FORS forges road safety partnership
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has announced it has joined forces with Project EDWARD, a platform created to showcase good practice in road safety.
Project EDWARD, which stands for ‘Every Day Without a Road Death’, champions work to support road safety around the UK, highlighting the importance of vehicle safety systems, driver training and speed awareness, as well as the planning, design, and engineering of the road networks.
The partnership will see the two road safety advocates work together to raise awareness of the important role fleet operators have to play within the road safety arena. In particular, FORS will be promoting Project EDWARD’s theme for this year – ‘Safer Mobility, Everyone’s Responsibility’ – to its community of over 4,700 FORS Accredited Operators, encouraging fleet organisations to get involved and spread the word.
Commenting on the partnership, FORS concession director, Ian Henderson, said: “One of the most fundamental elements of FORS is the desire to raise road safety standards and support operators in their aim to follow best practice.
“Project EDWARD’s commitment to road safety closely mirrors our mission and aspirations, so we felt it was important we became involved as a strategic partner.”
James Luckhurst, founder of Project EDWARD, added: “We are delighted to be working with FORS in 2023. Our aim is to improve road safety measures for every road user, as this year’s theme ‘Safer Mobility, Everyone’s Responsibility’ demonstrates.
“Through FORS we can extend our national reach thanks to its Accredited Operator network. We hope this partnership will allow us to get closer to some of the excellent initiatives commercial fleets are already implementing and raise awareness of how much can still be achieved.”
The partnership announcement came just weeks after FORS was appointed as a CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Community Safety) Strategic Partner. Whilst FORS has been a CLOCS Champion since 2013, it says the Strategic Partner initiative will enable it to to identify opportunities for promoting CLOCS initiatives and other key activities to its network.
