Technology company Siemens UK has launched an automated rental programme across all of its business divisions, providing 24/7 access to mobility for more than 15,000 employees through membership to the Enterprise Car Club.
This means employees now have access to Enterprise’s 1,400+ on-street vehicles in 200 towns, cities and communities across the UK. This is in addition to the existing dedicated car club vehicles already located on-site at Siemens UK’s offices in Lincoln, Hull, Aberdeen, Congleton and Manchester.
Enterprise added its on-site dedicated car club programme has already helped improve efficiencies by reducing the number of pool cars Siemens UK operates by a third.
Furthermore, this new programme enables employees, including those who are now hybrid or remote working, to access low- and zero-emission cars for ‘spot hire’ as and when required across the UK.
A bespoke car club enrolment page for Siemens employees has been designed to accelerate the account setup process. Employees then use their Siemens credit card to book trips on the Enterprise Car Club app. This tracks every journey through the company’s travel management system and ensures it is compliant with the travel policy. The vehicles are opened with either a smartphone or the Siemens ID card.
Siemens and Enterprise are working together to ensure all bookings are for essential trips only, and local Enterprise Rent-A-Car branches can now switch daily rental bookings to car club when a suitable vehicle is available nearby.
Wayne Warburton, head of mobility services at Siemens UK, said: “We have an excellent partnership with Enterprise. Not only were they instrumental in helping us manage the challenges of covid, they’ve now helped us to reduce cost, emissions and business mileage while fully supporting a diverse range of employee travel needs.
“The opportunity to extend car club access across the whole organisation, alongside the dedicated vehicle programme, makes sense because of Enterprise’s very regionalised network. Enterprise’s car club and branch network is located in many smaller communities and even rural areas around the UK, not just in city centres.
“They’re the only rental car company that could successfully deliver this scale of initiative and help us manage the current pressures on new vehicle acquisition.”
