Grant Andrews, Managing Director of Uniqco, is a specialist fleet management consultant whose focus is on outcomes, best management practice, increased utilisation, reduced operational costs, reduced maintenance costs, optimum replacement, increased corporate knowledge and reduced risk.

Grant has a General Certificate of Education UK “A” Level Engineering, Engineering Drawing & English 1972. He qualified as a Mercedes Benz Management Cadet in 1972. He completed Mercedes Benz Unimog Technical and Service Training in 1974 and was admitted to the Institute of Marketing Management Salisbury Polytechnic in 1976.

Grant’s relevant experience includes involvement in audits of many council plant & vehicle operations and provider of ongoing fleet management services.

Prior to his current consulting business, Grant spent 20 years with Mercedes Benz firstly as a Management cadet for 5 years followed by 15 years as a member of the Mercedes Benz senior management team involved in dealer development, mechanical workshop management, specialised vehicles and transport consultancy. Grant has been providing plant & vehicle management consulting services to local government since 1992.

Grant is the main author of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Plant & Vehicle Management Manual and is providing associated training to local government on behalf of IPWEA. The Manual is a comprehensive guide to the management of plant and fleet.

Ross Moody has been a consultant with Uniqco since 2004. Prior to this he worked in local government for 28 years including 20 with responsibility for plant and vehicle management and 13 as a Director of Infrastructure Management.

Ross holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, a Graduate Diploma in Business and a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment. His local government experience in the early years was in engineering design leading to Manager Engineering Design at the City of Stirling in 1980. Ross moved into an operational management role at Stirling when he was appointed Manager Works & Services in 1983. In 1989 he was appointed to the position of Director Engineering & Technical Services at the City of Canning. In 1997 he returned to the City of Stirling, the largest local government in Western Australia, in the position of Director Infrastructure Management.

The Director roles at both Canning and Stirling included management responsibility for Engineering, Parks, Plant & Fleet, Waste Management and City Buildings. Ross has had a particular interest in Fleet Management having believed this to be a critical business operation in government that has often been given a lower priority than other operational activities.

Ross has been very active in the professional side of public works engineering, having held both the State (WA) and National President Positions of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA). Ross has been the Editor of IPWEA national journal since 1996. In 2004 Ross assisted in the development of the IPWEA’s Plant & Vehicle Management Manual in the role of editor. He produces the quarterly newsletter for the IPWEA’s Plant & Vehicle Management Systems Plus subscribers.

Unifleet specialist, support, training, documentation. Cheranne has worked with Uniqco since 2002. Prior to this she spent many years with a major mainframe IT company with responsibility for administration, implementation of QA and ISO processes, preparation of process documentation, and national management of receivables. Cheranne also spent time with a small IT company during the emergence of micro computers and was responsible for installation of software, training and systems support.

Cheranne provides systems support for Unifleet users, manages the electronic flow of fuel and financial data for users, and coordinates the implementation of new Unifleet sites. She also carries out Unifleet training Australia-wide, much of which is provided online via multi-viewer software. Cheranne contributes to ongoing Unifleet development, with a particular interest in functionality and operational efficiency.
Cheranne is also responsible for maintaining the database for the Uniweb whole-of-life cost comparison website.

Administration support coordinator. Kerry has led the admin team since 1999. With 16 years banking experience, Kerry coordinates the accounting and administrative roles for the whole of the Uniqco group.

Transport coordinator. Lyn has been a member of the Uniqco team since 2003 and is responsible for planning and coordinating the purchase and disposal of clients' vehicles with a particular focus on optimising resale values by ensuring vehicles are presented to achieve the highest resale value.