There's green, and then there's green. And in this day and age of serious ecological considerations, one private hire company in South East London is actively seeking to reduce its carbon footprint, whilst further expanding and refining its business: Charlton Cars.
This forward-thinking company was originally started in the 1960's but was taken over as a family run firm in 2000 with 20 drivers. Today they have a fleet of 70 vehicles and cover primarily the areas of Charlton, Greenwich and Blackheath, to the tune of some 5,000 journeys weekly. Joint managers Rizwan Ahmed (Operations, Accounts, rents and payroll) and Qasim Mirza (Sales, Marketing and Technical) have brought about some amazing changes, particularly over the last three years, with the solid aim of raising standards:
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