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Housing associations looking to fleets as they seek to balance social and business obligations, reports Chevin
Housing associations are increasingly looking to their fleets as they seek to balance their social and business obligations in the face of a range of impending issues, reports fleet software specialist Chevin Fleet Solutions.
The company says that HAs are coming under pressure because of everything from the impact of Universal Credit on the way that rents are paid through to the longer term effects of housing an ageing population. Against this backdrop, they are facing an ongoing organisational commitment to deliver "service excellence" and "value for money".
Ashley Sowerby, managing director, said: "These organisations have busy service and maintenance departments with often surprisingly large fleets of vehicles providing a full responsive property repairs service as well as cyclical and planned works.
"They are currently examining their fleet operations is some detail as part of wider programmes designed to ensure that they are balancing their social and business responsibilities in the face of increasing financial pressure.
"If they can manage core operational matters such as fleet in the most cost effective way possible, it means they will have funds available to do more in terms of improving services. This could mean building new homes, regenerating the communities in which they work and providing additional specialist services such as supported housing for vulnerable people."
Ashley said that fleet software was being looked at by HAs as part of wider moves to measure and explore results currently being achieved and to evidence any improvements.
"HAs recognise that there is a growing need to track their fleet's effectiveness and, while a few are already using specialist software, there is a large potential market. We are currently in dialogue with several about how software can help them to achieve their aims."
About Chevin Fleet Solutions
Chevin is a leading, global provider of dedicated fleet management software solutions. Our software is used in more than 120 countries worldwide to manage more than 800,000 vehicles with offices in the US, UK, Australia and Europe. We provide software solutions to the public sector, utility, construction and corporate sectors as well as governments and international aid operations of every size and type
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