Managing director, Martin Brown, said after the event which was held at Glasgow’s Thistle hotel:  ‘It was a great result  to have made the final four and huge recognition of all the hard work and effort put in by Fleet Alliance staff in the last 12 months or more.

‘We had a very strong sales year last year with a growth rate in the high teens and now manage over 10,000 vehicles for the first time in our history.  This was partly down to our strategic decision to target the mid-size corporate sector, plus continued growth in our core SME market.

‘We also saw more clients utilising our e-fleet fleet management system and taking more vehicles from us, so that they could manage them all from one common platform. This year has carried on in a very similar vein.

‘We would like to offer our heartiest congratulations to the winners, Itison, and to the other finalists in a very closely run race in what was widely recognised as the toughest category within this year’s awards,’ he added.

Organised by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, the Glasgow Business Award for Best Performing Business (over 25 employees) is sponsored by the Glasgow School for Business and Society, part of Glasgow Caledonian University.

The award was aimed at larger businesses, which have successfully grown their organisation and now operate with over 25 employees, and the successful business had to demonstrate key characteristics such as strong leadership and a clearly defined vision for achieving growth through strategic objectives.

The winner also had to demonstrate a professional approach to business, based on encouraging employee development, creativity and empowerment.

Other finalists in the category were international pool builder, Barr & Wray, travel agent, Barrhead Travel and ‘daily deals’ website, Itison.

Fleet Alliance, has also previously been a finalist in the National Business Awards (Scotland) for growth strategy of the year, and was also highly commended at those awards for its overall performance.