Grundon are celebrating a series of awards in recognition of its vehicle safety standards and innovation.
Organised by road safety charity Brake this year, Grundon are delighted to have won the Safe Vehicles Award at the UK Fleet Champions Awards.
Risk & Sustainability Director, Toni Robinson, was also highly commended at the same event for the Road Risk Manager of the Year Award.
Earlier in the month, the company also received the Thames Valley 250 Innovation Award, further highlighting its commitment to innovation in the sector.
Winners of the UK Fleet Champions Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony at New Dock Hall at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 25 September.
More than 270 people from across the fleet sector gathered to see the winners and runners-up of 12 awards revealed, chosen by an independent panel of judges from across the fleet industry.
Grundon, which operates a fleet of around 575 vehicles – including commercial waste collection vehicles and company cars -was named as the organisation that has worked hardest to improve the safety and environmental impact of vehicles used on behalf of their business.
John Stephens, General Manager – Logistics, said: “We take investment in our vehicles and driver safety very seriously and we are proud and honoured to have won this prestigious award.
“We thank the judging panel for their recognition of the efforts we have made in these areas of our business and the whole team will look forward to continuing towards our goals.”
At the same event, Risk and Sustainability Director, Toni Robinson, was highly commended in the Road Risk Manager of the Year Award.
Toni’s award was given as a result of the road risk management policies implemented at Grundon.
“These awards matter not only because they celebrate success, but because they set standards. This year we have made the entry and judging process even more rigorous and we are delighted to recognise those organisations and individuals who are truly leading the way.”
Ross Moorlock
CEO of Brake
Attendees on the night in Leeds made generous donations to support Brake, buying raffle tickets and participating in fundraising activities. Together they raised more than £3,000 to help fund Brake’s work supporting road victims and campaigning for safer roads.