Vipre Who Are We

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ECOMM 2007 Workplace Travel Seminar
21 Implementation of Travel Plans and Engagement
of Businesses 11th May 2007
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Contents

• Vipre Ltd Products and services
• UK Facts Figures
• Engaging Businesses Drivers
• London - Population and Job Growth
• Engaging Businesses Events
• Engaging Businesses - Networks
• The Glades Shopping Centre
• London Borough of Bromley
• Unilever
• Contact Details

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Vipre Ltd Products and Services

• Travel Planning industry for 50 yrs
• Vipre merged in 1998
• VPSI the largest commuter solutions
• company in the US operating over
• 4000 vehicles and managing 25M
• trips annually
• Dublin, Amsterdam,
• Edinburgh

Research
Staff Travel Needs Research
GIS Analysis
Special Event Transportation
Push Pull Policy Development
Policy Development
Liftsharing Development
Travel Plan Coordination And Delivery
Service Delivery
Workplace Coordinator Training
Materials Development
Bus Service Development Management
Facilitation of Groups and Networks
Cycle / Season Ticket purchase admin
Events and Promotions
Walking Pool Bike Programs
Education Communication
European Mobility Management
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Facts and Figures

• The British Chamber of Commerce transport survey,
  2004, found that
• 84 of firms identify roads as essential to their
  business operations.
• The cost incurred as a result of problems with
  the UKs transport is on average of 27,000 per
  year. Applied across the entire UK economy this
  equates to an annual cost of 15 billion.
• 55 of business believes road capacity needs to
  be urgently increased.
• Loss of man-hours was reported as the most
  commonly experienced problem.
• 84 of businesses experience loss of man-hours as
  a result of the UKs transport infrastructure,
  with 37 citing it as having a significant impact
  on this area of their business.
• Increased operating costs are the second most
  experienced problem by 76 of businesses, one
  third (32) stated that it had a significant
  impact on their business.

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Engaging Businesses - Drivers

• Travel Plan policies that have a substantial
  impact
• - TfL funding 5.5mill to 30 mill over next
  year
• - Section 106/ DC Guidance
• - Parking Policies (Oracle/ Electronic Arts/
  Local Authority)
• - Corporate Social Responsibility
• - Environmental Policy
• - Facilities and HR Policies
• All need to be followed with an ongoing and
  tailored marketing campaign
• Differences between London and SE England
• - Funding
• - Business relocation
• - Resources

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Engaging Businesses - Drivers

• Prospects for company travel plans in the future
  (regarding traffic dilemmas such as peak-oil,
  traffic congestion and global warming)
• - Climate Change M S
• - Lack of parking Unilever
• - Congestion London Borough of Bromley
• - Peak oil? - US
• There is now a need in the UK for private
  companies to address their carbon footprint
  Media/ Government
• 40 increase for the need on Mobility Management
  by 2025
• 30 target for emission reductions by 2025
• Increase in need for housing and jobs loss of
  land space
• Carrot Stick approach businesses Government

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London - Job and Population Growth
Projected Population Growth 2001 - 2025
Projected Employment Growth 2001 - 2025
Concentrated job growth in a central east-west
corridor
Population growth across London
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Engaging Businesses - Events
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Engaging Businesses - Networks
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The Glades Shopping Centre

• An average of 360,000 shoppers visit the Glades
  each week
• 150 businesses 3000 staff
• 19 million people per year
• Funding - ASTUTE and TfL
• Approximately half of Glades visitors arrive by
  car (and 45 of these park in The Glades)
• There is a very good public transport system
  bus and train and two railway stations
• Travel Plan almost complete
• Next stage 2 launch events (Staff and Public)
• Measures (Awareness raising existing
  facilities/marketing)
• - Challenge covered by media
• - PT info
• - Pilot car share scheme/ shift pattern study
• - Expand on existing freight consolidation study

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The Glades Shopping Centre
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London Borough of Bromley

• Final Staff Travel Plan just completed to go
  through committee next month
• Drivers reduction of peak time congestion,
  land-use and lack of car parking space affecting
  the Town Centre
• 61.5 of respondents travel alone by car
• Measures
• - Steering group including departmental reps
  and CEOs
• - Studies
• - Training
• - Extra facilities
• - Marketing
• - Pool car/ alternative fuelled pool car

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Unilever

• Manufacturer of leading brands in foods, home
  care and personal care
• The anticipated relocation of 650 employees in
  the UK Studio to central Guildford will only
  provide for 100 parking spaces onsite
• Committed to CSR policy
• This creates a very physical problem for day 1 of
  relocation
• Early feedback suggests this may create anxiety
  and a distraction for employees with resulting
  dangers of disruption or staff turnover if
  transport costs or inconvenience are perceived as
  too high
• Successful Relocation needs
• - Managed alternative parking arrangements in
  Guildford
• - Positively accepted compensation model at
  reasonable cost
• - Measured modal shift from single occupancy car
  
• - High awareness of the alternative travel
  options to get to Guildford site

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Contact Details

• For further information on Vipre Ltd products,
  services and projects
• please contact
• Natalie Owen
• Senior Consultant
• Vipre UK Ltd
• 44 (0)7809 387 659
• nowen_at_vipre.com
• www.vipre.com