[RealWire] Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Honours Top Van Centres

Company: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (http://www.vwvancentres.co.uk/)

Release summary: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
(www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk) is pleased to announce the winners of its
Awards of Excellence 2009 from across its nationwide network of
dedicated VW Van Centres.
Date of issue: 13th February, 2009
Contact: John Rawlings, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, +44 (0)1908
601478, john.rawlings@vwcv.co.uk 
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Honours Top Van Centres

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk) is pleased to
announce the winners of its Awards of Excellence 2009 from across its
nationwide network of dedicated VW Van Centres.

The annual awards, which are presented at a gala dinner in London on
Saturday and hosted by television sports presenter Steve Rider,
recognise the achievements of the top-performing Volkswagen Van Centres
<http://www.vwvancentres.co.uk/>  over the previous year in eight key
business categories.  There are also accolades for the overall winners
from three leagues of comparable-sized Van Centres. 

The winners of the eight awards from the following key business
categories are:

Customer Service: Winner for the 2nd year running: Martins Van Centre
(Basingstoke, Hants).  Runners-up: Breeze Van Centre (Poole), Robinsons
Van Centre (Norwich).
Aftersales: Joint winners: Listers (Coventry) Van Centre and Gilder Van
Centre (Sheffield).  Runners-up: Heritage Volkswagen Van Centre
(Westbury, Wiltshire), Volkswagen Van Centre (Edinburgh).
Used Vehicles: Winner: Volkswagen Van Centre (Manchester).  
Runners-up: Volkswagen Van Centre (Lancashire), Taunton Van Centre
(Somerset).
People Development: Winner: Harper and Hebson Van Centre (Cumbria).
Runners-up: Cordwallis Van Centre (Heathrow, Middlesex), Gilder Van
Centre (Sheffield).
Marketing: Winner: Eurovans (Eastbourne).  Runners-up: Cordwallis Van
Centre (Heathrow, Middlesex), Gilder Van Centre (Sheffield).	
Finance and Insurance: Winner: Citygate Colindale Van Centre (London).  
Runners-up: Eurovans (Eastbourne), Vindis Van Centre (Huntingdon,
Cambs).
Fleet: Winner: Volkswagen Van Centre (West Yorkshire).  Runners-up:
Volkswagen Van Centre (Manchester), Heron Van Centre (Newark, Notts).

Lifestyle: Winner: Southern Motor Group, (Tonbridge, Kent).  Runners-up:
Carrs Van Centre (Exeter), Volkswagen Van Centre (Manchester).

The overall winners of the three leagues of similar-sized Van Centres
are:

Caddy league: Winner for the 3rd year running: South Hereford Van
Centre. Runners-up: Martins Van Centre (Basingstoke, Hants), Taunton Van
Centre (Somerset)
Transporter league: Winner: Volkswagen Van Centre (Lancashire).
Runners-up: JCB Sittingbourne Van Centre (Kent), Heritage Volkswagen Van
Centre (Westbury).
Crafter league: Winner: Volkswagen Van Centre (Manchester).  Runners-up:
Gilder Van Centre (Sheffield), Listers (Coventry) Van Centre.		

Simon Elliott, Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, said: 'I am
extremely proud of the hard work and customer service provided by our
unique, nationwide network of dedicated Van Centres and send my sincere
congratulations to all the winners and runners-up in the Awards of
Excellence 2009.'

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About:

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a provider of high quality new and
used vans.  Our award-winning range includes: the iconic VW Transporter
<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/transporter/> , the California
<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/california/> , the Crafter
<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/crafter/> , the Caravelle
<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/caravelle/>  and the VW Caddy
<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/caddy/> .

Vans for sale can be found through our network of UK Van Centres by
visiting www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/van-centres 

Our network of UK van rental centres
<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/aftersales/van-rental/>  offers VW van
hire services to cover a range of requirements from moving house, to
keeping your business on the move.  To find your nearest VW van rental
centre, visit www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/aftersales/van-rental

CONTACT DETAILS

For more information, please visit www.volkswagenpressoffice.co.uk
<http://www.volkswagenpressoffice.co.uk/>  or contact John Rawlings,
Press and Public Relations Manager, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles on
01908 601478, 07872 379544 or john.rawlings@vwcv.co.uk
 

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