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Transitioning from Lockdown into Regional Tiers
Data is emerging to show that COVID-19 is accelerating key trends, as well as introducing new consumer behaviours, that will further drive the need for automotive operators to have a smooth vehicle movement operation.
Online Used Car Retailing in 2020 & the Need to Deliver
Data is emerging to show that COVID-19 is accelerating key trends, as well as introducing new consumer behaviours, that will further drive the need for automotive operators to have a smooth vehicle movement operation.
Driver Of The Month: October
We are pleased to announce that our winner of our Driver of the Month for October is Mihai, who brilliantly completed 50 jobs with Engineius last month with exceptional delivery rates.
Watch Your Speed
On 4 January 2021, both the UK and Scottish Governments announced the immediate implementation of lockdown measures on a national basis. This means that all four nations of the UK are back under lockdown conditions, following similar recent announcements by the governments of Wales and Northern Ireland.
Lockdown 2.0: 4 Weeks and 4 Reasons Engineius Will be Resilient for Customers
Engineius will continue to operate its full vehicle movement service to support customers and suppliers across all four nations of the UK, including England following the announcement of a 4-week lockdown.
Engineius Service To Continue After England Lockdown Announcement
Engineius will continue to operate its full vehicle movement service to support customers and suppliers across all four nations of the UK, including England following the announcement of a 4-week lockdown.
Key Considerations: Delivering And Collecting Electric Vehicles
With electric vehicles forecast to account for 80% of new vehicle sales by 2025, fleet owners and retailers should be thinking ahead to what this means for vehicle logistics.
Initiatives such as the Road-To-Zero plan are increasing the speed of the UK’s transition to EVs. It is being reported that the Government will bring forward the ban of petrol vehicle sales to 2030 in an Autumn statement this year.
Engineius Service Update: UK Regional Lockdowns
Engineius continues to operate its full vehicle movement service to support customers and suppliers across all regions and nations of the UK.
Recent weeks have seen major developments in Government policy relating to Covid-19. There is now significant variation in policy, not only between nations (England and Wales, for example), but also within nations (e.g. England’s tiering system).
Driver Of The Month: September
Our latest Driver of the Month winner is Carl, who has taken jobs in and out of Long Bennington into his own hands, providing the necessary movements required to help Engineius grow this year.
Covid-19 Update
On 22 September, the UK Government issued a range of new restrictions in light of the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases recorded in recent weeks. We would like to take this opportunity to remind our customers, suppliers and staff of what we are doing to continue to operate safely following recent developments.
Our full Covid-19 policy is enclosed in this article, correct as of publishing on 24 September.
Stakeholder Feedback
Engineius began trading in April 2018. Since then, we’ve grown to be one of the largest distributed driver networks across the UK, as well as creating a significant transporter platform. We’ve proven our model works for new vehicle deliveries to auction disposals, from dealership to rental companies, and everything in between.
Our Recruitment Continues...
We have already filled positions for our QA Engineer and Video Editing Intern roles, and we’re still on the hunt for more talent to join our teams in Birmingham and London.
With many more exciting customers lined up, we’re continuing to grow our team across all departments. If you’re looking for your next role or know someone excellent who is, please drop us a line.
Improving Our Customer and Supplier Experience
To help educate our customers, as well as our supplier network, we have set our sights on creating a series of videos to assist with booking and managing movements, help get more from your Engineius account, and provide drivers with the guidance they need to use our mobile portal and app. So, what customer videos are in the pipeline?
Driver Of The Month: August
Over the last year we have seen many notable winners for our Driver of the Month award. Our winner for August is Jon Muckle, who has only been with us since July, and has greatly impressed our Network Mgmt. team to win the prize by driving thousands of miles per week with Engineius.
Moving on Up: Opportunities to Join Engineius
The Engineius team has been extremely busy since lockdown began to ease earlier this year. With many more exciting customers lined up, we’re continuing to grow our team across all departments. If you’re looking for your next role or know someone excellent who is, please drop us a line.
All You Need To Know About Regs
In March and September every year, car manufacturers release the latest models of their cars that are in production, from major face-lifts and redesigns, to small updates to include an additional feature. New cars are also given a number plate that designates which year and which part of that year they were produced in.
Road to Plated
Things are changing at Engineius. With our Driver Academy in full swing, and even more drivers joining onto our network, we have seen some great talent coming through. From this new pool of drivers, we have seen a select few rocket through the onboarding phases from applicant to plated driver status. We have been fortunate enough to get in contact with 3 of these motivated individuals to learn how they did it!
Driver Of The Month: July
To win our prestigious Driver of the Month title, it sometimes takes great stats throughout the month, or we choose based on amazing work ethic. Our Driver of the Month for July safely secured both these requirements with Engineius.