Technology and business solutions provider Konica Minolta is targeting savings in excess of £90,000 across its UK fleet of service engineers using Webfleet Solutions’ connected fleet management.

Konica Minolta said the Webfleet system is helping it deliver greater efficiency savings and raise the bar in road safety

Its 161-strong car fleet is already seeing improvements in journey planning and driver performance, underpinned by OptiDrive 360, a key component of the Webfleet fleet management platform. This will see anticipated fuel spend slashed by 10%, saving the company around £39,000 a year.

Introduced to improve driver safety, OptiDrive 360 is now being used to score the service engineers’ driving performance and provide them with feedback, via an app on their smartphones, helping them manage risk and improve their mpg.

The data on driving events is combined with Webfleet Video footage from fully integrated dashcams, providing greater visibility for more effective coaching and helping safeguard the drivers on the road.

Konica Minolta is also set to see time and cost savings from drivers’ use of the Webfleet Logbook app to keep accurate journey logs.

Rather than completing manual mileage sheets at the end of each day or month, they simply validate their journey information and select whether their trips are for business or private purposes.

This saves them an average of 45 minutes each month on claims administration, resulting in expected productivity gains worth more than £55,000 a year.

“Employee Engagement is very important to Konica Minolta and we’ve had strong feedback from our drivers on the ease of use of the Webfleet system and how it allows them to protect their privacy in line with GDPR,” said David Wynne, PP & IP UK service manager, Konica Minolta.

“This will help us deliver greater efficiency savings and raise the bar in road safety.

“In addition to saving them time, Webfleet Video will help safeguard them against fraudulent insurance claims in cases of non-fault incidents. They have even asked for the cameras to continue recording when they are parked up to help boost vehicle security.”

Wynne added: “The benefits of the system are innumerable, it pays for itself and is set to offer the business a 200% return on investment within just three years.”