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D ynamic scheduling specialist FLS – FAST LEAN SMART has been shortlisted for Best Carbon Reduction Innovation at the 2025 Building Innovation Awards. The nomination recognises the significant carbon savings achieved through the FLS VISITOUR real-time route optimisation and scheduling platform for field services.

FLS VISITOUR helps contractors across the UK construction and housing sectors cut travel distances and tailpipe emissions through algorithm-driven route planning. By using geocoded precision mapping and actual time-of-day traffic data, the solution optimises routes down to exact street addresses. This reduces unnecessary travel, enabling field teams – including maintenance operatives, compliance inspectors, and housing officers – to reach appointments faster while lowering fuel consumption and carbon output.

Typical results include 30–50% reductions in driving distances, with subsequent increases in capacity including well over an additional completed appointment per shift, with SLA adherence rates up to 99.5%. In total, more than one million homes in the UK are now served using FLS VISITOUR's real-time scheduling by housing maintenance customers.

Jeremy Squire, UK Managing Director, FLS – FAST LEAN SMART said;
"We are delighted to announce that FLS VISITOUR has achieved a place on this year's shortlist. This is not only a testament to the innovation delivered by our development and consultancy teams, but the critical carbon reduction efforts and the results that our users have accomplished.

FLS VISITOUR continues to earn recognition as a key element of net zero transformation. Field service operators regularly report that around 80% of direct carbon emissions are from mobile combustion. One FLS customer recently highlighted how designing routes to use less fuel for appointments corresponded to savings of 1,000,000 kg CO2 per year.

We believe this highlights how external experts and strategic delivery partners provide essential capacity, innovative perspectives, and specialised solutions to help you achieve faster, leaner, and smarter results."