CEMEX partners with Fleet Source for driver CPC training

We were overwhelmed by how helpful, friendly and professional the Fleet Source team were

Letchworth, October 31st 2017 – Fleet Source, a leading provider of unrivalled training for the road transport industry, has been selected by CEMEX to provide its drivers with CPC training.

In the UK, CEMEX generates around £775 million in annual sales. In addition to readymixed concrete, cement and aggregates, the company also supplies and installs asphalt materials, and manufactures concrete block pavings, rail products and bespoke pre-cast and concrete blocks.

CEMEX operates a comprehensive national supply network to ensure that quality materials and services are available to their customers locally.

THE CHALLENGE:

Up until 2015, CEMEX were using two in house trainers to carry out all of their driver training, but as a FORS gold status company, the requirement for their drivers to carry out Vulnerable Road User CPC training meant they needed to look for an external provider.

It was important to CEMEX to find a provider that satisfied all of their training needs, including being able to carry out training on vulnerable road users as well as being able to offer refresher courses on tacho legislation and health and wellbeing.

Additionally, CEMEX needed a provider that was able to train in excess of 340 drivers on the first few working days of the year. This proved to be impossible with their in house team of trainers.

THE SOLUTION:

Fleet Source are the largest provider of the FORS Approved, Safe Urban Driving Vulnerable Road User courses which met CEMEX‘s requirements beyond what other training providers could deliver.

Fleet Source also went the extra mile to accommodate CEMEX’s needs and ran 18 courses in the first few days of the year to allow all 340 drivers to be trained. This meant that as well as being able to complete their CPC requirements in bulk, it also ensured that their workforce returned to driving focused on the health, safety and well being of themselves and those around them.

“We were overwhelmed by how helpful, friendly and professional the Fleet Source team were, they did everything they possibly could to make driver training painless for us, especially with the amount of complexities involved in getting our drivers all trained,” commented Simon Spelman, Area Logistics Manager, CEMEX.

“Fleet Source also ensured that all the logistical planning was taken care of, including the set-up of the training room and location, a trainer for the course and all equipment necessary (such as bikes, safety equipment etc),” Spelman added.

THE TRAINING:

Safe Urban Driving (SUD)

An increase in population across cities and towns in the UK adds to the challenges and hazards of driving. To help improve road safety, the Safe Urban Driving course focuses on understanding how vulnerable road users behave and allows drivers to have a first hand experience of being a vulnerable road user.

The SUD course is fully aligned to meet the training requirements of:

• Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) Standard
• Contractual Work Related Road Risk (WRRR) requirements
• Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver level
• Driver CPC accredited
• Funded for FORS accredited operators in London

“The booking process was straightforward and the training itself was very much enjoyed by our drivers,” Spelman continued. “I personally attended a Safe Urban Driving course and I can confirm that it was hugely beneficial. It certainly opened my eyes to the issues of cyclists vs the motor vehicle.”

“I would highly recommend Fleet Source’s training – our drivers are certainly trained to a much higher standard now that they have completed their CPC requirements with Fleet Source,” Spelman concluded.

Fleet Source train circa 350 CEMEX drivers per annum.

“Fleet Source took on the challenge to accomodate CEMEX’s complex needs and we are delighted to help the team achieve their training goals,” said Nick Caesari, Managing Director at Fleet Source.

“As a company we are proud to be able to be flexible and to accomodate the key requirement of training 340 CEMEX drivers in a matter of a few days. This allowed CEMEX to get quickly back to their day to day business and for their drivers to return to work focussed on being a better driver,” Caesari concluded.

To find out about Fleet Source training courses, please visit http://www.fleetsource.co.uk/

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About Fleet Source
Fleet Source provides an innovative approach to simplify the legal obligations for work-related road transport and a comprehensive range of products and services that provide operational confidence in compliance, safety and environmental awareness. Our network of fleet specialists, trainers and compliance auditors have a combined wealth of transport experience and knowledge gained from proven backgrounds including, enforcement bodies, transport authorities, commercial and military logistics.

Fleet Source is now one of the top ten DCPC training providers in the UK and also Transport for London's primary contractor delivering its funded DCPC training program to FORS accredited and registered operators throughout the UK. Fleet Source is also the UK's largest Approved Vulnerable Road User (Safe Urban Driving & Van Smart) training provider, helping fleet operators reduce the risks of incidents with Vulnerable Road Users such as cyclists.

Fleet Source has the UK's largest fleet compliance auditing team and as the exclusive accreditation body of the FORS Community Partnership (alongside AECOM and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport), it now conducts nearly 500 FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) audits annually, across the UK & Europe.

About CEMEX

Founded in 1906, CEMEX has grown from a small local player into one of the top global companies in the world. Following a number of successful acquisitions, CEMEX now has more than 40,000 employees worldwide and has a turnover of around US $15 billion.

In the UK, CEMEX generates around £775 million in annual sales. In addition to readymixed concrete, cement and aggregates we also supply and install asphalt materials, manufacture concrete block pavings, rail products, bespoke pre-cast and concrete blocks.
CEMEX operates a comprehensive national supply network to ensure that quality materials and services are available to customers locally.

Holding the enviable position as market leader in readymixed concrete and a leading supplier of mortars and screeds, our reputation for reliability and unrivalled technical expertise has been built up over 80 years serving the UK construction industry. Nationwide the company operates over 230 concrete mixing plants to ensure efficient delivery to virtually any location in the UK.

With 63 quarries and a fleet of modern vessels supplying marine aggregates, CEMEX is a major provider of crushed rock, sand and gravel for a wide range of construction applications.

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