DriveTech (UK) is runner-up in Thames Valley 'Business of the Year' awards

23rd November 2007

On Tuesday 22nd November 2007, DriveTech (UK) was named as the runner-up in the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards category for 'Business of the Year'. The winner was SDL.

Commenting on the announcement, Chris Howell, chairman and founder of DriveTech (UK) said, "We're delighted that our hard work and success has been recognised by our peers in the Thames Valley. We've had a fantastic year and all our staff can feel really proud that our efforts have been rewarded in such a public way. Over 1 in 200 of the UK driving population has received driver education from DriveTech in the last few years so we believe we are making a significant contribution both to improving road safety within the community and also achieving our vision of working together to eliminate road death and serious injuries."

Awards chairman David Murray said: "The quality of entries for these awards is fantastic. I personally assisted with the judging for two of the categories and the entries I saw were of a higher calibre than I can remember previously."

Editor's Notes

DriveTech (UK) plc is one of the UK's leading providers of road risk management and driver assessment & education. We work both with organisations whose employees 'drive for work' and with members of the public who are offered education, as an alternative to prosecution, by the police.

DriveTech's vision is 'working together to eliminate road death and serious injuries' by providing the most effective and innovative solutions, using education and technology, to minimise risk for all road users.

DriveTech (UK) has won the Institute of Transport Management's (ITM) 'Fleet Award for Driver Training' in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and the 'European Driver Safety Specialist' award in 2005. In September 2007, it was named the ITM's 'UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist' for making 'the most significant impact upon the Driver Training and Safety sector over the past decade'

For further information, please contact David Richards at DriveTech (UK) at david.richards@drivetech.co.uk or 01344 467271.