BBS sees huge growth in logistics services

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 09:35
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BBS sees 700% increase in its logistics business

Bedford-based BBS Fleet Logistics (BBS), which specialises in providing support and logistical services for leasing companies and large national fleets, has seen a huge 700% increase in its logistics business over the last two years.

The increase comes as the company moves away from its crash repair business to a more logistics-based service which now represents 75% of the company’s operations.

BBS provides support and logistical services to some of the UK’s largest leasing companies and independent, national fleets, and works closely with sister company and fleet management specialist, Ampthill-based IFC Fleet Services.

The company offers a comprehensive fleet logistics service including vehicle movement, storage and, where necessary, refurbishment and it is this side of the business which has grown most rapidly. This includes the company’s specialism of providing fleet operators with ‘re-home’ services for the reallocation of in-life vehicles and typically applies when an employee in a large organisation moves within the business, leaving behind their company car to be reallocated.

To cope with the additional demand from fleet customers, BBS has increased the number of full time valeters by 75%, while vehicle storage has almost doubled in volume. Vehicle servicing has grown to now represent 12% of the business.

Managing director, Colin Cripps, commented: “Our customers are now primarily fleet operators and leasing companies, rather than insurance companies and their agents, and increasingly our specialism is the ‘re-homing’ or reallocation of in-life vehicles […] For these we offer a one stop service from collection to inspection, repair where appropriate, storage and re-delivery.”

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