The annual Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence, sponsored by fleet management company ARVAL, was held on Friday (6 June) at a prestigious gala dinner at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire, with more than 250 guests in attendance.
The awards are run by the Fleet Safety Forum, a division of road safety charity Brake, to recognise the achievements of those working in the rapidly developing field of road risk management. Generous donations on the night raised more than £8000 for Brake.
There were 44 winning or highly commended awards in many different categories, including Safe Vehicle Maintenance Award, Company Driver Safety Award, Fleet Service Provider of the Year and Risk Manager of the Year.
THE WINNERS:
Road Risk Manager of the Year Award
Gabriel Kardos, Johnson & Johnson
Company Driver Safety Awards
BT, Nestlé and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
Fleet Safety Action and Analysis Award
Wolseley UK and Johnson & Johnson
Safe Vehicles Award
Rentokil Initial
Road Safety in the Community Awards
Arriva UK Bus, FedEx Express and Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions
Fleet Service Provider of the Year Award
Fleet Support Group Ltd
Fleet Service Product Awards
Vision Techniques Ltd, GreenRoad Technologies Ltd and Norwich Union
Vehicle Manufacturer Award
Citroën UK
Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety
Stephen Kidd, Kidd’s Distribution Services Ltd
For a full list of winning and highly commended entries, please click here or go to Brake’s website, http://www.brake.org.uk/ and click on Fleet Safety Forum, then Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence.
The presentation of the Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence 2009 will be held on Thursday 25 June 2009. The deadline for Award entries is FRIDAY 3 APRIL 2009.
More information on the awards can be obtained directly from Brake, by emailing hhoughton@brake.org.uk.
Cathy Keeler, Deputy Chief Executive at Brake says: “The Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence 2008 was a fantastic event where organisations leading the field in fleet safety were recognised for their achievements. Brake congratulates all of the winners on their well-deserved awards. It’s great to be able to recognise companies that are helping to driving down crash and casualty rates by constantly striving to raise the bar of fleet safety best practice.”
Many of the entries received by the Fleet Safety Forum will be used as best practice case studies in information and advice produced by the Forum over the coming year.
The Fleet Safety Forum is a low-cost subscription scheme for fleet professionals operated by road safety charity Brake. Subscribers receive monthly mailings packed with up-to-the minute risk management information, plus discounted invitations to conferences and workshops. Subscription costs just £105-£155+VAT per year, depending on the size of your fleet. To find out more, go to http://www.brake.org.uk/, email fleetsafetyforum@brake.org.uk or call 01484 559909.
