Shortlist for Brake’s UK Fleet Champions Awards 2025 revealed

The shortlist for the UK Fleet Champions Awards 2025 has been revealed Brake, the road safety charity, with more than 50 organisations featured across 11 categories.

The awards, which are delivered by Brake in partnership with Driving for Better Business by National Highways, recognise the achievements of organisations working to prevent crashes and reduce pollution caused by work vehicles.

Brake’s CEO Ross Moorlock said: “We are delighted once again to see such high calibre entries for these awards, demonstrating the fantastic commitment and innovation to make roads safer for all.

“We cannot wait to celebrate with the best of the industry at another fantastic event come September. It’s now over to our esteemed panel of judges to choose between so many great entries – I don’t envy them this task.”

All entries are judged by an independent panel of judges from across the fleet sector. The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Brake in central Leeds on Thursday, September 25. 

Last year’s event brought together more than 230 people from across the fleet industry to celebrate 60 shortlisted organisations and individuals, with winners across 11 different awards categories.

Shortlist for Brake’s UK Fleet Champions Awards 2025

Company Driver Safety

For the private sector organisation that has implemented initiatives that effectively enable drivers to be safe.

Company Driver Safety large (1000+ vehicles)

Jacobs

Kelly Group

Northern Powergrid

Speedy Hire

Company Driver Safety small/medium

Cappagh Browne Utilities

Clean Linen

Hooke Highways

Kenvue Brands LLC

Public Sector Driver Safety

For the public sector organisation that has implemented initiatives that effectively enable drivers to be safe.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue

Lancashire County Council

National Fire Chiefs Council

Sustainable Journeys 

For the organisation that has done the most to reduce risk and fuel emissions by enabling active and shared travel, or by improving journey routing to reduce distance travelled by motorised vehicles, and reduce motorised vehicles posing the highest risks to people walking and cycling.

Centrica

FORS

Hooke Highways

Dr Will Murray Award for Analysis and Action

For the organisation that has implemented strong management systems to identify and tackle the safety and environmental impact of vehicles used on its behalf, carrying out risk and environmental impact assessments, monitoring and recording incident and fuel usage data, analysing data and researching and implementing effective interventions.

Fleetmaster

TMO Traffic Highways

Fleet Safety Innovation 

For the fleet operator and fleet supplier that has developed a pioneering approach to fleet safety in over the last couple of years, with the greatest success.

Fleetmaster

Geotab

Licence Check

Motormax

Netradyne

Speedy Hire

Standby UK

Sysco GB

Vision Track

Fleet Safety Partnership 

For the partnership of a fleet service provider or operator with another organisation that has delivered the most outstanding results to improve fleet safety.

Cappagh Browne Utilities and Samsara

Geotab, Lytx, Hats Group

Jacobs and Applied Driving

M Group and RED Corp Driver Training

Motormax and Geotab

Northern Powergrid and Fleetmaster

Powerfleet and Cardiff Bus

SSE and Applied Driving

TTC group and Telent Technology Services

Tyre safe and Lancashire County Council

Fleet Safety Product

For the product that does the most to improve fleet safety through innovation.

ACSS

Fleet Service GB

Fleetmaster OSS

Geotab - originally submitted to Dr Will Murray Award

Licence Check 

Lightfoot - originally submitted for Fleet Safety Partnership

Microlise

Netradyne

Trackm8

VisionTrack

Road Safety in the Community

For the organisation that has worked hardest with its local community to achieve safe and healthy mobility, for example, by funding road infrastructure improvements such as segregated foot paths and cycle paths, or a crossing near a school.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue

Safe Vehicles

For the organisation that has worked hardest to improve the safety and environmental impact of vehicles used on behalf of their business.

Grundon Waste Management

Key Security Group

NSG

Road Risk Manager of the Year

For the risk or fleet manager who has implemented exemplary road risk management policies with proven results.

Mick Farmer, head of Fleet Services, Anglian Water

Matthew Mort, risk manager - Arriva Merseyside, Arriva North West 

Louise Crosskill, fleet and logistics risk project manager, Cadent Gas

Toni Robinson, risk and sustainability director, Grundon Waste Management

Darren Endecott, national head of transport, Headlam Group

Jen Yaxley, HSE specialist, Jacobs

David Ash, sustainability manager Western Europe & India, NSG

Lawrence Setchell, head of transport, Prestige Pipelaying JV 

Charlotte Patch, head of strategic fleet management, Socotec

Gareth Jones, fleet compliance manager, Speedy Services

There will also be a winner of the Kevin Storey Award for Outstanding Commitment to Road Safety, but this shortlist is not shared publicly, the winner will be announced on the night.

This year’s judging panel includes: Aaron Powell, fleet and logistics director at Speedy Hire; Andy Wolrich, MD at Wolrich Consulting; Dave Conway, now retired former road safety manager at FM Conway; Dr Lisa Dorn, associate professor of driver behaviour at Cranfield University; Jim Golby, global corporate ambassador at Applied Driving; John Boocock, director at Fleetmaster; Neil Shaw, motor risk consultant at Aviva; Nick Reed, consultant and founder of Reed Mobility; Peter Milchard, head of motor risk at Howden Insurance; Sejpal Poonam, practice leader at Global Motor (Risk Consulting); Sarah Taylor, Police Crime Commissioner Norfolk; Stephen Briers, editor-in-chief at Fleet News; Colin Paterson, head of marketing at Red Training; Mark Cartwright, head of commercial vehicle incident prevention at National Highways; Anne-Marie Penny, senior road safety policy advisor at National Highways; and Deirdre Sinnot McFeat, transport safety and vehicle risks policy maker, Health and Safety Authority Ireland.