Jaguar Land Rover triumphed over strong competition from other manufacturers to scoop the accolade. The award continues to reinforce the confidence held by the bodyshops, dealers and customers alike that Jaguar Land Rover is committed to being the best in vehicle repair and finish. The winners of the award were judged on criteria such as training, network development and customer satisfaction. The current and future strategies are also examined for soundness and to show the clarity of the direction the programme is heading towards.
Rob Harris, Jaguar Land Rover's Business Development Manager said, "It is important that in the current climate such high standards within the business are recognised and rewarded. This award is credit to all those who have worked so hard throughout the year and they should be very proud of their accomplishments."
At the same time, Jaguar Land Rover held their own internal awards for excellence, which aimed to recognise the best paint centre and body shops from within the 112 UK Jaguar Land Rover Centres of Excellence.
Louise Dominy, Managing Director and Tim Blease, Bodyshop Manager of Jaguar Land Rover Banbury's Dealership, won the Paint Centre of the Year award during the ceremony, which took place at the Bank Restaurant in Birmingham. They were recognised for their consistency in delivering against the award criteria in terms of certificate printing, branded car provision and customer satisfaction.
The bodyshop awards were presented to four regional finalists, who were scored individually over four three monthly periods on seven categories. Areas assessed included Key Performance Indicators, Customer Satisfaction Information and Marketing. It was essential for the winning repairer to demonstrate they comply with the core aims and objectives that are upheld by the programme.
Winners from the regional finals:‑
‑ East and Northeast England ‑ Dean Dionisiou and Nis
Kyraciou from M & A coachworks
‑ Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northwest England ‑ Derek
McFarlene from Mitchell Inglis Glasgow
‑ Midlands and Southwest England ‑ Irshad and Hamza Lokat
from Doseley Motors
‑ Southeast and Southern England ‑ Louise Dominy and Tim
Blease from Banbury's
For images of the awards please visit www.medialandrover.com or
www.mediajaguar.com.
Contact: Kathryn Else
T: 01926 649952
E: kelse1@jaguarlandrover.com
About Jaguar Land Rover:
Jaguar Land Rover is a business built around two great British car brands that design, engineer and manufacture in the UK. Jaguar Cars Limited, founded in 1922, is one of the world's premier manufacturers of luxury saloons and sports cars. Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that define 'breadth of capability' in their segments. The Jaguar XF, XJ and XK models are manufactured at the company's Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham, while the Jaguar X‑TYPE is produced alongside the Land Rover Freelander 2 at the Halewood plant in Liverpool. Land Rover's Defender, Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models are all built at the Solihull plant. The Jaguar Land Rover business employs over 14,500 people, predominately in the UK, including some 3,500 engineers at two product development centres in Whitley, Coventry and Gaydon, Warwickshire. The business is a major wealth generator for the UK with 78 percent of Land Rovers exported to over 160 countries and 70 percent of Jaguars exported to over 60 countries, with sales to customers conducted principally through franchised dealers and importers.