Licence Check launches new fleet management solution
Licence Check has launched Fleet+, a new fleet management solution within its DAVIS platform.
The company said the self-serve digital solution provides insight and fleet intelligence into fleet management issues through its consolidation of data, fleet analysis and dashboards.
Areas covered include lifecycle management of owned and leased vehicles, mileage management, CO2 emission analysis, accident management and fleet compliance, with an emphasis on risk, efficiency, and sustainability.
The launch will be followed with planned enhancements within the accident management area and the introduction of fuel and rental vehicle management solutions, Licence Check said.
Keith Allen, Licence Check managing director (MD), said: “Fleet+ clients will benefit from all the first-class features within DAVIS with the added benefit of all data sets talking to each other and, therefore, providing a consolidated picture of both driver and vehicle risk and compliance in one place.
“Many fleet software products tend to be over-engineered and far too complex for the needs of many fleets’ operators. Given that our core value is simplicity, we wanted to develop a fleet management service that was uncomplicated, intuitive, and easy to use.”
SSE Energy Solutions signs up roaming network partner
SSE Energy Solutions has agreed a deal with electric vehicle (EV) fleet fuel card company, Paua, to enable customers to use SSE’s EV charging network.
As a result of the deal, Paua drivers will be able to use SSE ultra-fast charging hubs and charge with their Paua card.
The fuel card can be used at the first of SSE’s hubs on Glasgow’s Castlebank Street which went live in September.
Simon Pickett, SSE Energy Solutions EV technology and innovation lead, said: “This is a great opportunity for SSE Energy Solutions and Paua to collaborate, supporting fleet charging with as little fuss as possible. We are 100% committed in the battle to reach net zero. Anything that encourages the uptake of EVs and makes charging access and experiences easier is good news for us all.
“We will continue to develop our relationship with Paua and other pioneering partners to bring more sites online and give both private drivers and fleet operators access to the services they need as quickly as possible.”
Weev partners with McKeever Hotels
EV infrastructure company, Weev, has a announced a new partnership with McKeever Hotels.
The partnership will see Weev install and manage EV charging stations at all McKeever Group Hotels, located in Northern Ireland and Donegal.
McKeever Group operates five hotels across Northern Ireland and in Donegal, including Corrs Corner Hotel, Newtownabbey, The Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim, The Adair Arms Hotel, Ballymena, The Dunadry Hotel, Antrim and Dillons Hotel, Letterkenny.
The installations represent the next step in McKeever Hotels’ plans to drive sustainability throughout the group and forms part of Weev’s £20 million investment in a new public EV charging network, which will see 1,500 new charging points installed over 350 locations across Northern Ireland before the end of 2024.
Thomas O’Hagan, chief commercial officer at Weev, said: “Creating a charging network for drivers that is fit for purpose, maintained, and supported locally is a top priority for Weev, and working together with McKeever Hotel Group we will continue to support this region in its transition towards a greener, more sustainable motoring future.
“We look forward to completing this next phase in our EV charging rollout and continue to progress plans to install even more chargers at hotels, shopping centres and other convenient and strategic local locations.”
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) 'closer to becoming carbon neutral'
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has said it is closer to becoming a carbon neutral business with the switching on of its bank of 135 solar panels.
The panels installed by MHE will produce 50KW of clean zero carbon energy to provide electricity to the site as well as power the site’s new chargers.
The switch on coincides with SVA’s bank of 15 Wallbox EV chargers going live to power the growing number of EVs being sold at auction and to power SVA’s own company vehicle fleet.
SVA said 90% of its company car and minibus fleet are electric and the chargers will also cater for vendors and buyers visiting the site with electric cars.
Alex Wright, SVA’s MD said: “This is another milestone in our bid to become carbon neutral and they would have gone live a little sooner if we had not of been held up by component delays.
“We are based on the south coast so benefit from lots of sunshine, so it seemed a practical solution, even if we did have to invest in a brand-new roof to cope with the addition weight of the panels.”
Quartix to grow international reseller network
Quartix has established a new sales partner acquisition team.
The team, led by John Lilwall, will be tasked with expanding the business’ distribution partnerships in the UK, USA, France, Spain and Germany. Kieran Beaton will lead the reseller programme for Quartix in the UK.
The company said since 2020, its global reseller sales volumes increased, and the business has signed a further 75 resellers in France during the previous two years and aims to expand its business model into more regions.
Kieran Beaton, Quartix UK partner acquisition support, said: “It’s an exciting time for resellers to partner with Quartix as the business is investing in this sales channel.
“I’m looking forward to exploring reseller opportunities in both the UK and US and seeing how we can work together with a range of businesses to support their customers and drive commercial success.”
ABAX partner listed as 2022 InsureTech company
ABAX partner Greater Than has been acknowledged as ‘one of the most innovative’ InsureTech companies in 2022.
In August (2022) ABAX announced that they entered the insurance market together with Tryg Insurance Norway.
By analysing ABAX data with the focus on driving behaviour risks, Greater Than developed ABAX new insurance product to be launched together with Tryg insurance.
Jørgen Johansson Skalleberg, head of insurance at ABAX, said: “We are proud to showcase the strengths of our new insurance offering in this customer case. It really demonstrates how our excellent collaboration made it possible to launch the best insurance offering in the B2B industry.”
ABAX said with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology from Greater Than, ABAX can identify the company’s risk score and offer more personalised solutions.
The technology helps insurers like Tryg to provide a risk and user-based insurance premium that is equitable, it said.
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