Babcock International wins contract with Aggregate

18th Jun 2013 11:26

Babcock International Group has been awarded a 50m pound five-year contract with Aggregate Industries to provide fleet management services for its heavy mobile equipment (HME) in the UK.The UK engineering support services company will help Aggregate optimise the performance and reduce the ownership and management costs of its HME felt over 400 vehicles on 150 sites. It will enable Aggregate to focus on its core operations of supplying heaving building materials to the construction industry. Peter Rogers, Chief Executive of Babcock said: "I am delighted we have been awarded this contract by Aggregate Industries. We look forward to working in partnership with Aggregate Industries to transform its fleet performance, sharing best practice and delivering long-term benefits. "This contract is particularly significant as it demonstrates that our unique whole life fleet management approach is being recognised by forward thinking organisations seeking competitive advantage."Babcock currently operates contracts to manage over 11,000 vehicles and 175,000 pieces of equipment for customers worldwide including a 10-year contract to manage Lafarge's HME fleets in the UK, US and Canada. RD