Data networking company J&B Electrical Contractors, saves over GBP25K after introducing vehicle tracking

An electrical and data networking contractor has revealed savings well in

excess of £25,000 a year after introducing vehicle tracking to its fleet of

seven vehicles.


J&B Electrical Contractors invested in technology from Navman Wireless, the

UK's largest provider of vehicle tracking*, to reduce costs and increase

fleet efficiency.


Enabling businesses to monitor, in real time, the exact position and

activities of their mobile workforce, the fleet management benefits of

vehicle tracking are well documented.


The Coventry-based commercial and industrial cabling provider is testament

to this after being overwhelmed by the improvements it has made to its

operations.


"The system incorporates a timesheet reporting function, which has allowed

us to minimise inaccurate overtime claims," said Andrew Johnson, Operations

Director, J&B Electrical Contractors.


"Consequently, after installing the system we immediately started saving

£500 per week and within the first month of use, it had paid for itself."


The company, established over 22 years ago, has also found that the

technology has helped it attract new business and strengthen existing

relationships.


"There are always occasions where clients will query the number of hours we

bill them for, but with the visibility that vehicle tracking provides, we

can prove beyond doubt exactly where our engineers were, or are, at any one

time," explained Andrew.


"For the customer, this means we are able to tell them, on demand, exactly

when a specific engineer will arrive on site - which is a real benefit in

this industry.


"As a consequence, the Navman Wireless system has proved an invaluable sales

tool and has significantly improved our service."


With many high-profile clients nationwide, J&B Electrical Contractors have

also made big fuel savings thanks to the technology's enhanced routing

features.


"With engineers regularly in unfamiliar surroundings, having the ability to

locate a particular destination and direct the closest engineer directly to

it has greatly improved response times and considerably reduced dead-mileage

- saving us a lot of time and fuel," said Andrew.


The wealth of data that the vehicle tracking system imparts has also led to

the elimination of unauthorised vehicle use.


"We knew vehicles were being used over the weekend without permission but

until we installed tracking we didn't know to what extent," concluded

Andrew.


"This kind of activity was costing the company huge amounts in lost fuel but

since installing vehicle tracking, unauthorised usage is a thing of the

past."