So what ’ s next for LeasePlan and G4S ?
It is also making use of telematics and fleet management tools to optimise operations and improve safety .
Overseeing LeasePlan ’ s work with G4S is Head of Strategic Account Partnerships , Leannda Cheetham , whose team provides end-to-end contract management , service delivery and strategic direction for some of the UK ’ s largest fleets .
“ To help G4S with their sustainability targets , we ’ re working hard to move their people into vehicles that will help with its net zero goals .”
But in the face of challenges in the automotive industry – rocked by supply chain crisis after crisis – this has been far from straightforward .
“ The supply simply has not been there ,” reveals Cheetham . Yet LeasePlan UK has succeeded in helping G4S move forward on fleet sustainability by finding creative ways to skirt supply chain challenges .
Its strategy to buy available hybrid and allelectric vehicle stock , under its established LeasePlan Flexible proposition meant that they could keep momentum for electric transition by leasing the vehicles on short-term contracts of anything between 3-24 months without the need for a long-term contract .
“ We quickly scaled up our LeasePlan Flexible fleet to predominantly hybrid and all-electric rentals ,” says Cheetham . “ This means drivers were able use these vehicles whilst waiting for their new company vehicle to be delivered . This has helped transition as many G4S drivers , as quickly as possible into hybrid or all-electric vehicles .”
So what ’ s next for LeasePlan and G4S ?
“ We ’ re continuing to help roll-out G4S ’ decarbonisation project through delivery of lowemission vehicles in any way that we can ,” says Cheetham . She adds that the company is also “ looking to find new and creative ways of adding value ”.
“ Mission critical fleets are in our DNA , and we ’ ve worked with some of the world ’ s largest organisations as they adopt new technologies .”
Cheetham continues : “ We ’ re looking at things like how emerging technologies might be able to help G4S find cost savings , so we can add even more value through the relationship we ’ re building together .”
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