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Second Annual Vantage Take Pride Awards 2024

On Thursday 3rd April we hosted our second Annual Vantage Take Pride Awards at the The Cloisters Hotel in Bolton, the awards ceremony recognised the outstanding achievements from our teams across the group and highlighted the hard work and dedication from them in 2024. At Vantage, we understand the importance of Taking Pride in all that we do and it was great to be able to bring our colleagues together for an afternoon of celebrating Vantage and recognising the achievements of our teams.

There were a host of awards presented across the afternoon including ‘Centre of the Year’ and ‘Centre Principal of the Year’ in addition we also recognised the rising stars at Vantage, those who show potential of being our future leaders. Well done to all of the winners, each individual award was so well deserved and it was a fantastic opportunity to be able to take a moment to celebrate these worthy winners.

Guest Speaker

It was an honour to welcome Leeds Rhinos Legend, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, who spoke to us about his incredibly successful career and shared his personal journey with honesty, humour and passion. His remarkable journey and motivational words left everyone inspired. We would like to thank Jamie for taking the time to be with us and sharing his story.

You can read more about the Leeds Rhinos Foundation below.

Leeds Rhinos Foundation

Award Winners

We would like to say a huge well done to all of our winners. Their commitment to excellence and passion for work truly embodies the spirit of Vantage Motor Group and our core values. Each of these individuals has demonstrated exceptional professionalism and dedication and we are proud to have them as part of our team.

At the awards we were also thrilled to announce and congratulate the exceptional team members who have recently joined our esteemed 10Plus Club at Vantage Motor Group!

Please join in congratulating our winners on their well-deserved recognition.

Here's to our 'Take Pride Winners:

These winners were selected via nomination as a mark of appreciation and respect from the team around them. The Take Pride Award celebrates individuals who demonstrate outstanding commitment, excellence, and dedication in their work. Many recipients come from departments not recognized for meeting traditional KPIs, but they embody our Vantage values.

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JAN GAIMSTER ‘DEDICATED TO COST EFFICIENCY & DAILY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE’

TREVOR BERISFORD ‘ALWAYS SHOWS THE VANTAGE VALUE IN HIS WORK AND HIS SUPPORT OF THE CENTRE’

ASHLEIGH NIGHTINGALE ‘INTERACTS WITH THE WHOLE TEAM AND WILL ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA MILE’

ANDREW MOSS ‘ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND & STRIVES TO ASSIST WITH ANY TASK’

VERITY KENNEDY 'CONSISTENTLY HARDWORKING AND RESILENT, ALWAYS FINDING A WAY TO GET THINGS DONE'

JULIA FIDDAMENT ‘SUPPORTS ONE OF VANTAGE'S BUSIEST SITES WHILE ALSO ASSISTING LEXUS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS’

JANE FLATRES 'GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, CONTRIBUTING TO THE CDA TRADE PARTS BRIT AWARD'

BARBARA TATE 'ALWAYS READY TO SUPPORT BOTH SALES AND SERVICE WITH A SMILE. PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN SECURING TRANSPORT FOR A LOCAL HOSPICE FROM TGB'

CHERYL COXHILL ‘CHERYL IS 100% COMMITTED AND ABSOLUTELY EMBRACES ALL VANTAGE VALUES’

ADAM COAKLEY 'ADAM DEMONSTRATES THE VANTAGE VALUES IN EVERYTHING HE GOES'

GILL DAVIES ‘DEDICATION, HARD WORK, AND VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING SALES ADMINISTRATION AND THE BUSINESS RUNNING SMOOTHLY’

SARAH RAWCLIFFE ‘THE ONLY ADMIN WHO STEPS IN TO HELP WHEN OURS IN ABSENT, DESPITE HER LIMITED SKODA KNOWLEDGE’

DEBBIE LINDSAY ‘DEBBIE CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, ALWAYS GREETING EVERYONE WITH A SMILE’

PAUL WILLIAMS ‘PAUL IS ESSENTIAL TO THE TEAM, PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN LAUNCHING THE BODY SHOP AT TOYOTA LEEDS’​

Rising stars

Here's to our 'Rising Stars':

The Rising Star Award honors individuals showing exceptional promise and early career achievements, recognizing their talent, dedication, and potential to become future leaders or innovators in their fields. We're looking forward to seeing where their journey with Vantage takes them.

ISAAC BARTHOLOMEW ‘PROFESSIONAL AND NEAR PERFECT CUSTOMER FEEDBACK’

MATT HOLMES 'CALM LEADERSHIP, SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE, AND DEDICATION, ALWAYS STEPPING UP'

MIKE GREENWOOD ‘LEADS HIS TEAM, WE ARE LOOKING TO PUT MIKE FORWARD FOR THE EMERGING MANAGERS COURSE’

LORNA RORE 'STEPPED UP IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, ALWAYS TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY'

FIONA DYKES ‘ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERY DAY. HAS OWNED AND CHAMPIONED OUR KAIZEN TEAM’

MICHEAL EMAMI 'SUPPORTS THE TEAM, AND APPLIES SKILLS FROM THE EMERGING MANAGERS COURSE WITH GREAT FEEDBACK'

SOPHIE WEST ‘SHOWN PASSION FOR THE BUSINESS AND COLLABORATED ON A TRAINING VIDEO WITH ANDY CLARKE'

MEISHA MCHUGH ‘AFTER COMPLETING THE EMERGING MANAGERS COURSE, MEISHA HAS STPPED UP IN THE ABSENCE OF A SERVICE MANAGER'

GRACE WALKER 'ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERY DAY, INCREDIBLE WORK ETHIC'

ADAM BAILEY ‘FROM APPRENTICE TECHNICIAN TO A KEY MEMBER OF THE WORKSHOP AND NOW HEADING FOR MASTER TECH’

RICHARD WHINN ‘OUTSTANDING GROWTH, AND ALWAYS STEPPING UP TO SUPPORT COLLEAGUES AND CUSTOMERS’

JEREMY THURSFIELD ‘HAS A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND ISN'T AFRAID TO CHALLENGE THE NORM TO IMPROVE PROCESS OR CS’

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We would also like to say a big thank you to all of the team who made this event both successful and one to remember. Here’s to another year of hard work, growth and continued success for Vantage.


Well done to all of our winners and thank you to all of our team members for your continued support and dedication. See you next year for the 2025 Vantage Annual Take Pride Awards.