Vehicle Management / Parking

Property management firm Lee Baron has been appointed to service West End Quay, the first residential estate to be rebuilt in London’s Paddington Basin.

Mitie has secured a £4.5 million contract to install electric vehicle (EV) charge points for the Environment Agency, part of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

The hotel, industrial and retail sectors are leading the drive for electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) in commercial infrastructure, but a “staggering number” of new charging points are still needed, shows research.

Q-Park has announced a new deal with EB Charging for an initial roll-out of nearly 600 charging points across 80 sites in the UK and Ireland.

Birmingham-based Diamond Facilities Support has launched a new national division – Diamond EV Solutions.

Local councils over the country are considering introducing a workplace parking levy.

Volta Trucks has partnered with The Crown Estate, one of the West End’s largest property owners, and Clipper Logistics, its distribution provider, to decarbonise and consolidate deliveries into London’s Regent Street retailers.

FM companies Mitie and SPIE UK have both announced new schemes on their business roadmaps to slashing fleet vehicle carbon emissions by 2025.

Mitie is launching a new Plan Zero Fleet Transition Service to help those wanting to switch their fleets to electric.

Mitie is providing key services at seven coronavirus regional testing centres in addition to the five it already operates in across England and Wales.