www.truckandtrack.com Summer 2024 Truck and Track 17 BUSINESS NEWS Transport for the North (TfN) has been awarded a Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 Award. The Sunday Times Best Places to Work recognises and celebrates organisations with the highest employee engagement and wellbeing levels in the UK. It is based entirely on authentic employee feedback. The survey’s questions included topics ranging from Empowerment, Reward & Recognition, Job Satisfaction and Information Sharing to Wellbeing and Instilling Pride. Commenting on the announcement, Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive of Transport for the North, said, “We’re absolutely delighted to be named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 - a recognition of TfN’s commitment to enabling our people to thrive professionally and personally. It’s wonderful to be included in this prestigious list, however the real success for us is the vote of confidence from our colleagues. “To be recognised by the Sunday Times as one of the best places to work in the whole country, based on responses from our own employees, is truly an honour and testament to the work TfN has put into focusing on the health, happiness and growth of every member of TeamTfN. We will use the outcomes of this year’s results to support colleagues in making this an even better place to work in the future.” Sunday Times names Transport for the North “one of the best places to work” The new 52-vehicle fleet will comprise 30x 26t Refuse Collection Vehicles provided by Dennis Eagle plus additional support fleet including sweepers, tippers and vans. SFS will have responsibility for the maintenance of the fleet, which will take place at the council’s new environmental operations hub at North Weald Airfield. Over 100 existing members of staff will be TUPE transferred across to EFDC to continue in their roles operating the vehicles. SFS will be recruiting additional staff to carry out fleet management and maintenance. No rubbish or waste will be brought or stored on the airfield. The depot will provide storage, maintenance and fuelling for the new fleet, which can run on diesel or a carbon neutral alternative Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Cllr Ray Balcombe, Contracts, Service Delivery, and Improvement Portfolio Holder at EFDC, said, “I look forward to our new partnership with SFS and pleased with the progress of Terra Verde Services (TVS). “Waste collection is a vital service, and it’s clear that there have been challenges in the past, which have affected our residents. This partnership offers EFDC greater flexibility. Utilising the SFS fleet is not only more cost-effective but also allows us to adapt the vehicles according to the evolving needs of the service. The establishment of TVS gives control back to EFDC to ensure the highest quality service for our community.” To ensure a smooth roll out of the new service, SFS will be delivering vehicles from the beginning of October ahead of the November start date. Bob Sweetland, Managing Director, SFS said, “This is the first time we have worked with Epping Forest District Council and we are very pleased to be brought on board at the beginning of this exciting new era for the council’s waste and recycling service provision. We are confident that we are the right partner to keep the council’s fleet running smoothly and efficiently, and we look forward to helping the council deliver sustained improvements to the service.” SFS celebrated its 30-year anniversary in 2023 and has an extensive track record in delivering fleet and workshop management solutions to local authorities across the UK. The company runs a nationwide network of workshops and operates its own specialist vehicle hire division, CTS Hire, for the provision of short to medium term municipal vehicles. Epping Forest awards new fleet contract to SFS TRUCK & TRAILER SOLUTIONS WELCOME TOALLPORTS GROUP allportsgroup.co.uk
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