Mount Laurel, NJ, US, April 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In an industry-first, ARI the world’s largest independent fleet management company and Royal Mail Fleet, the UK’s largest independent workshop network, have formed a strategic cooperation that brings together two best-in-class providers with a common goal of maximizing compliance and minimizing downtime.
With ARI’s dedicated fleet professionals and its market leading technology, combined with Royal Mail Fleet’s 110-strong workshop network that manages and maintains Europe’s largest and most complex vehicle fleet, the cooperation will deliver a highly competitive and compelling offer.
Paul Gatti, Royal Mail Fleet director, said: “I’m really excited about this and the opportunities it will create. The combined force of ARI and Royal Mail Fleet brings together two industry leaders with a common goal of helping fleet operators exceed their operational and strategic challenges.”
Keith Allen, managing director at ARI, said: “This kind of strategic co-operation has never been seen before in the industry and shows the commitment of both businesses to delivering innovation, customer service and best in class fleet management programs.”
Critical operational fleets rely on transparency and a provider that can offer scale, resilience, consistency, flexibility and control. This co-operation provides all these and is supported by best practice and a relentless focus on vehicle compliance and availability.
ARI, a Holman company, has revolutionized fleet management with technology that enables organizations around the world to realize new levels of efficiency and value by leveraging the power of data through the ARI insights® portal. Founded in 1948, ARI, now the largest family owned company in the industry, has continuously uncovered new ways for fleet managers to translate their fleets’ data into decreased costs and improved driver safety. ARI manages more than 1.4 million vehicles in North America, the UK and Europe and, together with its strategic partners, 3 million vehicles worldwide. Headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, ARI has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine five years in a row. Learn more at www.arifleet.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
About Royal Mail Fleet
Royal Mail Fleet is part of the Royal Mail Group and operates the UK’s largest independent workshop network in the UK with 110 locations and 40 mobile service technicians. They also manage the Royal Mail 49,000 vehicle fleet of cars, commercial vehicles and specialist equipment, the biggest fleet in Europe. Operating from its headquarters in Chesterfield, Royal Mail Fleet has team of 1,150 transport professionals that provides industry leading service, maintenance and repair for some of the UK’s commercially critical fleets.
Royal Mail Fleet has received many industry accolades and was recently awarded 2017 Cost Saving Initiative of the Year by Fleet News. This is in addition to 2016 Transport and Logistics Commercial Fleet of the Year by Commercial Fleet, 2016 Cost Saving Initiative of the Year by Fleet News, 2016 Outstanding Achievement by Green Fleet Magazine and 2016 Company Car Safety by Brake
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