Altrad Services won't soft-pedal when it comes to driver safety

Altrad Services may have a proven track record for driver safety, but fleet manager Sarah Turner (left) refuses to rest on her laurels.

“Driver safety has to remain a focus,” she says. “I don’t want to be in this role and have somebody get hurt while driving on company business, especially if there is something I could have done to prevent it.”

Turners’ commitment and passion for driver safety is likely inherited from her former boss Matt Hammond, who left the company last year to take up a head of fleet role at M Services Group.

It was Hammond’s submission that won the company the Excellence in Fleet Safety title at last year’s Fleet News Awards, but Turner was a member of his team, having joined Altrad as a fleet administrator in 2015.

“I had no idea what fleet was about when I joined,” she admits.

“What I love about the industry is the learning aspect – I’m someone who has to continue to learn as they go along.”

Turner is responsible for cars and vans while HGVs are under the remit of colleague and transport manager Mark Walker. The team is bolstered by two administrators, but is likely to expand to seven by the end of this year.