hydrogen, inclusivity, Legislation, OEMs, Opinion, OWL, Procurement, Recent News, Safety, Street Cleansing, Telematics, Waste Management, WCRAQ, Weighing Systems, Winter Maintenance, World News

ion International is delighted to announce the launch of Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW, the international conference and exhibition promoting excellence in frontline fleet and essential services, which will take place at the London Guildhall on February 4, 2022.

Fleet Vision International magazine Autumn 2021 is out now!

Ann Marie KnegtAir Quality, Airport, Ambulance, Bus and Coach, Construction, Electric & Hybrid Vehicles, Emergency Services, Emissions, Events, Features, firefighting, Fleet Management, Fleet Vision International, Fuel, Grounds Maintenance, Haulage & Logistics, Highways, hydrogen, inclusivity, Legislation, OEMs, Opinion, OWL, Procurement, Recent News, Safety, Street Cleansing, Telematics, Waste Management, WCRAQ, Weighing Systems, Winter Maintenance, World News

The sixth issue of the thought-leading publication for front-line fleet operations and essential services has been published. Read your copy today, and don’t hesitate to share it with colleagues. 

Go Plant Fleet Services supplies four Dennis Eagle RCVs to Hyndburn Borough Council

Ann Marie KnegtEmissions, Fleet Management, OEMs, OWL, Procurement, Recent News, Waste Management

Following an open tender process via the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, Go Plant Fleet Services has recently delivered four new Dennis Eagle RCVs into Hyndburn Borough Council.  Hyndburn BC now has a fleet of ten high specification RCVs to service the…

North Northants Council replaces waste and recycling fleet

Ann Marie KnegtFleet Management, Procurement, Recent News, Waste Management

The new unitary authority, North Northamptonshire Council, is updating its waste and recycling fleet with a vehicle replacement programme comprising over 110 vehicles.

Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) was awarded the contract to provide and maintain the vehicles and workshop management services. Previously, SFS worked for Kettering and Corby Borough Councils, both of which are now part of the newly formed North Northamptonshire Council and Wellingborough and East Northants Councils.

NRG and RTR deliver the first Electra RCV in the South West to MJ Church

Ann Marie KnegtAir Quality, Electric & Hybrid Vehicles, Emissions, Features, Fleet Management, OWL, Procurement, Recent News, Waste Management, WCRAQ

NRG Fleet Services and its hire division Riverside Truck Rental (RTR) have supplied Wiltshire-based waste disposal, plant hire and civil engineering company MJ Church with the first Electra fully-electric refuse collection truck in the South West. The RCV will save six tonnes of CO2 from going into the atmosphere each year, according to calculations from manufacturer Electra Commercial Vehicles.

Hambleton invest in greener waste and recycling vehicles

Ann Marie KnegtAir Quality, Electric & Hybrid Vehicles, Emissions, Finance, Fleet Management, Procurement, Recent News, Waste Management

Local population growth, increased recycling quantities and extensive new residential developments have led Hambleton District Council to expand its refuse and recycling collection fleet with vehicles part-powered by electricity to reduce carbon emissions.

Halton Housing, Widnes, renews its vehicle contract hire framework

Ann Marie KnegtFleet Management, Legislation, Procurement, Recent News, Waste Management

Halton Housing, a Northwest housing association with over 7,000 homes across Widnes and Runcorn, has recently completed the re-tendering of its vehicle contract hire framework. The framework will last for four years and covers a range of vehicles from small cars to 26-tonne refuse vehicles and plant and specialist vehicles.