Road safety charity Brake renews Yorkshire Water partnership
Road safety charity Brake has announced that Yorkshire Water has renewed its partnership and become an Associated Partner.
The utility company will provide funding to help the charity continue its work campaigning for safer roads and supporting bereaved and injured road victims
As part of its commitment to road safety, Yorkshire Water is also running a three-month safe driving campaign for its colleagues as part of its ‘Everyone, Every Day, Safe and Well’ policy.
Each month will focus on a different aspect of road safety, covering safe drivers, safe journeys and safe vehicles.
Ross Moorlock, CEO of Brake, said: “We are delighted to have Yorkshire Water as an Associated Partner and very grateful to receive support to help towards our work supporting road victims and campaigning for safer roads. I am impressed by Yorkshire Water’s commitment to educating its drivers about important road safety issues, which will have a far-reaching impact for communities across the county.”
Marie Rushforth, fleet performance manager for Yorkshire Water, added: “The safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, customers and communities is one of our highest priorities at Yorkshire Water. Through our safe driving campaign, we are reinforcing the importance of safe driving behaviours and helping our employees better understand and manage road risk.
“Working alongside Brake enables us to strengthen our workplace road safety commitment and play our part in making roads safer for everyone.”
