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 is recognised throughout local government in Australia as a leading fleet management consultant.

Grant established his plant & vehicle management consulting business in 1992 and has provided consulting services to over 100 councils in Australia plus State government agencies and private contractors. This work has ranged from performance audits to ongoing fleet management services. Grant’s first ever local government client the City of Canning continues to engage Uniqco to provide ongoing fleet management consulting and reporting services. Similarly the Shire of Augusta Margaret River and Mackay Regional Council have used Grant’s services for over 10 years.

Grant has a General Certificate of Education UK “A” Level Engineering, Engineering Drawing & English 1972. He qualified as a Mercedes Benz Management Cadet in 1978. 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.

Uniqco International has been a partner in delivering the IPWEA plant & vehicle management program since its inception in 2003.

Grant is the main author of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Plant & Vehicle Management Manual (P&VMM) 1st, 2nd and 3rd (2012) editions and is providing associated training to local government on behalf of IPWEA. The Manual is a comprehensive guide to the management of public works plant and fleet. Grant is also the main author along with Ross Moody of the IPWEA Fleet Management Certificate Course. Since its inception in 2009 over 320 people have enrolled in the course.

Grant has provided training in best practice plant & vehicle management on behalf of IPWEA for the past 10 years with a focus on the 6 KPI’s detailed in the IPWEA P&VMM. Grant is also the lead presenter in the IPWEA’s twice yearly plant & vehicle management 1 day professional development workshops which are delivered at 9 locations around Australia. He also delivers the IPWEA live online training in support of the Fleet Management Certificate.

In 2011 Grant Andrews and Ross Moody were engaged to train the Hong Kong Police in best practice plant & vehicle management. They were invited back to run an extension course in 2012 and a proposal has been requested for a further course in 2013.

Grant has extensive experience with fleet management software and reporting systems and is familiar with the main financial reporting systems used by local governments. Around 8 years ago, Grant identified the need for a software product that would provide real time assistance for fleet managers to achieve the 6 Key Performance Indicators central to best-practice fleet management. Further that such a software would best service its users if it were to be economical to acquire and operate, and be readily accessible from any geographical location.

Uniqco’s own fleet management reporting system called Unifleet was built primarily for local government and first installed by Augusta Margaret River Shire in 2006. Unifleet is now a product of Grant’s 20 years experience working with local governments with the aim of improved vehicle management and maintenance and delivering significant savings through increased utilisation and lower purchasing, operating and maintenance costs.

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.

Ross holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (1976), a Graduate Diploma in Business (1989) and a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (2011). In 1983 he completed the 2 week AIM/Curtin Executive development program. Ross completed many specialised short courses during his 28 year career in local government.

In 1999 Ross received the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) WA division outstanding service award. In 2009 he was awarded the IPWEA grade of Emeritus membership in recognition of outstanding service to the Institute and the local government industry for more than 20 years.

Ross has been very active in the professional side of local government engineering, having held both the State (WA) and National President Position’s of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA). Ross was the Editor of the IPWEA national journal from 1996 to 2012. In 2004 Ross worked closely with Grant Andrews to develop the IPWEA’s Plant & Vehicle Management Manual in the role of editor. He has coordinated the IPWEA’s plant & vehicle management program for the past 8 years during which he produced a quarterly newsletter for the IPWEA’s Plant & Vehicle Management Systems Plus subscribers.

Graham Morris is a qualified Motor Mechanic with a Diploma of Fleet Management who provides mechanical technical support, focusing on plant and heavy vehicles. Graham has over 15 years experience working in a local government fleet management role. Graham joined Uniqco in 2012 after retiring from the City of Busselton.

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.

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.