Almost 25 of the UK’s most pioneering van businesses have been shortlisted as finalists across five categories in Logistics UK’s prestigious Van Awards 2024. The winners will be announced during a gala lunch to be held at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham on Friday 13 September 2024, when the van sector will celebrate its achievements and gain recognition for the role it plays in keeping the UK’s supply chain moving.
Supported by Logistics UK’s Van Gold Partners – The AA, Brigade Electronics, Clearquote, Lex Autolease, Webfleet – the awards champion companies which have made a significant contribution to the industry over the past 12 months.
David Wells OBE, Chief Executive at Logistics UK said: “Vans are the workhorses of the UK economy with 3.4 million people employed across industries ranging from engineering and construction to emergency and rescue services relying on a van for their job. It is only right that the sector is recognised for what it achieves and the contribution it makes to UK Plc, which is why we are proud to be celebrating Logistics UK’s Van Awards again this year. Being selected as a finalist is recognition itself, and I would like to congratulate all our shortlisted entrants and wish them the best of luck.”
The shortlisted companies for Logistics UK’s Van Awards 2024 are:
Diversity and Inclusion AwardCarnell Clancy Mark O’Shaughnessy – Purrfect Pet Transport Murphy Group SciensusSpeedy Hire
Innovative Van Business of the YearArrowXL Carnell Geotab HBC Logistics LtdOctopus Electroverse With Wise Ltd Keeping Your Show on the Road101 Pet Express ArrowXL Clancy Murphy GroupPrigmore Haulage Ltd
Van Decarbonisation AwardAspire Defence Dundee City Council John Lewis Partnership (JLP) Reflex Vehicle HireSpeedy Hire The AA Van Safety and Compliance AwardArrowXL Murphy Group North Ayrshire Council Prestige Pipelaying JV Ltd RED Corporate Driver TrainingSMS
All winners of Logistics UK’s Van Awards will be shortlisted for the Van Business of the Year category at the prestigious Logistics UK Logistics Awards 2024, which will be taking place on 12 December at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London. For more information on the Logistics UK Logistics Awards 2024, please visit: https://logistics.org.uk/logistics24
For more information on Logistics UK’s Van Awards, please visit: https://logistics.org.uk/vanawards24
Logistics UK is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With decarbonisation, Brexit, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, please visit logistics.org.uk
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