In Profile
In Profile: Bob Bowdler, Interim-Fleet Contract & Transport Manager, BB Consultancy Ltd.
From HGV apprentice to interim fleet specialist, Bob Bowdler has spent decades getting struggling local authority fleet operations back on track. He talks to LAPV about why compliance goes undetected, how to build capability without creating dependency, and what good fleet strategy looks like today.
Getting LGR Ready: Lessons from Westmorland and Furness
When local government reorganisation (LGR) created Westmorland and Furness Council in 2023, Austin Shields, Senior
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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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‘Data, not assumptions’: How Derby CC is taking guesswork out of fleet electrification
Derby City Council’s data-led approach to fleet electrification — including a successful £255,000 funding bid
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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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Tackling the Skills Crisis: Dennis Eagle’s new Technical Training Centre
In this in-depth interview, Geoff Rigg, Aftermarket Director at Dennis Eagle, sets out how councils can tackle the growing shortage of skilled HGV technicians, explaining why the company’s new Technical Training Centre in Warwick is designed to strengthen recruitment, raise safety standards and build long-term workforce resilience across local authority fleets.
In the Spotlight: Edward R Yendluri, Contracts Manager, Westminster City Council
In the latest of our series of interviews with fleet managers, LAPV talked to Edward
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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: Robin Moore, Fleet & Asset Manager, Greater Cambridge Shared Waste
In the latest of our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Robin
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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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