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Trimble partner with Babcock for MoD order

Californian firm Trimble has announced a partnership with UK engineering support organisation, Babcock to provide vehicles for the Ministry of Defence.

The two companies will provide a fleet of approximately 12,000 administrative vehicles to the MoD, and as part of the four-year agreement, Babcock will use Trimble’s field service management solutions.

Trimble was selected following Babcock’s appointment in 2011 as the service provider for “Project Phoenix,” under which they provide the overall fleet management and rental services for the MoD’s administrative transport requirements.

GeoManager technology from Trimble will provide Babcock and the MoD with ‘real-time visibility’ into the day-to-day fleet operations, which will enable them to identify, manage and improve key areas such as vehicle utilisation, maintenance planning, fuel costs and CO2 emissions.

Trimble’s Driver Safety technology will also be used to review driving behaviour across the MoD fleet.

Nick Earl, general manager of Project Phoenix at Babcock, said: “As a service organisation, delivering outstanding service to our customers is critical to our business and implementing the best-in-class technology to support this initiative is essential.

“Trimble’s comprehensive and scalable solutions allow us to provide the MoD with accurate management and reporting on all aspects of its fleet, which can lead to increased organisational productivity and reduced operating costs.”

Nick Mitchell, vice president of Global Sales for Trimble’s Field Service Management Division, added: “We are looking forward to partnering with Babcock to assist the MoD achieve its goals for this extensive project.

“As an established provider to the MoD for over 10 years, Babcock was looking for a partner to match their capacity in delivering the high demands of the contract.

“With the size and variety of the MoD vehicles as well as safety and security being a key concern, our corporate capability, proven track record and robust suite of solutions made Trimble the natural choice.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .