Private Sector Fleet Manager of the Year

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Metro

sponsors of City Car Manufacturer of the Year
The Metro brand was launched in March 1999 as a London only free newspaper. It was designed to be a concise read containing bite-sized national and international news, wrapped around local information.

Fiat

sponsors of Public Sector Fleet of the Year (below 250 vehicles)
Fiat’s average CO2 emissions figure on cars sold in Europe are only 129.1 g/km meaning that Fiat is the only mainstream car brand to achieve the European average goal, of 130 g/km by 2015, five years early. But Fiat’s commitment has always been to the public’s real needs and won’t be stopping here.

Shell

sponsors of Rental Company of the Year

TRACKER

sponsors of Private Sector Fleet of the Year (below 250 vehicles)
TRACKER is the UK's number one supplier of vehicle tracking services. With over a million systems installed to date, in everything from cars and motorcycles, to HGVs, plant and construction equipment, our award-winning products ensure our customers have complete peace of mind. Established in 1993, TRACKER remains committed to investment in leading edge solutions that anticipate and respond to the changing dynamics of the marketplace.

Green Motion

sponsors of Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year
Green Motion, the pioneers of low CO2 car and van rental, is pleased to sponsor the GreenFleet’s Awards Launched in September 2007, Green Motion has steadily developed its national network of franchised locations offering customers, both leisure and corporate, the opportunity to hire vehicles featuring the latest in class-leading, low CO2 and fuel saving technologies.

ING Car Lease

sponsors of Public Sector Fleet of the Year (+250 Vehicles)

Michelin

sponsors of the Private Sector Fleet of the Year Award (+250 vehicles)
Michelin is the world leader in the development of low rolling resistance tyres, the first of which was the Michelin Energy car tyre that was introduced in 1992. Since then the Company has further developed these types of tyres and now offers an extensive range for cars, vans and trucks.

Enterprise Rent-a-Car

sponsors of the Outstanding Achievement Award
Founded in 1957, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is an industry leading, multinational company with more than 900,000 vehicles in its fleet and over 7,000 offices worldwide – making it one of the largest car rental companies in the world.

sponsors of the London Freight Operator Award
The Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a unique, industry-led membership scheme that aims to transform freight delivery in London.

Garmin

sponsors of the Fleet Car Manufacturer of the Year Award
Currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, Garmin is the global leader in satellite navigation devices. Operating in the automotive, aviation, marine, car manufacture (OEM), mobile and outdoor and fitness markets, Garmin has sold over 31 million devices to date.

Private Sector Fleet Manager of the Year

Recognising an individual currently working as a fleet manager in a private sector company that has demonstrated a commitment to making carbon reduction a priority in their day to day duties, and has promoted green fleet practices to other parts of their organisation.

2009 Winner: Robert Paddock - Commercial Group
Commercial has a plan to reduce carbon emissions by 75% in three years. In order to fully understand the what, when, why and how of vehicle movements, Fleet Manager Rob Paddock has developed a detailed fuel and mileage monitoring system. Initially used for the vans, it is now being implemented for the car fleet and allows a high level of vehicle management.

Driver training is promoted through both the use of both internal and external agencies, and new employees are strongly encouraged to take a supervised drive with Rob to establish their driving ability.

To fuel their vehicles, Commercial looked at a number of options, including using electricity and LPG, and decided on using bunkered biodiesel as this would provide the best solution. Commercial then negotiated with a Local fuel supplier Uwinbio, for the provision of high quality sustainable biodiesel from local waste sources, minimising the environmental impact further. The Commercial solution uses Datatrack DT fuel safe variable pump blend system, allowing for any quantity from 100% mineral diesel to 100% biodiesel. This is fully automated using Key fobs and driver pin codes to dispense and blends automatically, with pump dispensing data liked to fleet management software by a data cable. Monthly fuel usage reports can be produced by vehicle or by department

Between 2006 and 2008, fleet emissions dropped from 910 tonnes CO2e to 435 tonnes CO2e, a 52% reduction. Rob is a trusted, respected and well loved member of the Commercial family, someone to whom everybody turns when they need help. Commercial’s Managing Director, Arthur Hindmarch, says “Rob provides a solid, dependable foundation whilst also showing initiative and looking to future technology. He will seek out money saving alternatives and implement new methodology. I can trust him to move mountains should the need arise.”

Commended:
Stephen Fackey - Wiles Greenworld
Paul Smart - LHR Express Cars