JCB Fleet Admin Supervisor Gavin Ward and Toyota Area Fleet Manager Collette Harris at the hand over of the first Toyota vehicles.
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Workers at JCB will have the option of a electric hybrid company car after the digger giant added to its fleet.
Click the thumbs up >Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has added 40 new Toyota Corolla hybrids to its fleet for use by its sales team.
The company decided to switch to hybrid vehicles to reflect the development of new, more efficient powertrains for its own vehicles.
Its expansion of its range of E-TECH all-electric models in 2020 saw the introduction of a fast-charge mini excavator and Loadall telehandler models. Like Toyota, JCB is also investing in hydrogen as a fuel of the future, developing the construction industry’s first hydrogen-powered excavator.
JCB chief operating officer Mark Turner said: “JCB is making great strides in developing low emissions technology to power its range of construction equipment and we are delighted to complement this strategy with the introduction of self-charging hybrid cars into our fleet. It’s also very pleasing to be able to support another global business which manufactures on the doorstep of JCB and one which
Fleet News Awards 2021
Click the thumbs up >Winning a Fleet News Award trophy doesn’t come easy, but the effort is worth every moment when the envelope is opened, and your name is read out.
Winners enjoy a measurable improvement in business performance and credibility, while it can also raise staff motivation, studies show.
It can even give a boost to individual careers, with several former Fleet News Awards winners getting promoted or headhunted for more senior positions. Award winners say it has helped them to acquire new talent and improve client relationships.
Shaun Atton described himself as “proud” and “over the moon” after the group fleet manager collected the most improved fleet of the year trophy for Auto Windscreens at last year’s Fleet News Awards. British Gas head of fleet Steve Winter, who collected the fleet of the year gong, said it was “a great reward for our fleet team”.