19TH-21ST AUG 2024
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WELCOME
Welcome to GREENFLEET
Scotland & EVROS. Ahead of the EV Rally of Scotland (EVROS)a 2-day, near 600-mile event, following much of the iconic NC500 route that shows the rest of the world just what EVs are capable of – we kick off this year’s GREENFLEET Scotland with what can only be described as a Conference Roadshow.
The THREE-DAY event will begin in Edinburgh, travel to Dundee and end in Inverness, ensuring that all fleet professionals can
meet with EV and fleet experts and have their voice heard.
Fleets in Scotland have been some of the first across the country to make the bold shift away from low-carbon diesel and hybrid technology to progressive EV’s, influencing UK business fleets to explore cleaner options and drive the EV revolution.
Fleet, transport, estates, facilities and sustainability professionals from across the country will come together this week to hear clean energy
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specialists and sector experts tell their net zero journey so far and lend support to those who are finding that there is so much more work to be done.
Our carefully designed programme has been collated with the support of Transport Scotland and is a comprehensive approach to the topics and challenges that fleet managers and so many more professionals working in the sector face today. Thanks also goes to Dundee City Council and The Highland Council
for assisting with the organisation of this year’s event – which is now 16 years old!
For a full line-up of speakers check out the GREENFLEET Scotland website https://events. greenfleet.net/gf-scotland and discover all the ways GREENFLEET Scotland promises to deliver the information you need to drive forward your net zero journey.
Whichever day you are joining us for we wish you an enjoyable day ahead. L
PROGRAMME
After consultation with Transport Scotland, we have decided a ‘Roadshow’ approach to the events in 2024 will help engage more Scottish businesses, in more places, than ever before.
A morning of engaging presentations, followed by open round table discussions and interactive Q&As.
* Event timings are subject to change Lunch will finish the proceedings each day and everyone will leave before the afternoon rush hour. A win-win!
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Speakers
John Curtis
Event Host GREENFLEET
John Curtis is a leading authority on sustainable transport with over a decade of experience championing electric vehicle (EV) adoption. As well as Marketing & Operations Director at The EV Café, he leverages his policy expertise, gained with the Scottish Government, to deliver real-world solutions. John has worked with major brands like AA, Europcar and Police Scotland on their sustainability plans, and is a conference host, journalist and public speaker using his uniquely engaging personality to share insights on navigating the transition to a greener future.
Head of EV Infrastructure, Consumer Incentives & Fleets
Transport Scotland
Matthew Eastwood is Head of EV Infrastructure, Consumer Incentives and Fleets in Transport Scotland’s Low Carbon Economy Directorate, where his focus is on public EV charging infrastructure and the decarbonation of cars and light commercial vehicles. He has worked in the transport sector for over 20 years, primarily focusing on transport technology and decarbonisation. Previous roles include Head of Innovation and Supply Chain in Transport Scotland, Head of Cities for Scotland and North East England at technology company Uber, and Head of Transport at the Energy Saving Trust.
Matthew Eastwood
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Speakers
Programme Manager Energy Saving Trust
Gordon has 17 years of operational and project management experience from across the sustainability sector. He has led on a range of projects from public sector fleet decarbonisation support, developing advice on public charging infrastructure projects, to research reports into green tourism and the decarbonisation of community transport. Gordon has overseen the production of bespoke fleet decarbonisation reports for all 32 Scottish local authorities, 14 NHS trusts, and a range of other public sector organisations.
Technical Analyst – Transport Energy Saving Trust
Nick has been working as a technical analyst within the transport team at EST for the past year. During that time, he has been delivering fleet decarbonisation support to a range of public sector bodies and has been responsible for organising EST’s public sector fleet decarbonisation forum sessions. Nick also recently helped to launch EST’s new fleet decarbonisation toolkit website; a useful reference resource for public and private fleet managers.
Gordon Manson
Nicholas Brookbank
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Speakers
Cllr Steven Rome
Councillor
Dundee City Council
Councillor Steven Rome represents the North East Ward and is Convener for Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure. Ensuring that Dundee City Council achieves its Net Zero targets is one of his key responsibilities. Dundee City Council has accomplished a lot in its Net Zero journey with fleet electrification and energy decarbonisation, and Cllr Steven Rome is determined to keep it at the top of his list.
Rachael Anderson
EV Infrastructure Project Manager
The Highland Council
Rachael is the EV Infrastructure Project Manager at The Highland Council, focusing on the installations and development of the electric vehicle charging network across the region. She has worked within the Climate Change & Energy team for 6 years, starting as an apprentice and transitioning into EV Infrastructure in 2021. Rachael has focused on a wide range of Scottish and EU funded projects from energy efficiency in buildings, to renewables, to active and low-carbon travel.
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Speakers
Chief Executive SMTA
Sandy has been actively involved in the UK motor industry for nearly 50 years. He started as a Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) apprentice in the summer of 1974 and moved into a junior car sales role. It was during this time he fell in love with the industry.
Over the years Sandy has been self-employed in a micro-independent repair and sales business, worked with Ford Motor Company under their dealer development plan, traded as a stand-alone Ford Dealer before, ultimately, owning two Ford Main Dealer sites operating a Ford CMA and four Peugeot sites across Dumfries & Galloway.
Head of Fleet National Grid
Representing the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP)
Winner of the Barbara Cox Automotive Woman of the Year award, Lorna joined E.ON as an IT Project Manager before moving to the fleet team to head up group-wide telematics and carbon reduction projects, subsequently being appointed Commercial Vehicle Manager. Having worked in Germany on a global fleet project she returned to the UK and joined Royal Mail in 2014. Whilst there she led on the Optimise Prime project, the largest commercial electric vehicle project in the UK. In August 2019 she joined National Grid as Fleet Manager.
Sandy Burgess
Lorna McAtear
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Speakers
Team Leader
Transport Scotland
At Transport Scotland, Stuart aligns public and private sector interests around a nationwide public charging vision, ensuring Scotland leads in electric vehicle infrastructure. Equipped with degrees in economics and policy, he has a proven track record in project and programme management, impactful sales strategies, and effective leadership of global teams.
Senior Policy Manager Logistics UK
Alexandra Herdman is a Senior Policy Manager at Logistics UK, the leading voice of the UK’s logistics sector. She has over 8 years of experience in policy and public affairs, spanning the Scottish and UK parliaments and the logistics industry. With a solid educational foundation, Alexandra holds an MSc in Global Challenges from Edinburgh University and a BA Hons in British Politics and Legislative Studies from Hull University.
Alexandra is at the forefront of net zero and modal shift policy within the transport and logistics sector.
Alexandra Herdman
Stuart Jackson
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Speakers
Ellis Shelton
Senior Policy Advisor Logistics UK
Ellis Shelton is a Senior Policy Advisor at Logistics UK, the only organisation representing the entire logistics sector. Ellis holds an MA in Social and Political Thought from the University of Leeds. Before working at Logistics UK, Ellis worked in Policy and Government Affairs for Make UK, a trade body representing British manufacturing and manufacturers. In his role at Logistics UK, Ellis leads on rail freight policy whilst also working on air and water freight policy. He lobbies government to ensure the correct measures and policies are in place to support modal shift from road to rail and water.
Policy and Operations Director Zemo Partnership
As Policy and Operations Director Jonathan has responsibility for formulating the policy objectives of the Partnership, in conjunction with government departments and members and disseminating the outputs of the Partnership’s work programme to policy makers. Jonathan has direct responsibility for co-ordinating the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, its delivery and liaison with Taskforce stakeholders.
Jonathan Murray
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Speakers
Senior Policy Advisor BVRLA
Catherine Bowen joined the BVRLA as Senior Policy Advisor in 2019. She leads the Association’s work on Decarbonisation and Future Mobility, with a keen focus on EV charging infrastructure and how we best support the transition of commercial vehicles.
Catherine has worked in senior policy roles for over 17 years and has experience of working within private, public sector and not-for-profit organisations.
Prior to joining the BVRLA, she worked for the British Retail Consortium, where she held the post of Head of Crime and Security policy.
Catherine Bowen
Transport Scotland AFP
We are the national transport agency for Scotland, delivering the Scottish Government’s vision for transport. Transport underpins how Scotland works and performs. Through the development of transport projects and policies we support our businesses, communities and services, connecting people across Scotland and beyond. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government’s focus on increasing sustainable economic growth. An agency of the Scottish Government, we are accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers.
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is a not-for-profit body that connects, supports and educates the corporate fleet industry. AFP membership enables fleet decisionmakers to obtain advice and guidance regarding the key issues that are impacting the running of fleets. We bring members together to network, connect and share ideas, challenges and best practice with fellow fleet professionals. Through our collective voice of national fleet operators, we strive to improve market conditions for everyone involved in running a corporate fleet in the UK.
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Partners
BVRLA Energy Saving Trust
The BVRLA has over 1,000 organisations in membership, all of whom operate in, or engage with the UK vehicle rental, leasing and fleet sectors. From small and medium-sized businesses to large PLCs, the BVRLA welcomes all those who are committed to delivering excellence. By consulting with government and maintaining industry standards, we help our members deliver safe, sustainable and affordable road transport to millions of consumers and businesses.
Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero. We empower householders to make better choices, deliver transformative programmes for governments and support businesses with strategy, research and assurance – enabling everyone to play their part in building a sustainable future.
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Sponsors
Evolt Charging FOR EV
We are a leading provider of comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, dedicated to advancing the adoption of sustainable transportation. With a strong focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, we offer full turnkey solutions designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses and individuals alike. The full turnkey solutions encompass every aspect of EV charging infrastructure, from initial design and consultation to installation, hardware, software, and ongoing maintenance and service.
Based in Scotland, FOR EV owns, installs, and operates high-quality, user-friendly EV charging points across the UK.
FOR EV works in partnership with a wide spectrum of forward-thinking businesses and organisations across multiple sectors to deliver high-quality, accessible electric vehicle charging hubs across the UK. We also make fleet electrification simple, rewarding and risk-free. Our unique fleet proposition offers bespoke solutions for fleets of all sizes to transition to a net zero future with ease.
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Sponsors
Gofor
We are a team of problem solvers, customer champions, product specialists, and relationship builders with a common purpose – to work in partnership with our clients to build a bridge between their vehicle requirements and the fleet management industry.
We bring almost 20 years of know-how to their business, giving them peace of mind that their fleet, regardless of size, is fully maintained and well-managed and continuously benefits from competitive vehicle finance rates.
Qwello
Qwello is a vertically integrated developer, manufacturer and operator of public charging infrastructure using a highly innovative, practical and driver friendly solution. We are rolling out thousands of public AC charge points in Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Spain, Poland, France and now in the UK in The City of London, Hounslow, Essex, Solihull, Cheshire East, East Lothian and Lincolnshire. We offer local authorities and landlords a fully funded class leading end to end charging infrastructure. Features include: Integrated 6m retractable cable which minimises trip hazards and meets PAS1899 accessibility standards.
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Sponsors
Jorro are specialist installers of EV Charging infrastructure and Renewable Energy Products. Having installed over 5,200 charge points across Scotland since 2014 we are celebrating 10 years of being a leader in the EV industry. Our clients appreciate that we are hardware and software agnostic allowing us to offer advice on everything EV across home, workplace and public charging.
Our newly launched ‘VoltCare’ offers charge point owners servicing, maintenance support and reduced operating costs benefits by working with an impartial partner.
Arnold Clark Vehicle Management (ACVM) is part of the Arnold Clark Group – Europe’s largest independently owned, family-run car retailer. Established in 1963, we now have a nationwide fleet, serving a wide range of customers from across the UK.
As one of the top leasing companies in the UK, we’re recognised as being industry leaders.
Our knowledge, expertise and resources can help fleets make the switch from petrol or diesel to electric. Customers can choose from a range of EV solutions, including salary sacrifice, contract hire and daily rental to suit their individual business needs.
Jorro Arnold Clark
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Sponsors
Highland Council & TS
The Highland Council is ambitious, sustainable and connected. The largest land mass local authority in the UK, the Highland Council boasts vibrant cities, towns and villages, idyllic remote and rural locations, beautiful landscapes, heritage and culture and a wealth of opportunity.
People in the Highlands want affordable housing, cleaner environments, excellent education and work opportunities, reliable access to transport and a good and safe quality of life.
Dundee City Council
What is sustainability and what does it mean for Dundee?
Sustainability is concerned with looking after our natural environment whilst ensuring a strong economy and a fair and healthy society, and when it comes to zero emission transport Dundee is considered a leader in the adoption and promotion of electric vehicles (EVs). The city has around 400 charging points, including three charging hubs with a central system that manages the supply of energy based on how many vehicles are charging.
GREENFLEET SCOTLAND Sponsors
Flear and Thomson – Kia
Flear and Thomson – Kia, a notable player in the automotive industry, has forged a strong partnership with Kia UK to deliver a comprehensive range of fleet vehicles tailored for businesses and fleet users of all sizes. Renowned for their reliability and cost-effectiveness, Kia’s fleet cars, including models like the Kia Niro EV, Sportage and EV6, have become popular choices among companies seeking efficient solutions to meet their transportation needs.
Flear and Thomson excels in providing expert consultancy services, helping organizations navigate the complexities of fleet management.
TESLA
Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. For 10 years Tesla has driven the UK’s transition to sustainable energy, with over 200,000 Tesla vehicles sold, 1,500 Superchargers, and over 1GWh of energy under Megapack management.
In pursuit of our mission, we build products that are designed to replace some of the planet’s biggest polluters. We do this by building products with advanced technology, unparalleled safety ratings, and affordable costs.
Our cars have some of the highest safety ratings ever achieved from Euro NCAP and other third parties.
SOCIAL MEDIA
We’ve been active on our socials in the run up to GREENFLEET SCOTLAND and now it’s your turn!
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We would love for you to share your experiences throughout the day. Be sure to tag us in all your posts and use the following hashtags:
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Make sure you share your experience with our other Partners and Sponsors too.
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@FOR EV
@Qwello
@Gofor
@Evolt Charging
@Arnold Clark Vehicle Management
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@Dundee City Council
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THANK YOU
Finally, we would like to say THANK YOU to our speakers, partners, sponsors and delegates who have contributed greatly to making GREENFLEET SCOTLAND a huge success.
Thank you for joining us, please stay safe and we look forward to seeing you at the next event.