Carillion Property Services has saved thousands of pounds worth of fuel and reduced its vehicle emissions by 7 per cent in just six months by adding 200 diesel-engined Peugeot light commercial vehicles to its fleet.

The vans – which include the compact Peugeot Bipper, mid-size Partner and larger Expert, plus full-size Boxer panel vans complete with reversing [...]

The BVRLA has announced that it will continue to fight VOSA’s (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) plans to introduce a crippling 9 per cent increase in the annual goods and passenger vehicle test fee.
The association is writing to Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, pointing out the discrepancy between VOSA’s fee increase and his pledge to try [...]

Carillion Fleet Management has introduced an easy-to-use online carbon calculator that can help fleets cut their costs and reduce CO2 emissions.
The calculator can be found on the carillion website and the company claims that it is simple to use. Fleet managers can input details about their annual mileage, vehicle mix and the type of fuel [...]

Carillion Fleet Management has delivered 18 Mercedes Sprinter ECO-Start vans to Office2Office as part of its strategy to further reduce the leading office supplies company’s fleet carbon footprint.
Office2Office is one of the first fleets in the UK to take delivery of the Sprinter fitted with the ECO-Start system which cuts out the ignition when the [...]

The Highways Agency has confirmed that the £96m contract to install the technology that will allow the hard shoulder on parts of the motorway network around Birmingham to be opened to traffic during busy periods has been awarded to Carillion.
This announcement comes less than a week after Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly announced a £6 billion [...]

Rapidly-growing Carillion Fleet Management has signed up to use the 1link Service Network e-commerce platform.
The Wolverhampton-based operation, part of the giant Carillion plc construction and support services group, saw its fleet grow by 30% to 17,700 vehicles in April after its parent acquired Alfred McAlpine.
Carillion Fleet Management’s ongoing, long-term objective is to move from being [...]