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This year’s Energy Savings Trust Fleet Heroes Awards, funded by the Department of Transport, took place in October at the London Transport Museum.
The awards, presented by Transport Minister Geoff Hoon, highlight best practice in fleet management and recognise those organisations that are addressing climate change by reducing carbon emissions from business travel. This year’s budget, with a number of measures aimed at reducing carbon emissions caused by business mileage, as well as changes to corporate manslaughter and duty of care legislation, have driven fleet management up the political agenda over the year, and this was further reflected by a 60 per cent increase in the number of entrants to this year’s awards. Familiar faces among the winners included German giants BMW and, appropriately enough, the Environment Agency. However, the awards do not only recognise the big boys, as Phillip Sellwood, chief executive of the Energy Savings Trust, explains: “The winners and runners up in the Fleet Hero Awards have taken simple, practical steps which not only help the environment but also help to save money and resources. My congratulations go to them all. They provide an example to any business or organisation that operates a fleet - no matter what size.”
1. Large Fleet 500+ vehicles Addison Lee Ocado
2. Medium Fleet 100-49 vehicles James McNaughton Group Centre Parcs
3. Small Fleet 25-99 vehicles Commercial Group The Royal Parks
4. Innovation Green Road Technologies Modec
5. Industry Supplier BMW Masternaught Three X
6. Business Mileage Environment Agency Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
7. Grey Fleet VT Education and Skills Arval
8. Leadership (of the industry) Green Tomato Cars Government Car & Despatch Agency
9. Leadership (of an organisation) Commercial Group Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust
10. Smarter Driving Government Car & Despatch Agency Gateshead Council
11. Best Contributor 2008 Integral |