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Sustainable government transport: follow the leader, says an independent report - and look no further than the Department for Transport's own Government Car and Despatch Agency
Government Car and Despatch Agency, the organisation that keeps government on the road, has been praised by independent consultants for its leadership in 'green' fleet management.
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Government Car and Despatch Agency gets the UK's government through the snow, delivering parcels and people despite extreme weather conditions
Pictures of empty desks and deserted roads dominated the news on Monday. Yet GCDA, the agency that provides Britain's government with much of its transport, kept three quarters of its award-winning 'green' taxi service on the road throughout the heaviest snowfall that the UK - and particularly the capital - has seen in almost two decades.
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Pioneering 'green' government transport agency wins national environmental award
Government Car and Despatch Agency's success in creating an environmentally-responsible transport service has been recognised this week by the judges of the Energy Saving Trust's prestigious Fleet Heroes Awards.
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Top national environmental awards won by government transport agency GCDA
THE AGENCY which keeps Britain's government on the road has been named 2008's 'Public Sector Fleet of the Year' in the prestigious annual GreenFleet environmental awards.
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GCDA wins OGCbuying.solutions Framework Award
GCDA has won a place among the most trusted suppliers of public sector domestic and international courier services against stiff competition.
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Government transport agency commended by international 'green' award judges
THE AGENCY which keeps Britain's government on the road is celebrating an outstanding performance in the first European-wide Green Fleet Awards.
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GCDA Success Story
The GreenFleet Awards, held on 6 September at Canary Wharf, once again rewarded pioneers in environmental transport and green fleet management.
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Government Cars Fleet goes greener
6 September 2006
One of the Agency’s key aims is to reduce tailpipe emissions.
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60 years old
18 August 2006
It is rumoured that after the end of the Second World War Winston Churchill was aghast at the amount of money being spent on taxis and private hire cars.
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ISO 14001 and 9002
28 July 2006
GCDA is proud to announce that its two ISO standards (14001 and 9002) have been renewed.
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Annual Report and Accounts for 2005-06
21 July 2006
The Agency’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2005-06 was presented to the House of Commons on 20 July 2006.
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Investors in People
5 July 2006
GCDA is proud to announce that our Investors in People status has been renewed for a further three years.
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Ministerial cars take 'green' route
The Times February 20, 2006
THEY are fashionable, environment-friendly and even allow the driver to escape the congestion charge.
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