Success Story: what fleets can learn from Greencore’s 191-van transformation

Greencore is nearing completion of a 191-vehicle urban delivery-van renewal programme, providing a useful example of how large fleet changes can be managed across multiple sites.

The programme includes multi-temperature and single-temperature Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, supplied through Petit Forestier, with Webfleet technology supporting the wider fleet operation.

Vehicle features include lightweight bodies to protect payload, automatic load lighting, central locking and equipment designed around everyday driver use.

The important point is that successful renewal programmes involve much more than choosing vehicles.

Vehicle specification, telematics, driver needs, branding, suppliers and individual operating sites all need to work together.

Greencore’s approach also shows the value of treating fleet renewal as an operational programme rather than a simple vehicle order. The 191 vans are being phased in across multiple sites, with single- and multi-temperature specifications tailored to frequent urban delivery work and features designed to protect payload and improve driver usability.

Greencore has also used staged technology trials before wider rollout, including an earlier Webfleet telematics and camera pilot.

The transferable lesson for fleet managers is clear: phase deployment, specify vehicles around the job, test technology before scaling, and keep replacement planning continuous. Read more on how Greencore structured the rollout

Greencore is also already planning its next replacement programme for 2027, reinforcing another useful lesson: fleet replacement should be a continuous process rather than something restarted at the end of each cycle.

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