Date - 03 July 2006
RADIO TAXIS GROUP AWARDED 2 BIG TICKS!
Radio Taxis Group, London’s leading black cab company, has been recognised for their environmental commitment by scooping two Big Ticks at the London & South East Business in the Community Awards.
The Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious responsibility awards in the UK. Rigorously assessed and independently assured the awards are powerful benchmarks of good corporate practice. The Awards, now in their ninth year, recognise companies for integrating responsible business practice into their mainstream operations resulting in a positive impact in the marketplace, environment, community and workplace.
Radio Taxis’ Managing Director, Andrew Herbert picked up the EDF Energy Environmental Impact Award and the Impact on Society Award for Small Companies at the ceremony held at Merrill Lynch London on 12th June.
The first award was presented for Radio Taxis Group Ltd’s efforts on reducing their impact on the environment through recycling schemes and reducing their energy use. In receiving the award for their impact on society, the judges noted the Group’s true commitment to becoming accessible to disabled people, in line with the Disability Discrimination Act. The Group was previously awarded Scope’s Access Equality award for the Radio Taxis fleet being 100% accessible and the Disability Equality Training their drivers receive which means they know how to meet the needs of disabled passengers.
Says Andrew Herbert, Managing Director of the Radio Taxis Group, “We are very proud to have won these awards which recognise the company as a leading innovator in its industry with regards to climate change and its environmental and social impact.”
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For further information about Radio Taxis Group please contact Michelle Nunan on Tel: 020 7561 5110 Email: michelle.nunan@radiotaxis.co.uk
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About Radio Taxis:
Radio Taxis Group Ltd is London’s leading Ground Transport companies. Based in North London, Geoffrey Riesel is the Chairman. Yellow Cabs Chairman, Brian McBride, now holds a minority stake of 28%.
In March 2005 Radio Taxis Group Ltd’s core business Radio Taxis became the first taxi company in the world to go CarbonNeutral® by reducing emissions at source and Investing over £100,000 in renewable energy and forestry projects around the world.
Radio Taxis Group Ltd has continued it’s commitment to the environment by introducing recycling schemes across all offices, switching to renewable energy sources and to the community by demonstrating a solid commitment to disability awareness and training.
The Big Ticks
Business in the Community is a unique movement of companies across the UK committed to continually improving their positive impact on society, with a core membership of 750 companies, including 75% of the FTSE 100. HRH The Prince of Wales is President of Business in the Community.
More than one hundred “Big Ticks” have been awarded to companies across the UK to recognise both the high standard of excellence in the way these companies organise and integrate their responsible business practices, and their positive impact on society and on the business itself. This year’s Big Ticks were presented to the winning companies at a series of regional events across the country in June, with the overall winners in each category – the National Awards for Excellence - to be announced by HRH The Prince of Wales at our Gala Dinner in central London on 12 July.
