Winners were announced at a prestigious ceremony held last night (Thursday 1 October) at St John’s Hotel in Solihull, Birmingham.

Big winners on the night were Gateshead Council and TomTom Telematics, who picked up two awards each. Individual awards went to Astrid van der Burgt of Kuehne + Nagel and Alison Moriarty of Skanska, with the prestigious Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety going to Richard Owen, of Road Safety Analysis.

The 2015 Fleet Safety Award winners are:

• Safe Vehicles Award, sponsored by Road Haulage Association: 
O’Donovan Waste Disposal
• Fleet Safety Innovation Award (operator), sponsored by Allianz: 
SIG Trading
• Fleet Safety Innovation Award (supplier), sponsored by Allianz:
 TomTom Telematics
• Fleet Safety Partnership Award, sponsored by Trimble: 
GreenRoad & Iron Mountain
• Fleet Safety Product Award (road safety), sponsored by QBE:
 ARI
• Fleet Safety Product Award (in-vehicle technology), sponsored by QBE:
 TomTom Telematics
• Fleet Safety Analysis & Action Award, sponsored by ARI: 
Ealing Council & Cycle Safety Shield
• Eco Fleet Award, sponsored by Telogis: 
Gateshead Council
• Company Driver Safety Award (small fleet), sponsored by FleetMaster:
 Gateshead Council
• Company Driver Safety Award (large fleet), sponsored by FleetMaster: 
Transport for London
• Road Safety in the Community Award, sponsored by Ocado: 
Gist
• Best Newcomer to Road Risk Management, sponsored by Specsavers:
 Astrid van der Burgt, Kuehne + Nagel
• Road Risk Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by Licence Bureau:
 Alison Moriarty, Skanska
• Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety, sponsored by Arriva:
 Richard Owen, Road Safety Analysis

Ellie Pearson, professional engagement manager at Brake, said: “Congratulations to all this year’s award winners and highly commended entrants for their impressive work over the past year. We were delighted to receive so many strong awards entries, and to see the fantastic work that so many organisations and individuals are doing to make our roads safer for everyone.”