Sofico has held its inaugural innovation day for fleet operators, showcasing new services and initiatives that will bring about efficiencies for fleet customers.

(L-R) Koen van Grimbergen, Sofico Services Australia, Eden Shirley, AutoGuru and Frank Morberger, WEX.

Attended by operators with more than 300,000 vehicles managed between them, the event provided a look at a number of new services, including streamlined supplier payments and more competitive rates for repairs, maintenance and tyres.

Sofico also shared the news of two new strategic partnerships that it has forged in the region to introduce a number of fleet efficiencies for fleet customers. This includes with the WEX Payment Gateway, a global specialist in corporate payment solutions, which will allow the streamlining of fleet supplier payments by the use of Virtual Credit Cards through Sofico’s Miles software platform.

Fleet operators were also introduced to a new initiative with AutoGuru, which provides a competitive and collaborative marketplace for repairs, maintenance and tyres, backed by a rapidly expanding network.

The new AutoGuru and Sofico initiative plans to transform fleet processes for searching, booking, authorising, rating and analysing services for repairs, maintenance and tyres in a new solution that is fully integrated within Miles.

The innovation day also include a detailed look into the way in which the Miles platform integrates with e-Document and e-Signature solution providers to drive paperless operations, and to enable Sofico’s customers to streamline processes and drive efficiency.

Koen van Grimbergen, head of Sofico Services Australia, said: “The innovation day was a great success and warmly received by our fleet customers, with new relationships forged and valuable discussions surrounding these new ideas and how they will equip the industry to face the significant challenges ahead.”