Dreams can come true with Autocab Many of us can only dream of running our own business and, not just any old business, but a successful private hire taxi firm. However, it is easier said than done and, for many it takes years of hard work and dedication before their business is running smoothly and profitably. There are few that manage to achieve this before acquiring a wealth of experience in the industry. But, award winning young entrepreneur of the year, in the name of Paul Anderson (owner of Central Taxis Peterhead), did just that and at the age of just 19. Paul wins young entrepreneur of the year award Paul began work in the industry at the tender age of 13 washing cars when the company was called Elaine’s Taxis. He worked his way up the ranks before raising enough capital and a presenting a formidable business plan to execute a take-over when he was just 18. Following a successful re-brand and strong marketing campaigns he has now taken the business to new heights and is looking forward to a prosperous future. Currently owning all the vehicles (which even carry private number plates) he ensures that all drivers are uniformed and maintain a high level of service. His company is already the biggest firm in Peterhead with a fleet of 18 vehicles. However, this is just the beginning and Paul has an eye on just one thing and that is expansion. He believes that Autocab is the system to help him achieve this and was kind enough to share his story with us, saying… Customers love Ring Back & CLI helps us improve service “…I am currently working 24/7 doing almost everything myself, lucky I am young and full of enough energy to cope with it. The drivers and operators love Autocab and I believe it is the system to help us recruit more drivers. Ring back is extremely popular with the customers as they are notified when their taxi is waiting and the CLI (Caller Line Identification) is very useful to us as we know who is calling before we answer which improves our service. We use data so there is no radio noise in cars or the office for that matter… Future plans to branch out in to executive hire & expand - Autocab is the system to achieve this …My future plans are to expand and branch out in to executive hire and Autocab is the system to help me to do so…” With that said we wouldn’t bet against seeing a follow-up story appearing in the near future about how Central Taxis have expanded, would you? Thank you to everyone who attended Autocab have always led the way for new and innovative products setting the standards for the taxi industry today. Over the last 23 years we have developed a user- friendly and well supported system that is widely regarded as the best in the world. Autocab has been developed not only from our experience and expertise but more importantly from the significant feedback received from customers in the UK, Ireland and across the globe. This inspired us to arrange our very first annual user conference in order to offer our customers a unique opportunity to gain a valuable insight into forthcoming and innovative products from Autocab (including CabMedia), and to create a forum where they could share their views and experiences with other Autocab users. 100’s attend our first annual users conference With all the ‘hype’ surrounding the conference, the pressure was on to deliver for the hundreds of users that attended on the day – and we did just that! The conference proved to be a huge success. We were proud to have such an excellent turnout representing a great display of customer loyalty and filled the conference room with a friendly yet ‘buzzing’ atmosphere. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this, especially by attending. New & exiting products launched at our users conference The conference was a great opportunity to learn about new technologies in the industry whilst networking. It was also a chance to meet with some of the most successful private hire taxi companies in the UK some of whom were kind enough to offer their advice on what has made them such successful taxi companies and to join our panel for a discussion. We would like to offer a special thank you to those who directly contributed to this including, Liam Griffin – Addison Lee; Christopher McCausland – Value Cabs, Belfast; Habib Ali – Nottingham Cars; James Bradley – Alpha Cars, Liverpool. Addison Lee tell us what makes a successful PH taxi firm Following the conference opening by Hassan Abod (MD Autocab), Liam Griffin, Addison Lee (4000 cars) presented a very interesting insight in to his company’s history which gave some insight into what makes such a successful private hire taxi business. The audience listened attentively to a very informative speech which was delivered professionally by the Addison Lee delegate. This provided a fitting start to our first annual conference and set the tone for things to come. Combined fleet of 30,000 vehicles at autocab users conference Then it was then the turn of Safa Alkateb, MD Autocab, who took the helm of Autocab in August 2012, to introduce our latest products, including Cab Media, with another informative and interesting presentation which was enough to keep an intrigued audience on the edge of their seats. He began by presenting a number to the audience (28,782) and asked them to guess what it meant. It was in fact the collective number of cars in our customers’ fleets who attended that day. He then presented a second number (14,625) which was the collective fleet size when those companies joined Autocab. Demonstrating how Autocab can help your business expand. The conference proved to be interesting and informative throughout which led to some excellent praise from all who attended. autocab.com Contact Autocab first annual users conference is a huge success Sky is the limit for Central Taxis in Peterhead GPC Computer Software, Cheadle Royal Business Park, Oakfield Road, Cheadle, SK8 3GX +44 (0) 161 491 7777 [email protected] autocab.com autocab.com autocab International welcome to the future autocab express autocab express Tel: +44 (0) 161 491 77 77 Fax: +44 (0) 161 491 77 11 Email: [email protected] Web: autocab.com Tel: +44 (0) 161 491 77 77 Fax: +44 (0) 161 491 77 11 Email: [email protected] Web: autocab.com April 2013 April 2013 users conference Central Taxis Central Taxis Central Taxis ideas centre Global Taxis