In Profile
Getting LGR Ready: Lessons from Westmorland and Furness
When local government reorganisation (LGR) created Westmorland and Furness Council in 2023, Austin Shields, Senior Manager – Fleet Services, found himself inheriting vehicles, depots, data systems and working cultures from multiple legacy organisations. Here, he shares with LAPV what he learned – and what he’d do differently.
Running on Data: How South Gloucestershire Council is navigating fleet transition
Iain Fortune, Fleet Operations and Transport Compliance Manager at South Gloucestershire Council, on duty-cycle planning,
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‘We were happy to be a guinea pig’: Basildon’s fully electric food waste collection service
James Hendry, Assistant Director at Basildon Council, speaks to LAPV about the challenges and lessons
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Taking Charge in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council has launched ‘Take Charge Glasgow’, a campaign developed to tackle the growing
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From Bedford Wagons to Hi-Tech Cabs: A Gritter Driver’s 40-Year Journey
Gary Lawson, who was recently named Gritter Driver of the Year at this year’s Grit
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Upcycled, Electrified, Optimised: Lessons from Islington’s Fleet Transformation Journey
Chris Demetriou, Assistant Director of Corporate Fleet, Transport & Accessible Community Transport at Islington Council,
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In the Spotlight: Chris Demetriou, Assistant Director of Corporate Fleet, Transport, and Accessible Community Transport, Islington Council.
In the latest of our series of interviews with fleet managers, LAPV talked to Islington
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In the Spotlight: Karen Mudford, Fleet Manager, Rotherham Council
In the latest of our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Karen
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In the Spotlight: Oliver Faiers, fleet manager at Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils
For our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Oliver Faiers, corporate manager
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In the Spotlight: Owain Pearce, Transport Manager, ODS
In the first of a series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Owain
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Totalkare appoints director of operations in key promotion
West-Midlands based workshop equipment experts Totalkare has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment
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