DriveTech is runner up in Bank of Scotland Corporate 'Entrepreneur of the Year' Grand Finale

13th December 2007

Daren Dalmedo, Bank of Scotland with Tony Betancourt, Jim Kirkwood and Chris Howell of DriveTech (UK) at the Awards Grand Finale.

Chris Howell, Chairman and Founder of DriveTech said “This is a fantastic achievement for the entire DriveTech team. It’s a true milestone in our company’s history and demonstrates that our commitment of working together to eliminate road death and serious injuries is worthwhile, valuable and necessary. We have put a lot of sweat and tears into developing our new learner driver programme and we’re truly excited by the opportunities that lie ahead. Too many young people die on our roads; we want to make a difference and we’re delighted that our new programme is being supported by the Bank of Scotland Corporate who will enable us to speed up our entry into this market.”

The winner of the grand finale was Daisy Communications. The three other finalists were Parkfresh, Iris Worldwide and Tyrrells Potato Chips. The grand prize was awarded after a gruelling round of discussions by a panel of industry experts, which included Sir Philip Green, Chief Executive of Bank of Scotland Corporate Peter Cummings, Cahal Dowds Partner of Deloitte, and Sunday Times Business Editor John Waples.

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’

In 2007, DriveTech (UK) won the South England and South Wales regional award of the Bank of Scotland Corporate ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ of up to £5m, interest-free funding and was runner-up in the national Grand Finale. In addition, the company was named runner-up in the 2007 Thames Valley ‘Business of the Year’ award.

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