The Fleet Hero Awards is one of the key fleet events in the UK and celebrated its 10th anniversary last night. The awards showcase organisations, suppliers and manufacturers that have successfully reduced fuel bills and lowered emissions and carbon footprint through better transport policies and improved fleet efficiency.
The winners were presented yesterday evening at the London Transport Museum by BBC Watchdog motoring reporter Ginny Buckley. Transport Minister Andrew Jones MP also attended the ceremony and spoke to an audience of notable business leaders and government stakeholders.
Philip Sellwood, Chief Executive of the Energy Saving Trust, said:
“Working with fleets to save energy brings a wide range of positive impacts – not only significant cost and carbon emission reductions but also safety benefits and air quality improvement. Our Fleet Heroes are pioneering the use of new technology, from telematics to ultra-low emission vehicles, to bring change at scale. The awards independently validate their achievements, and recognise the years of determined effort they have made to bring change.”
The Fleet Hero Awards 2015 winners are:
1. Best Public Sector Fleet
WINNER West Yorkshire Police
RUNNER UP Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
2. Best Business Sector Fleet
WINNER Z-Tech Control Systems
RUNNER UP Abbott
3. Low Emission Vehicle Manufacturer
WINNER BMW Group UK
RUNNER UP Toyota GB
4.Plugged-in Fleets
WINNER Gnewt Cargo
RUNNER UP Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
5. Grey Fleet Management
WINNER Bath North East Somerset Council
RUNNER UP Aylesbury Vale District Council
6. Air Quality Initiative
WINNER London Boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets
RUNNER UP Oxfordshire County Council Oxford City Council
7. Eco-driving
WINNER Carlsberg
RUNNER UP O’Donovan Waste Disposal
8. Low carbon Fleet Supplier
WINNER Chevin Fleet Solutions
RUNNER UP Co-wheels Car Club
9. Plug-in Taxi or Private Hire Initiative
WINNER eConnect cars
RUNNER UP Thriev
10. Commercial Vehicle Management
WINNER O'Donovan Waste Disposal
RUNNER UP TNT UK
11. Unsung (fleet) hero
WINNER Chris Chandler, Lex Autolease
RUNNER UP Mike Potter, Fleetdrive
For more information on how your organisation can cut transport costs and emissions visit www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/fleet or email transportadvice@est.org.uk.