MT Awards 2019 winner: Safety in Operation Award – sponsored by VisionTrack

December 4, 2019 Sponsored Support

VisionTrack commercial director Richard Lane (far right) presents the trophy to Greenergy Flexigrid CEO Adam Franklin (third left) with host Omid Djalili (far left)
 

UK fuel distributor Greenergy Flexigrid broke the mould when it brought its haulage operation in-house and established a new ownership model for drivers. It also drove the company’s award-winning approach to safety. Taking the decision to bring your transport operation in-house is never an easy one and there are compelling reasons not to do it. But in 2012 wholesale fuels supplier Greenergy had a vision to in-source its haulage work in order to achieve greater visibility of its haulage operations, […]




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