D. R. Jones building firm goes 'green' with its vehicle fleet

YEOVIL-BASED building firm D. R. Jones is set to reduce its carbon footprint and cut fuel costs after starting a £1m investment to upgrade its fleet of vehicles.

The company, which is a division of The Jones Group, a regional building contractor with branches across the South West, has ordered 100 new vans and ten cars from Lex Autolease to replace the ageing and costly vehicles in its fleet.

The first batch of ten Citroen vans and two cars has been delivered to D. R. Jones’ headquarters and once the full total of 110 vehicles are operational The Jones Group will benefit from a 17 per cent reduction CO2 emissions and a 20 per cent saving in its annual fuel bills.

This major investment is part of the company’s growth strategy that will in time see additional jobs created across its South West branches.

Dave Jones, managing director of The Jones Group, said: ‘’It is our intention that over the next few years we will have replaced our existing fleet with the most eco-friendly and fuel efficient vans on the market.’’

PHOTOS: Lex Autolease's senior business development manager Paul Gauntlett (left) and D. R. Jones' managing director Dave Jones (right).

The Jones Group’s operations director, Mark Porter, added: ‘’We made the decision to upgrade our fleet because the older vehicles we operate had become too expensive to run and maintain.

‘’As the scope and variety of our work increases it also became clear that these vehicles were not fit for purpose.’’

Lex Autolease’s senior business development manager, Paul Gauntlett, said: ‘’We worked closely with The Jones Group for several months to help us gain a detailed understanding of their fleet requirements.’’

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