ABBOTT Laboratories has bought Car Fleet Control's Eurofleet fleet management software system for its 400-car fleet. Ruth Newcombe, Abbott's fleet manager, said specialist software was essential to overcome the paper-intensive management of the company's outright-purchased fleet.

'I had already used a CFC Eurofleet system when I was involved with the fleet at Sony, and believed it to be the best of its kind on the market. It was therefore an obvious option to consider when reviewing software for Abbott,' she said. 'The main benefit it has delivered has been the depth of management reporting. It is now possible at a glance to spot trends in fleet expenditure which previously wouldn't have become apparent until our accounting year-end. There are very real possibilities for savings.'