NEVA Consultants is celebrating after being crowned one of the regional winners in the prestigious awards run by the British Chambers of Commerce.

East Sussex-based Neva, vehicle leasing and funding provider, won the regional award for ‘Best Use of Technology to Improve Business Performance’.

Neva Consultants now represents the South in the national finals in London on 26 November.

The award recognises Neva Consultants’ efforts to stay one step ahead of the competition with innovations such as C-Fleet that help customers manage and monitor their vehicle fleets and meet Duty of Care obligations.

C-Fleet is a cloud-based system that allows fleet managers to organise everything from insurance renewals, MOTs, monitor mileage, view vehicle contracts –  everything associated with running company cars. Drivers can also access key information via the system.

Senior partner for Neva Consultants Graham Prince said: “We have won a number of awards recently but this is definitely one of the ones we are most proud of.

“We are constantly developing our offering and investing profits back into technology that makes our customers’ lives easier so it was brilliant to achieve recognition from the judges for our efforts.

“In an industry where legislation and regulations are constantly changing, and needs of customers change, it’s important to remain ahead of our competitors by introducing new products and services.”

Ana Christie, chief executive of Sussex Chamber of Commerce, added: “Recognising and rewarding excellence in British business, the Chamber Awards is one of the UK’s most contested and prestigious business award programmes.

” I wish them all the very best of luck in the finals in November.”

Neva Consultants offers contract hire, vehicle finance and fleet management services to multi-national companies, SMEs and private individuals. Operating a fleet of 5,000 vehicles at any one time, Neva advises on all aspects of vehicle procurement and management including vehicle choice, tax efficiency, Green Fleet and Duty of Care obligations.

As part of its offering, Neva provides innovative on-line fleet management tools such as C-Fleet. Established in 1992, there are 22 staff based at Neva Consultants’ Sussex head office in Piltdown and 30 employed at 17 franchises across the UK.