Slattery's Garage in Puckane, near Nenagh, achieved the 'Double' at the Peugeot Dealer Aftersales Awards held in Dublin recently and attended by 80 Parts Managers and Service Managers from across the brand's dealer network in Ireland, writes Trish Whelan.
At the conference, Peugeot presented the Peugeot Service Manager of the Year 2013 award to Andrew Slattery, Slattery's Garage. At 26, Andrew is the youngest Service Manager to ever win the award. Zoltan Hicz, Parts Manager at Slattery's was awarded Peugeot Parts Manager of the Year 2013.
Andrew, a regular visitor to the family-run dealership from an early age, is a Cork IT graduate in Transport and Automobile Engineering he began full time employment in the Service Department in 2008 and is currently competing in the Dunlop National Rally Championship in a Peugeot 208 R2.
Zoltan (pictured left) holds a BA Hons in Mechanical Engineering from Budapest University. He began his career in the motor industry in Hungary in 1997 working for Peugeot before moving to Ireland in 2007.
Peugeot Aftersales here assess their dealers by examining progress during a 12-month period to ensure Peugeot standards are implemented. In terms of Parts objectives, dealers are assessed on stock management, accomplishment of sales targets for parts and accessories and showroom display of Peugeot Boutique.
All customers at Slattery's Garage Puckane are invited to join the Peugeot Service Club, a service loyalty programme entitling customers to every fourth service free. The Club is open to everybody, every make and every model.
Pictured above are George Harbourne, Peugeot Managing Director; Andrew Slattery, and Craig Breen. Zoltan is also pictured with George Harbourne and Craig Breen.