APRIL 2018 | 21
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HOUSING GROUP ACHIEVES
‘VAN EXCELLENCE’
South west housing provider
DCH has become the first social
housing group in the region to
achieve the Freight Transport
Association’s ‘Van Excellence’ op-
erator accreditation. The achieve-
ment recognises its commitment to
safer, more efficient and sustaina-
ble van operations.
DCH maintains and manages
more than 23,500 places to live
across Devon and Cornwall and
operates more than 250 light
commercial vehicles. The Van
Excellence scheme promotes the
highest standards of van operation
and driving by accrediting oper-
ators against an industry code of
good practice.
Paul Ayris, fleet manager from
DCH, said: “For DCH, operating
in a challenging geographical
area throughout the south west
it is important that we are using
sustainable, safe and efficient van
operations. We achieve this by
ensuring that our front-line staff
are supported whilst driving via
our fleet management support
team ARI. Telematics support our
operations team whilst providing
feedback on our drivers to help
SUMMIT SEALS DEAL
WITH NEW SPONSOR
Hodgson Sealants, one of the UK’s largest
specialist sealant manufacturers has been
announced as the latest sponsor of The Glazing
Summit, this year’s landmark industry conference.
Celebrating 50 years in business,
from its beginnings as a putty manufacturer
in the 1960s, Hodgson Sealants now makes
a full range of premium sealants including
silicones, new generation hybrid sealants
and glazing tapes for the fenestration and
wider construction industries.
“We’re really pleased to be supporting
The Glazing Summit this year,” comments
Charles Hodgson, Owner of Hodgson
Sealants. “With five decades of experience
in the industry, we’ve certainly seen it all –
first as a long-standing family-run business,
but also as a key supplier to the glazing
industry.”
The Glazing Summit is the must-attend
event for business owners, directors and
leaders from across the industry, taking
place at St. John’s Exhibition Centre in Soli-
hull on May 22nd.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
maintain driver safety and mitigate
risk.
“We are proud to be award-
ed Van Excellence accreditation
after a vigorous audit to ensure
our fleet operation is above and
beyond current transport and
government requirements. It
helps demonstrate to our custom-
ers and employees that we are a
responsible and safe vehicle fleet
operator.”
DCH’s 250 strong fleet covers
around 300,000 miles per month
across the south west, last year
spending £32m on maintaining
and improving its homes, carrying
out 69,000 repairs.
www.dchgroup.com
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