Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recognises Van Centre performers

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has recognised the achievements of the top performers in its UK network at its first virtual awards event. After an exceptional year, in which Van Centres worked to keep businesses and vital services moving, the opportunity to celebrate the successes of the brand’s 63 Van Centres and 33 Authorised Repairers was more important than ever.

While COVID-19 meant the usual black tie ‘do’ was not possible, the virtual event allowed staff from across the network to celebrate safely together in their Centres, with a new video format enabling teams to see what their colleagues had done and how they had adapted to ‘the new norm’.

Six category awards were given to recognise performance across a number of key areas, from new and used sales performance to customer experience. There were also three Top Performing Van Centre accolades, given to the top three overall performers, measured against a spectrum of criteria.

Overall Top Performer Awards for 2020:

Gold Award: JCT600 Volkswagen Van Centre, Hull

Silver Award: Volkswagen Van Centre, Liverpool

Bronze Award: Breeze Van Centre, Portsmouth

Category Awards:

New sales: Sinclair Van Centre, Swansea

Used sales: Volkswagen Van Centre, Birmingham

Most improved: Anthony Motors Van Centre, Aberystwyth

Customer experience: Volkswagen Van Centre, Liverpool

Service and parts: Breeze Van Centre, Portsmouth

Authorised Repairer: Breeze Van Centre, Southampton

The event also saw three people awarded the brand’s prestigious Gold Pin: David Cowan, Brand Director at Volkswagen Van Centre, Liverpool; Hamish Mackay from Hawco Van Centre in Inverness; and Craig Mellors from JCT600 Van Centre, Sheffield. These accolades are given to members of staff from across the network who have demonstrated exceptional and often long service to the brand.

Commenting on the awards, Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Cian O’Brien, said: “Today is about celebrating the achievements of our network and their determination to succeed. I’m extremely proud of everything the teams did last year and continue to do, from supporting key workers and keeping businesses moving to looking after each other in a COVID-safe environment. Congratulations to all our winners!”

For details of all Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Van Centres or for more information on its award-winning range of products and services visit www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk