Brake has revealed the winners of its 2019 Fleet Safety Awards, which saw a host of UK fleet operators – large and small – and fleet service firms recognised for their work to improve road safety.
Part of Brake’s Global Fleet Champions initiative, the awards were presented at a ceremony held last Thursday 19 September at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham.
Winners included British Gas with the Company Driver Safety Award (large fleet) while Royal Mail Group took the Sustainable Journeys Award.
Rory Morgan, head of logistics support – Western Europe at Iron Mountain, was once again named Brake’s Road Risk Manager of the Year, following his 2017 win, while Alison Moriarty, risk director at Arriva Bus, took the Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety.
The full list of 2019 Fleet Safety Award winners is:
Company Driver Safety Award (small fleet), sponsored by Fleetmaster
McGinley Support Services Ltd
Company Driver Safety Award (medium fleet), sponsored by Fleetmaster
VolkerRail
Company Driver Safety Award (large fleet), sponsored by Fleetmaster
British Gas
Sustainable Journeys Award, sponsored by DriveTech
Royal Mail Group
Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action, sponsored by e-Driving Fleet
Smart Witness
Fleet Safety Innovation Award
The Driving Doctor
Fleet Safety Partnership Award, sponsored by Vision Track
MiX Telematics and Wincanton
Fleet Safety Product Award, sponsored by Ocado Foundation
Brite Angle
In-vehicle product
Wheely Safe
Road Safety in the Community Award, sponsored by Trimble
Jacobs
Safe Vehicles Award, sponsored by Trakm8
Go Plant Fleet Services
Road Risk Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by Licence Bureau
Rory Morgan – Iron Mountain
Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety, sponsored by Arriva
Alison Moriarty – Arriva Bus
Sarah Plumb, senior fleet officer at Brake, said: “We were thrilled to receive so many strong entries again this year, with organisations and individuals doing brilliant work to make our roads safer for everyone. Thank you to everyone who attended the awards and a huge congratulations to the winners and highly commended entrants.”
