WELCOME TO THE WHAT VAN? AWARDS, THE LEADING INDEPENDENT ACCOLADES IN THE UK’S LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INDUSTRY.
For 2024, the pre-eminent title in the sector recognises the outstanding performers in 27 critical categories and reveals the winner of the prestigious What Van? Van of the Year prize.
This year, we once again honour the best businesses, initiatives and individuals in the Industry and Fleet categories and we have, of course, retained the core Manufacturer Awards to endorse the leading products on the market. For the eleventh consecutive year, we have opened the doors to the What Van? Hall of Fame to welcome in an individual who has made an immense contribution to the LCV industry in the UK.
AWARDS2024
Steve Banner has been a journalist for more than 40 years. He started out working on a local newspaper in Surrey but for the past three decades he has specialised in writing about commercial vehicles. Steve has been a contributor to What Van? since the early 1990s.
George Barrow is an experienced light commercial vehicle journalist and also the UK jury member for the revered International Van of the Year award and the biennial International Pick-Up award (IPUA). What Van? has been the UK home for both prizes since 2018.
Mark Cartwright joined National Highways four years ago from Freight Transport Association where he developed and managed its award-winning Van Excellence programme. Mark heads up the Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention Team, which is tasked with developing initiatives with the aim of reducing collisions involving vans and trucks.
Tim Cattlin has worked in the light commercial vehicle industry for 35 years. Dealer sales and management roles were followed by responsibility for the content of Cap Monitor, an industry benchmark for residual value setting. Tim is now an independent consultant and writer specialising in remarketing and residual values.
James Dallas became What Van? editor in October 2016, having joined the title in 2010. He has been a motoring journalist for more than two decades, prior to which he worked as a freelance and on regional newspapers in London.
Sean Keywood has been a member of the What Van? team for six years, and currently serves as deputy editor. Sean’s work has been recognised with a Rising Star trophy in the 2019 Newspress Awards, followed up with being selected as a fi nalist in the 2020 and 2022 Newspress Awards for Automotive Business Journalist of the Year.
Eddie Parker is the product manager for LCVs for leasing company Arval with over 30 years’ experience in commercial vehicles. A qualifi ed transport manager, Eddie has experience in the design, operation and support of all types of commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with legislation.
Andy Picton has worked for residual value specialist Glass’s since 2002 and currently manages the responsibilities of the Commercial Vehicle team. Andy has worked in the automotive industry since the early 1990s, including for leasing companies Leaseplan and Barclays Asset Finance.
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