Ken Clayton

Ken Clayton is the Acting National Fleet Manager in Uisce Éireann (formerly known as Irish Water). Ken has over 20 years’ experience in Fleet Management and has been with Uisce Éireann for 5 years now, working within its Fleet Team which has grown from an initial fleet size of 50 vehicles in Q4 2017, to 1,100 vehicles in 2023. As part of this rollout, the Uisce Éireann Fleet Team has enhanced the national water services fleet profile by introducing new standardised fleet specifications and safety features across the country. Furthermore, fleet management practices with regards to water services fleet has been enhanced and standardised during this time.
Ken has been heavily involved in the procurement and fleet management of a wide range of fleet, from small to large vans, to heavy goods vehicles, jetting equipment, and also mobile equipment/towable units as well as plant and machinery. Furthermore, Ken has worked on Uisce Éireann’s sustainable fleet strategy, which includes development of policies, procurement strategy, in-house testing of sustainable fleet, enduring electric vehicle charging solutions that meet operational requirements, future training requirements, budgeting and utilisation of telematics to help identify fleet that can be replaced with electric vehicles.
Prior to Uisce Éireann, Ken worked for 15 years as Machinery Yard Engineer in South Dublin County Council, managing the procurement and maintenance of a diverse range of fleet (from vans, trucks, winter gritters to grass cutting machinery) that covered the Local Authorities operational requirements.