With 100,000 employees across the world, Sanofi is an innovative, global leader in Healthcare.
Parking demand always appeared high, so the company kept spending more on dedicated space for every driver. In reality the car park was often half empty, because spaces were permanently assigned rather than allocated to whoever needed them that day.
Roll out Wayleadr to reduce the number of leased car parks without impacting employees’ commuting needs.
Allowed Sanofi to stop contracting upwards of 100 off-site parking spaces leading to a six-figure saving each year.
Sanofi has in excess of 100,000 employees across the globe. They are the fifth biggest pharmaceutical company in the world. While many of their commercial offices were closed for periods during the COVID pandemic, production facilities were deemed essential, and remained open.
Sanofi had three offices in Spain, two in Barcelona and one in Madrid. Traditionally all staff had access to parking spaces at work, on-site or off-site. This was proving difficult to manage. Parking was becoming more and more expensive, costing €80 – €100 for a monthly parking space. Parking demand always seemed to be high, in spite of commuter benefits programmes being offered to reduce car dependency. Yet, the car park seemed to be always half empty which was a cause of frustration for the facilities team. Sanofi were also actively looking to reduce their office size and as a company who embraced the power of digital, wanted to leverage technology to make sure they had the perfect amount of space for their employees. Sanofi were very excited about how this could improve the employee experience around parking, which often came with negative connotations.