Jaama has strengthened its senior management team as the leading fleet software management company targets UK and international growth in 2015.
Last year (2014) Jaama recorded a 17% increase in revenue as an ever-increasing number of organisations utilise web-enabled technology to manage their fleet and transport operations.
UK expansion has assisted Jaama become an international provider of asset management software systems that manage all aspects of fleet, plant, rental, leasing, maintenance and repair and a wide range of ancillary requirements.
In addition to UK market growth, which has been led by managing director Martin Evans, chief executive Jason Francis has focused on expansion in:
- Australia, where a head office in Sydney has been established and sales of Jaama’s industry-leading Key2 Vehicle Management software have exceeded expectations
- The United States of America, where the first systems are being delivered, the most significant into one of the country’s largest organisations
- Europe and the Middle East, where there has been a significant increase in sales with a number of major new contracts won.
The number of alternatively fuelled vehicles on the UK’s roads will rise in 2015 with forward-thinking corporate fleets expected to be the first to use hydrogen fuelled cars.
Toyota has already announced that its first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell car, the Mirai, will go on sale in the UK in September.
Furthermore, support for pure electric vehicles and hybrids from global car makers has now reached a crucial tipping point, with the involvement of mainstream manufacturers helping to support credibility and drive interest in the sector.
The Association For Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) has responded to reports that the date for the abolition of the paper counterpart to the current driving licence has been delayed. In their view the delay is irrelevant as the time for many fleets to change their processes is now. This reflects a recognition by the Association […]
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has decided to push back its abolition of the driving licence paper counterpart until June 8, 2015 from January 2015 The BVRLA, which had been calling for the date to be put back, said that the six-month delay will give its vehicle rental members vital breathing space to test […]
Petrol could soon be selling for under £1 a litre as a result of the plummeting global oil price – a pump price last seen in late May 2009 – claims RAC. The price of Brent crude has fallen below the $60 a barrel mark for the first time since early July 2009 and […]
Fleet and asset management software company Jaama, which prides itself on being at the forefront of technology, has now recruited Rob Perry to strengthen its development team. With almost a decade of experience in the IT industry, Rob joins Jaama’s software development team as it continues to expand the breadth of functionality available within […]
One in five company car drivers admits to getting behind the wheel despite thinking they may be over the drink-drive limit the morning after a Christmas party – more than double that of private vehicle owners.
With the festive party season starting in earnest, the survey, conducted as part of the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring, revealed that 20% of company car drivers said they suspected they had driven with alcohol still in their system, putting them over the legal limit. In contrast, just 8% of non-company car owners made the same admission.
Automatic Emergency Call (eCall), the European Commission-backed system for sending an automatic message from a vehicle to an emergency call centre in the event of a crash, is to be standard on all new car and van model from 31st March, 2018.
MEPs have voted on the measure which will use the 112 number – it defaults to 999 in the UK – to call emergency services automatically, enabling them to reach crash scenes faster and thus save lives and reduce the severity of injuries.
Leading fleet and asset management software company Jaama has donated a total of £260 to two charities following recent events. Macmillan Cancer Support is to receive £200 and Help for Heroes will receive £60. The money was raised at Jaama’s recent 10th anniversary celebrations and its attendance at an industry seminar at which delegates […]