Energy Saving Trust announces 2015 'Fleet Heroes'

Celebrated their 10th anniversary, the awards were held last night (26 November) at the London Transport Museum hosted by BBC Watchdog motoring reporter Ginny Buckley and with a keynote presentation from Transport Minister Andrew Jones MP.

 

The Fleet Hero Awards 2015 winners are:

 

Best Public Sector Fleet

WINNER: West Yorkshire Police                 

RUNNER UP: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

 

Best Business Sector Fleet

WINNER: Z-Tech Control Systems                 

RUNNER UP: Abbott                  

 

Low Emission Vehicle Manufacturer

WINNER: BMW Group UK

RUNNER UP: Toyota GB

 

Plugged-in Fleets

WINNER: Gnewt Cargo                 

RUNNER UP: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust                 

 

Grey Fleet Management

WINNER: Bath & North East Somerset Council                 

RUNNER UP: Aylesbury Vale District Council                 

 

Air Quality Initiative

WINNER: London Boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets                 

RUNNER UP: Oxfordshire County Council & Oxford City Council                 

 

Eco-driving

WINNER: Carlsberg                 

RUNNER UP: O’Donovan Waste Disposal

 

Low carbon Fleet Supplier

WINNER: Chevin Fleet Solutions                 

RUNNER UP: Co-wheels Car Club

 

Plug-in Taxi or Private Hire Initiative

WINNER: eConnect cars

RUNNER UP: Thriev

 

Commercial Vehicle Management

WINNER: O'Donovan Waste Disposal                 

RUNNER UP: TNT UK

 

Unsung (fleet) hero

WINNER: Chris Chandler, Lex Autolease                 

RUNNER UP: Mike Potter, Fleetdrive

 

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.”

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.