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Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority Appendix 1A

Performance Review Committee

15/03/200515 March 2007

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Report by Deputy Chief Officer Alan House

Contact: Deputy Chief Officer Alan House (Tel: 023 8062 6831)

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Summary

1.1

As part of the BV Review of operations at Workshops, we conducted a comparison of costs by having 2 vehicles fully fitted out at build stage by our supplier, Emergency One.

1.2

On receipt of the vehicles (one WrL and one WrT) we conducted a detailed examination of the stowage designs chosen by Emergency One in comparison with HFRS Workshops design.

1.3

This comparison identified some features that could be adopted for our own builds and also some features which we ultimately decided were not fit for purpose or were unsuitable.

1.4

A direct cost comparison of the Emergency One build with the existing HFRS design showed that the Emergency One costings were higher by £1524 per vehicle. This included some additional work found to be necessary by HFRS.

1.5

The cost comparison indicates that prior to the adoption of new construction methods the HFRS Workshops fitout costs were £10668 less per batch of 7 new vehicles.

1.6

Having taken some of the design features and adopted or adapted them for inclusion in the HFRS Workshops fitout, we were able to make savings of £901 per vehicle on previous HFRS fitout costs.

1.7

The review of fitout methods and materials has resulted, when fitted out by HFRS Workshops, in a saving of £6307 per batch of 7 new vehicles.

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Conclusion

2.1

The new construction methods are being incorporated into all future builds.