CBVC fleet management solution creates more uptime for Chasetown fleet

STAFFORDSHIRE-based leasing broker CBVC Vehicle Management has implemented a fleet management solution for building services company Chasetown Civil Engineering.

Chasetown employs 500 people and has a fleet of mainly light commercial vehicles. It started outsourcing its in-house fleet management and SMR to CBVC in 2020 during the pandemic.

According to the managing director of Chasetown Civil Engineering Euan Grant (pictured above) the effect has been to make the company’s fleet far more efficient.

“Prior to working with CBVC, we managed all the service, maintenance and repair requirements ourselves. We would be going out across our sites, swapping vehicles and losing significant man hours to travel – we were also maintaining a fleet of temporary replacement vehicles and managing all the admin. CBVC has implemented an excellent fleet solution for us and taken away the burden of fleet management.”

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To manage the van maintenance and minimise driver travel time, CBVC set up access to a network of dealers and independents with discounted labour and parts rates that were close to each Chasetown customer site. The broker manages driver liaison, booking and verified authorisation with monthly consolidated billing to Chasetown.

“We’re really proud of our bespoke solution for Chasetown and the improvement we’ve made to the fleet’s efficiency. Our focus is on building long term customer relationships and it’s a real testament to the work of the team that we’re entering our fourth year working with Chasetown. The next phase is to support Chasetown on its sustainability journey, so we’re currently working with the team on an electric van trial.”

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CBVC Vehicle Management also has a separate contract with Chasetown’s holding company, Tara Group for managing the company’s grey fleet – including licence checking for its subsidiaries Cameron Homes and Keon Homes.

CBVC was recently awarded Gold status for its customer service by Feefo.