Case Study: Nixon Hire (national plant & site equipment hirer) achieves streamlined route planning and cost-effective operations with Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition

Route optimisation software streamlines planning for Nixon Hire

Nixon Hire, a national plant and site equipment hirer specialising in portable toilet units, needed to modernise routing and scheduling across northern England and Scotland to improve customer service, monitor KPIs, and reduce time and labour on maintenance. To meet this challenge they implemented Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition, using Paragon Multi Depot route optimisation to replace manual planning and centralise transport management.

Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition integrated Paragon Multi Depot with Nixon Hire’s IT to provide a single planning platform and dynamic daily scheduling across 27 routes from 12 depots, enabling each vehicle to service up to 25 units per day. The solution delivered centralised transport planning, more cost‑effective use of drivers and vehicles, KPI visibility and “what if” scenario modelling — improving operational visibility, customer service and labour efficiency.

Nixon Hire

Graham Wood

Transport Manager