AN award-winning Cross Hills-based Vauxhall car dealership has welcomed back Chris Catterall as its general manager.

Chris was branch manager at Bristol Street Motors before leaving for a short spell with Farnell Land Rover in Bradford, both of which are part of Vertu Motors plc.

He joined the motor industry as a trainee sales executive at a Peugeot dealership 18 years ago and was quickly promoted to business manager then sales manager.

Chris joined Bristol Street Motors in Cross Hills as general sales manager in 2013 and went on to become branch manager in July 2014, before moving to Farnell Land Rover at the start of 2016.

Bristol Street was presented with the Customer Excellence Award this month, after being named as one of the top sites for customer satisfaction across the Vauxhall national network.

Every year, Vauxhall rewards the top performing retailers that have provided customers with exemplary levels of customer experience following results from the British manufacturer’s satisfaction surveys.

Susan Hughes, network development manager, presented Chris and the team with the award.

Chris said: “I am delighted to return to a dealership with such a talented and passionate team in place.

“It has been an honour to welcome Susan to our dealership to present this prestigious award. Customer service is a number one priority for us, and it’s fantastic to receive recognition."