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Background History

Established in 1990 by our Chairman Chris Howell, DriveTech (UK) Limited is one of the largest fleet risk management & driver education companies in the UK. Our HQ is in Crowthorne, Berkshire close to the Transport Research Laboratories (TRL) where we retain significant training facilities.


Our Founding Vision

‘Working together to eliminate road death and serious injuries’


Our Mission

To provide the most effective and innovative solutions, using education and technology, to minimise risk for all road users


Our Goals

  • Financial ~ deliver profitable growth year-on-year.
  • People ~ recruit, develop and retain exceptional people.
  • Solutions ~ deliver compelling, ‘value for money’ products and services that reduce risk.
  • Customer Service ~ delight the customer and exceed their expectations.
  • Environment ~ promote eco-friendly driving techniques that save fuel and reduce carbon emissions significantly.
  • Brand ~ recognised as the UK’s supplier of choice for driver education.
  • Reputation ~ acknowledged as a ‘thought leader’ within the road safety industry.
  • Community ~ support educational schemes and campaigns that deliver road safety for all.

 

Our Values

  • Success: We take great pride in our work & strive to achieve the highest level of quality in everything we do.
  • Integrity: We are proud in having high moral & ethical standards and work hard to be acknowledged as a trusted & well respected company.
  • Contribution: We want everyone in our company to know they can play a valued & important part in achieving our vision.
  • Honesty: We are open & transparent in our relationships with ourselves, our suppliers, customers & partners.
  • Passion: Too many people die on our roads every day. We want to make a difference & save people’s lives.

 

 

DriveTech Advantage

 

 

Key Milestones

  • 1990 DriveTech formed.
  • 1991 First corporate customer Johnson & Johnson won.
  • 1996 EN ISO 9001 accredited.
  • 1998 DriveTech becomes a limited company.
    Thames Valley Driver Improvement Scheme launched.
  • 2003 Thames Valley Speed Awareness Scheme launched.
  • 2004 Thames Valley Rider Improvement Scheme launched.
  • 2005 Thames Valley Seat Belt Awareness Scheme launched.
    Northumbria Speed Awareness Scheme launched.
  • 2006 DriveTech becomes a public limited company (plc).
    London Speed Awareness Scheme launched.
  • 2007 DriveTech launches UK's first Call Divert Scheme for mobile phone offences.
    100,000th delegate attends Speed Awareness Scheme Workshop.
    DriveTech (UK) Limited and Driving Services UK Ltd merge
  • 2008 UK’s first Speed Awareness Scheme for 20mph zone in London launched.

Derbyshire National Driver Offending Re-training Scheme (NDORS) launched.
London Traffic Light Awareness Scheme launched
UK’s first Young Driver Scheme launched in Thames Valley
Thames Valley RIDE Scheme launched for motorcyclists
DriveTech Advantage for learner drivers launched

 

Major achievements

  • 2001 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award.
  • 2002 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award.
  • 2003 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award.
    Finalist in Fleet News 'Risk management company of the year' award.
  • 2004 Winner of ITM's 'Driver training company of the year' award.
  • 2005 Winner of ITM's 'European driver safety specialist' award.
    Finalist in Computing Magazine's 'Best use of IT by small business' award.
    Finalist in Thames Valley 'Small business of the year' awards.
  • 2006 Finalist in Thames Valley 'Business of the year' awards.
  • 2007 Winner of ITM's 'UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist' award.
    Runner-up in Thames Valley 'Business of the year' awards.
    Winner of the South England and South Wales regional final of the Bank of Scotland Corporate £25m Entrepreneur Challenge.

Quality Management

EN ISO 9001 accredited since 1996.