Quartix Pay As You Go vehicle tracking system saves costs for Canute Group

The Canute Group operates a fleet of some 750 purpose-made vehicles. Canute has equipped more than 300 of its 750 vehicles with Quartix Pay As You Go vehicle tracking – resulting in annual cost savings of around £300,000.

The £100million company, with sites across the UK and Ireland, turned to Quartix after trialling two different systems. The first suffered from a spate of breakdowns; the second was removed when the operating company went into administration.

Mark Longhurst, IT manager, said: “The first system we tried had been installed on our recovery fleet, which operates Government contracts; these contracts dictate that we must have a fully operational tracking system so that we can update them as to the whereabouts of a vehicle at all times.”

Canute approached Quartix for a number of reasons, among them the company’s transparent pricing, straightforward pay-as-you-go rental scheme (no long-term contract), potential for cost savings, and the GPS system’s functionality and ease of use.

Mr Longhurst added: “All the above have been met fully, and the after-sales support has exceeded expectations. In fact, the team, ranging from the support desk to managing director Andy Walters, bends over backwards to assist when needed, which is refreshing.”

Canute financial director Steve Ely calculates the company saves £1,000 per vehicle per year – an annual total of around £300,000.

Mark Longhurst agrees: “There is definitely a cost saving per vehicle as idle times have decreased and our depots use the system to re-route their vehicles to new jobs whilst they are out on the road.