Excellence was celebrated at the BVRLA Annual Dinner last week with the ever-popular Industry Hero Awards being announced alongside the recipient of this year’s Freddie Aldous Outstanding Contribution award.
In recognition of his dedication to supporting the sector and advancing the BVRLA’s work, Tim Bailey from ZIGUP received the Freddie Aldous Outstanding Contribution Award if front of the 850 industry professionals in attendance.
Presenting the award, Toby Poston said: “Tim is an awesome advocate for the rental sector. His huge experience and enthusiasm have been invaluable in driving so much of the work we do in support of our commercial vehicle and rental members.
“As chair of our Commercial Vehicle Committee, his passion and perspective helped to drive the formation of the Zero Emission Van Plan. This has included meeting with ministers, rallying the troops and delving into the detail.”
Nominated by industry peers and colleagues, three Industry Hero awards were also presented at the Annual Dinner. They recognise the outstanding efforts of individuals and teams that could otherwise go unnoticed.
The three winners named on the night were:
- Business Builder award: Elizabeth Bates, Athlon UK
- Decarbonisation Driver award: Kim Phillips, U-Drive
- Service Specialists award: Monitoring, Support & Case Management Team, W4G Track Recovery.
Octopus Electric Vehicles and United Rental Group were named as the BVRLA’s Learning and Development Achievers of the year, following their respective commitments to raising industry standards and supporting the association’s growing programme.
A full gallery of photos from the night, including the award winners, can be viewed in BVRLA's Flickr album.
