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    COVID-19 the dilemma for Fleet - Purchase vs Hire

    14 April 2020 By Scott Hesketh - Category Manager for Education Technology at YPO

    As a fleet buyer in the public sector, I thought I would touch my thoughts on what effect the pandemic may have on the vehicle market, and why hire and lease are great options to acquire vehicles in the coming months.

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    Meet the Category Manager - Ian Reed

    09 March 2020 By Ian Reed - Category Manager for Fleet at YPO

    Ian Reed joined the YPO team 15 years ago and is now the Category Manager for fleet in the procurement services team.

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    Clean Air Zones

    29 April 2019 By Ian Reed - Category Manager for Fleet at YPO

    Clean air zones are coming. This April sees London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone come into force and whilst London leads, more UK cities are set to follow.

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    Meet the buyer - Scott Hesketh

    27 April 2018 By Scott Hesketh & Scott Hesketh, Category Buyer

    Scott joined YPO five years ago and is now the category buyer for Fleet in the Procurement Services team.

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    The importance of quality contractors

    07 December 2017 By Liam Sheanon - Policy & Membership Officer at Road Safety Markings Association

    We have all heard the phrase “you get what you pay for” and “if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is”. These phrases tend to resonate within the contracting arena.

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    Demystifying GDPR for fleet managers

    17 November 2017

    On 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force, representing the biggest update to UK data protection in 20 years.

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    Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

    27 February 2017 By Kath Johnson - Category Manager for Buildings, Highways and Construction at YPO

    Elements of being by the sea that we find so invigorating can be quite destructive to land and building around the coastal area.

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    Highlights of the Emergency Services Show 2015

    01 October 2015 By Sarah Sesum - Strategic Procurement Manager at YPO

    Last week we exhibited at the ninth Emergency Services Show at the NEC Birmingham. If you didn't get chance to attend, here’s a few highlights on what took place.

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