…is an exceptional, non-annual award, to recognise and honour individual outstanding service to transport in the UK, within and without the industry.
The Carmen’s Company Special Award recognises companies or individual outstanding service to transport in the UK, within and without the industry.
(Year * refers to year awarded and presented)
Year * | Recipient and Citation |
2023 | No award |
2022 | No award |
2021 | Mission Motorsport – Forces charity aiding recovery and rehabilitation of those affected by military operations through the sport and its industry |
2020 | Sony Byers, CEO Women in Transport – Founder-director of Shadowcast, inspiring women to make a difference in transport |
2019 | The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highlands Sustainable Railway – Reconstructing the Caernarfon-Portmadoc line, a 40-mile Snowdonian railway, debt-free and long term |
Miss World – In its 70th year, enabling multi million pound charitable funding, through multi-nation road, rail and air sustainable transport | |
2018 | Dave Myers and Simon King – for their television series, The Hairy Bikers, using two-wheeled transport to project the City, bridge the history gap for youngsters and campaigning for local meals on wheels |
2017 | City of London Police – for the high standard and consistent performance of officers, management, staff and all those who work in the force, in service to the City community and its residents, workers and businesses, its charities and guilds, its churches, colleges and schools, its heritage and development, to the City as the world’s financial capital and seat of civic government, and not least to the Company of Carmen in the past and today |
2016 | Royal Mail – for its consistent and unremitting postal and delivery service to individuals and organisations at home and overseas, receiving, sorting, and delivering the mail, without fear or favour, in all manner of weather, irrespective of upheaval, political, religious or military, throughout the United Kingdom, in village, town or city, mainland or island, near or far – a one-price anywhere service which carries over a billion parcels and 16 billion letters every year, and which was founded 500 years ago in 1516 |