Zenith Vehicles
Zenith is the UK’s leading independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing business. Zenith leases fleets of vehicles to businesses, including cars, vans, trucks, trailers, and special builds.
Years awarded: 2017, 2019, 2020,2023
Region: Yorkshire & The Humber
Size: 1000+ employees
Sector: Travel, transport and logistics
Exceeding retention targets through apprenticeships
Theme: Apprenticeships; Talent pipeline / Career pathways
Since achieving an Award in 2019, this leading independent leasing, vehicle outsourcing and fleet management provider, has continued to develop its apprenticeship programme, delivering a valuable recruitment pipeline to support the organisation’s growth ambitions. The number of pathways has expanded to include legal and financial routes, the programme has continued to exceed its retention target of 85% and 36% of apprentices have been promoted since the programme started in 2016.
Embedding compliance across the business
Themes: Culture; Upskilling
Topics: Customer service / Customer experience
This vehicle leasing and fleet management business introduced Compliance Zigzags training to meet the challenge of ensuring that customer data is protected and managed correctly. The training of 550 employees has led to an embedded culture of compliance with all teams systematically adapting processes to ensure the ongoing security of data.
Apprenticeship Programme – Finding the leaders of tomorrow
Theme: Apprenticeships; Talent pipeline / Career pathways
This independent fleet management, leasing and vehicle outsourcing business has huge growth aspirations within an industry facing a skills shortage. To address this head on, Zenith developed an Apprenticeship programme to support the local community and also build its own talent pipeline. 90% of apprentices trained are still working for the business.
A Flying Start: providing a standard approach
Themes: Onboarding
After a merger which resulted in a doubling of staff across three locations, this fleet management company recognised the need to provide a standard approach to induction training. The new programme has helped to build a cohesive, transparent business from three separate companies and has lowered staff turnover.
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Celebrating the very best training and development programmes in the UK and Ireland
Last week, 53 recipients from the UK and Ireland were warmly welcomed to St James’s Palace, in London, to receive their Princess Royal Training Award from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal. Now in their eighth year, the Princess Royal Training Awards were set...
53 Princess Royal Training Awards across UK and Ireland for achieving positive impact through skills development
HRH The Princess Royal, President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, has approved 53 Awards to a range of organisations across the UK and Ireland, for their outstanding training and skills development programmes, all of which have shown a significant...
Celebrating the Award class of 2020
On 15 December, we celebrated the innovative training and development successes of the 43 recipients who achieved a Princess Royal Training Award in 2020. By necessity the ceremony was a little different this year. Whilst it needed to take place virtually rather...
39 UK businesses receive excellence in training Award commended by HRH The Princess Royal in 2020
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact 39 businesses celebrated at virtual ceremony for their innovative training programmes in the Princess Royal Training...
UK businesses’ training is recognised by HRH The Princess Royal on her 70th birthday
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact Businesses continue to deliver excellent training programmes in the Princess Royal Training Award’s fifth year, despite...
Royal recognition for 44 UK organisations delivering outstanding workplace training
From leading banking groups to local businesses and charities, HRH Princess Royal and the City & Guilds Group recognise inspirational employers for their commitment to learning and development. London, 31st October 2019 – 44 UK organisations including IBM, The...
The Princess Royal and City & Guilds Group honour outstanding workplace training in 2019
HRH Princess Anne, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises 44 organisations with 2019 Princess Royal Training Awards Recipients shared compelling, irrefutable evidence of how training has directly influenced business results Multiple winners across areas...
A royal seal of approval for businesses that put employee development first
On Thursday 2 November, we celebrated 40 organisations who were recognised after being commended for their commitment to training and skills excellence by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at a ceremony at St James’s Palace in London. The Princess Royal...
40 organisations to receive royal recognition at this year’s Princess Royal Training Awards
Major UK businesses including RBS, Barclays, and Waitrose have been joined by a women’s refuge and an ambulance trust in being commended by Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne for their commitment to training and skills development. The Haven Wolverhampton, which...
