{"id":6738,"date":"2014-10-10T13:22:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T13:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=6738"},"modified":"2014-10-10T13:22:20","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T13:22:20","slug":"volkswagen-fleet-management-services-generate-loyalty-and-incremental-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/6738","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen fleet management services generate loyalty and incremental sales"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of Lucion Environmental’s new Volkswagen Caddy vans<\/p><\/div>\n

Although large businesses can\u00a0justify the manpower and IT investment needed to optimise the total cost of ownership\u00a0of their their\u00a0van fleets, smaller firms have to take a certain amount on trust: there is only so much time you can spend\u00a0analysing the\u00a0maintenance costs, residual values and fuel consumption of vans when you only operate a handful of them.<\/p>\n

Perceived reliability, efficiency and low running costs — plus a prestigious brand — are some of the reasons why\u00a0Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz vans are a default choice for many businesses in the UK.<\/p>\n

Although they\u00a0traditionally cost slightly more upfront,\u00a0this extra outlay is usually compensated for by high levels of reliability and strong resale values — plus a great image.<\/p>\n

A case in point is independent asbestos management company Lucion Environmental, which has maintained a\u00a0relationship with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for more than 10 years.<\/p>\n

To mark this important milestone, the Gateshead-based firm is now\u00a0taking delivery of 25 new Volkswagen commercial vehicles, as part of its ongoing expansion.<\/p>\n

The new Caddy and Transporter models will be used across Lucion Environmental\u2019s seven offices nationwide. The firm specialises in the surveying and analysis of asbestos-containing materials, and delivers hazard management services to the built and marine environments.<\/p>\n

Charles Pickles, Financial Director at Lucion Environmental, said:<\/p>\n

“We are pleased to be continuing our relationship with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles by bolstering our fleet with 25 new vans. Reliability is essential to the smooth running of our business and Volkswagen gives us exactly that.<\/p>\n

“The business has experienced rapid growth especially over the last few years, and without a dedicated fleet manager on the team we rely on the Volkswagen Group Leasing service to ensure that our fleet is running at an optimum level at all times.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As part of the deal, Lucion Environmental will take advantage of Volkswagen\u2019s fleet management services \u2013 which are specially tailored to suit the company\u2019s individual requirements.<\/p>\n

These allow the company to benefit from additional services, including vehicle acquisition, service and maintenance management, along with a personal dedicated support system for drivers — all services which\u00a0a large fleet might provide in-house, but which are generally not\u00a0cost-effective\u00a0for smaller companies to\u00a0provide for themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fleet management services are a valuable part of Volkswagen’s core commercial vehicle offering, especially for SME customers that cannot provide these services in-house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[1211,1876],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6740,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6738\/revisions\/6740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}