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Chairman Geoffrey Bray praised for being a ‘fleet safety visionary’
Fleet Support Group celebrated a double triumph at this year’s Fleet Safety Forum Awards, with the judges saying that the company “works tirelessly towards a crystal clear vision of improved fleet safety”. FSG was named Fleet Safety Provider of the Year for its all-embracing vehicle, driver and journey online RiskMaster technology. In addition, FSG founder and chairman Geoffrey Bray won the Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety.
The annual awards were organised by road safety charity Brake and recognise excellence in road risk management in helping to reduce the number of at-work drivers involved in crashes on Britain’s roads.
Roz Cumming, Brake’s Fleet Safety Forum manager, said FSG won the award not only for RiskMaster, but also for working in partnership with clients and for developing an approach to consultation for new product development. She said: “They have pulled together an advisory panel of experts ranging from police to lawyers to risk management practitioners. This expert panel also ensures that the company’s products are continually improved to best practice standards.”
The development of RiskMaster is based on what the Fleet Safety Forum judges called Mr Bray’s “fantastically clear vision for safety”. With a passionate belief that a corporate focus on reducing road crashes will deliver financial savings for fleets, Ms Cummings said: “He encourages companies to care about, and to make a real difference to the safety of their own drivers and other road users. He is a true advocate for road safety.”
Chippenham-based Fleet Support Group, which manages around 55,000 vehicles on behalf of some of Britain’s best-known companies, has driven off with the Best Safety Initiative Award at the 2009 Fleet News Awards - the industry’s annual ‘Oscars’ organised by the UK’s leading fleet industry weekly newspaper.
The independent panel of judges assembled from across the fleet industry by Fleet News commented: “RiskMaster was the clear winner of the Best Safety Initiative category because of the comprehensive way it covers the entire spectrum of occupational road risk.”
A comprehensive approach to helping companies manage their at-work driving duty of care responsibilities saw Fleet Support Group win the Van Fleet Safety Award in the inaugural Fleet Van Awards on Tuesday 2nd December 2008.
Trevor Gehlcken, editor of Fleet Van and a member of the judging panel, said: “A ‘Permit to Drive’ system developed as part of RiskMaster is making a real difference to fleet safety and is part of a comprehensive programme of initiatives and services that swayed the judges in this category. It has contributed to a consistent record of reducing accidents.”
Mr Gehlcken said: “Fleet Support Group’s participation in a zero-tolerance maintenance programme won particular praise from the judges.”
Fleets Support Group was named Fleet Service Provider of the Year for iRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) - its recently launched highly sophisticated software system combining its long-established RiskMaster programme with in-car telematics - at the 2008 Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence organised by leading road safety charity Brake.
Cathy Keeler, deputy chief executive of Brake, said: “Congratulations to Fleet Support Group on its well-deserved Fleet Service Provider of the Year Award. It’s great to be able to recognise the dedication and commitment of service providers helping fleets making a tangible difference to safety on our roads, with measurable reductions in risk. The work done by Fleet Support Group to integrate risk management tools into an easy-to-use system providing comprehensive analyses of risks relating to driver, vehicle and journey and its commitment to promoting fleet safety best practice made it a clear winner in this category.”
Fleet Support Group won the prestigious Fleet Service Provider of the Year Award at the annual Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence 2007. The Fleet Safety Forum, a division of the road safety charity Brake, recognized Fleet Support Group's commitment to road safety through, amongst other initiatives, the work related road safety programme RiskMaster.
In 2006 FSG won the Safe Vehicle Maintenance Award (large fleet) and was highly commended in the Fleet Service Provider of the Year section. This was the first time RiskMaster had been assessed for its impact on road safety by the Fleet Safety Forum Awards, hosted by Brake, the leading UK road safety charity.