More than 200 people gathered at the Chesford Grange Hotel for the Brake Fleet Safety Forum awards sponsored by Arval.

Among the 18 winners across 11 categories were Gateshead Council in the safe vehicles category, Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services for company driver safety (large fleets) and Mike Stockton at Royal Mail in the road risk manager of the year.

The full list of winners:

  • Safe vehicles award -Gateshead Council
  • Vehicle manufacturer award- Citroen
  • Fleet safety provider- Fleet Support Group
  • Fleet safety product - Eye Drive Systems
  • Fleet Safety Analysis & Action - Johnson & Johnson, Royal Mail
  • Disaster management policy - Kidd’s Distribution Services
  • Company driver safety - Small fleet: Arval, KBR FTX Logistics
  • Medium fleet - Allied Bakeries, Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions
  • Large fleet - Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services
  • Road safety in the community - Public sector: Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Services
    Commercial sector: Kidd’s Distribution Services
  • Road risk manager of the year
    Small fleet: Peter Larner, Suckling Transport
    Large fleet: Mike Stockton, Royal Mail
  • FedEx & Brake road safety academy ambassador
    Dave Selby
  • Kevin Storey award for outstanding achievement to road safety Geoffrey Bray, Fleet Support Group