As part of a new three-part series, Newstalk’s Bobby Kerr has partnered up with Europcar Ireland to learn about how its flexible fleet and customised vehicle solutions can offer Irish businesses the freedom they need to deliver for their clients.
Kicking off the series last week, Bobby hit the road with Frank Morley, managing director of Corporate Care Relocation, to see how Europcar’s Corporate Car-Sharing service offers his clients the care and comfort they expect as they settle in to their new surrounds in Ireland.
Behind the wheel this week is Emma Heffernan, Senior Account Executive at PRL, Ireland’s “one-stop-shop” for outsourcing solutions.
The company offers its clients a comprehensive range of logistical solutions and integrated services; from sales and marketing to freight, warehousing and much more.
Ms Heffernan said her clients expect the company to be ready to go at the drop of a hat, so having easy access to a fleet as diverse as Europcar’s - anywhere in the country, seven-days-a-week - is of paramount importance.
“The main thing for us is availability,” she said.
“That’s a variety of vehicles available, all the time, nationwide - that is really important for us because it’s not always Dublin-based.
“We have a tailor-made rate card and that works perfectly for us.”
Europcar Ireland’s Business Fleet Services operate out of 20 locations right around the country – with a choice of 7,500 elite vehicles available at a moment’s notice.
The company strives to provide its customers with unrivalled flexibility and accessibility, with a dedicated account manager ready to drop in for a thorough consultation, any day of the week.
Europcar facilitates the changing needs of its clients on a rolling monthly basis - with no flat rates or prolonged restrictive contracts - so customers can change the size and nature of their fleet as quickly as they need to.
“Recently, we needed 19 vehicles - and we needed them quickly - at the best price we could get them,” said Ms Heffernan.
“We got onto Europcar and said: ‘This is what we’re going to be needing; we’re going to need them next week, can you do us a price?’
“Then we came to an arrangement that worked for us.”
Next week, Bobby will be heading out with Jim Sheehan, co-founder of Surecom Network Solutions, to hear more about his fleet and the customised options Europcar has offered his business.
You can find solutions to all your non-contracted fleet needs at EuropcarFleet.ie
