The 31 winners of the 2014 Fleet News Awards were announced last night in front of almost 1,600 people at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Here they are.
Best Small Car
- Peugeot 208 – winner
- Ford Fiesta – highly commended
Best Lower Medium Car
- Seat Leon - winner
- Volkswagen Golf – highly commended
Best Upper Medium Car
- Vauxhall Insignia – winner
Best Estate Car
- Skoda Octavia estate – winner
- Skoda Superb estate – highly commended
Best Chauffeur Car
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class - winner
Best All-round 4x4
- Land Rover Discovery – winner
Best Seven-seat People Carrier
- Citroen Grand C4 Picasso – winner
Best Crossover
- Skoda Yeti - winner
- Range Rover Evoque – highly commended
Best Premium Car
- Volvo S60/V60 - winner
- BMW 3 Series – highly commended
Best Executive Car
- BMW 5 Series – winner
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class – highly commended
Best Ultra-low Co2 Car
- BMW i3 – winner
Green Fleet Manufacturer of the Year
- BMW (UK) – winner
- Ford Motor Company – highly commended
Most Improved Fleet Manufacturer of the Year
- Hyundai Motor UK – highly commended
- Mercedes-Benz - winner
SUPPLIER CATEGORIES
Leasing Company of the Year
- Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions – winner
- Leasedrive Group – highly commended
- Zenith – highly commended
Best Short-term Rental Company of the Year
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car - winner
- Hertz – highly commended
Customer Service Award
- Leasedrive Group – winner
Best New Product or Service
- Smart Witness - winner
- Alphabet (GB) – highly commended
- RAC Motoring Services – highly commended
Fleet dealer of the Year
- Norton Way Corporate Sales – winner
FLEET CATEGORIES
Fleet of the Year – up to 250 vehicles
- Red Bull Company - winner
- Yorkshire Housing – highly commended
Fleet of the Year – 251-500 vehicles
- South Tyneside Council - winner
Fleet of the Year – 501-1000 vehicles
- Stannah Management Services – winner
Fleet of the Year – 1001-plus vehicles
- Kelly Group – winner
- G4S Cash Solutions – highly commended
Safe Fleet of the Year
- Speedy Hire – winner
- NHS Blood and Transplant – highly commended
Green Fleet of the Year
- BT Group – winner
- Oxford City Council – highly commended
Cost Saving Initiative of the Year
- Autoglass - winner
Best Kept Fleet of the Year
- NHS Blood and Transplant – winner
HEADLINE CATEGORIES
Fleet Supplier of the year
- Autoglass – winner
- Kwik-Fit – highly commended
New Company Car of the year
- BMW 5 Series - winner
Fleet Manufacturer of the year
- BMW (UK) - winner
Fleet Manager of the Year
- Darren Bell, G4S Cash Solutions - winner
Fleet News Hall of Fame
WINNER: Val South
Nick Bennett - 21/03/2014 06:59
Far too many awards now. Makes the evening a parade and the awards have minimal value. This may sound cynical, but saddly is a view shared by most who attend. Look at the background noise created throughout the awards ceremony. People are bored and would prefer to chatter. Perhaps for next year try something completely different. Use the NEC in Birmingham, have it more like a garden party in the day, with areas of vehicles, This needs thought, but would be worthwhile.