Imagine leasing fleet vehicles from five different vendors in five countries with five methods of conducting business. That is exactly what Global Risk Consultants was doing a few years ago with an international fleet of vehicles.
Global Risk Consultants (GRC), a global engineering consulting company, operates offices in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, and the U.K, with headquarters in Clark, N.J. A pioneer of unbundled loss prevention engineering, GRC reduces client property risks with a diverse array of in-house services delivered worldwide. With a client retention rate of 96 percent, the company prides itself on providing a comprehensive portfolio of property loss prevention services.
Local Leases Inefficient for Global Fleet
GRC’s U.S.-based, 125-vehicle fleet and some 30 non-domestic vehicles were leased in fragmented arrangements through local vendors. With a globally focused business, this situation was inefficient, both logistically
and financially.
“We wanted to implement a global fleet source to improve cost and administrative efficiencies. We needed a leasing company capable of providing continuity, control, and efficiency at all locations,” said William F. Ramonas, GRC chairman and CEO.
The company turned to LeasePlan for the answer. Because of LeasePlan’s international presence, GRC could lease all its vehicles from a single source and streamline the corporate application process. The agreement with LeasePlan also provides global credibility
when securing lease agreements.
“By choosing LeasePlan to globally manage their fleet, Global Risk Consultants can leverage their purchasing power to identify all costs worldwide and contain them,” said Mark Conroy, national sales vice president, mid-market and international coordination manager for
LeasePlan USA.
Single-Model, Open End Lease Program Selected
GRC maximized lease cost containment by selecting single-model, open-end leases with maintenance management services for its entire 155-vehicle fleet. “As a result, we found a single vendor for fleet
leasing that assures global and local consistencies, minimizing risk,” said Ramonas.
LeasePlan’s global structure helps meet local GRC adaptations,
while minimizing administrative efforts required as a result of the company’s global expansion. With a single point of contact, GRC needs are met expediently.
“The communication platform works well. Instead of trying to contact several different providers in multiple countries, they can make one phone call to LeasePlan for a total customized approach to managing global fleets,” said Conroy.
Not only did the fleet globalization save time, it saved GRC a significant amount of money. “The engagement of LeasePlan, combined with a single-car model assigned, resulted in an annualized cost reduction of nearly $130,000. Additional savings were derived by streamlining driver selection time, maximizing driver satisfaction with a quality, comfortable, strong residual-value vehicle, and eliminating transfer issues during personnel changes,” said Ramonas.“GRC’s consistency of product and process now exists with a proven global entity.”
