Fleet profile
Fleet profile: Leah Lindsay, fleet & employee benefits manager, MWH Treatment
Rachel Boagey speaks with Leah Lindsay, a fleet management professional with over two decades of experience, to discuss her journey in the industry and her mission to make the fleet sector more accessible and inclusive for women.
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ith a 205-year legacy in the water sector, MWH Treatment is dedicated to building resilient water infrastructure through the expertise of more than 1500 professionals in engineering, procurement, delivery and operations. In her role as fleet & employee benefits manager, Leah Lindsay plays a vital part in advancing this mission, ensuring seamless fleet operations and providing employees with the benefits they need to succeed and thrive. Lindsay’s career story begins in her early twenties when, unsure of what to do after her exams, she took a summer job. Initially, she didn’t plan on sticking with it, but her passion for cars and vehicles quickly turned into a full-time career. She thrived in sales, eventually becoming the top-performing sales manager in the UK and Ireland for her company. But her curiosity didn’t stop there – after six years, she decided to transition into fleet management, a role that intrigued her from the start.
“I’d always had a love for cars,” Leah reflects. “It’s something that just came naturally to me, and when I started working with fleet managers, I knew that was the path I wanted to pursue.” Now, with 25 years in the fleet industry, including 20 years specifically in fleet management, and 10 years with MWH Treatment, Lindsay has made significant strides in her field. Starting as a commercial vehicle fleet administrator at MWH Treatment, she worked her way up to fleet manager and later took on the added responsibility of managing employee benefits, including pensions, private medical schemes, and salary sacrifice programs.
Today, she oversees a fleet that has grown substantially over the past six years, a testament to her leadership and expertise. But for Linsday, it’s not just about managing vehicles; it’s about creating a workplace where employees are valued and supported. “It’s all about resilience,” she says. “Not just in the infrastructure we provide, but in how we support our people.”
As one of the country’s leading organisations within the water industry, Leah’s work ensures that the company’s fleet is efficiently managed, sustainable, and always ready to meet the demands of a dynamic and ever-evolving sector. The fleet currently consists of more than 600 company cars and 140-plus LCVs, managed by Linsday and her team: “So even though I’m at management level, I’m on the ground too, dealing with the drivers directly on a day-to-day basis.” The company consists of a diverse range of roles, from the CEO & the board through to supervisors and commissioning engineers to project managers, commercial managers and construction managers – all of whom are provided
18 | March/April 2025 |
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