Brady's Volkswagen Arva has been recognised for its excellence among the Volkswagen Group worldwide in being awarded a Diamond Pin at a ceremony in Berlin last week, writes Trish Whelan.
This is the highest honour that Volkswagen can bestow on a dealer for services to the Volkswagen brand in 2014. Brady's previously won a Gold Pin award in 2010.
The ceremony, attended by delegates from all over the world, presented the Diamond Pin awards to representatives from the United Kingdom, Germany, China, USA and South Africa among other countries.
Padraig Brady, Managing Director, Brady's Arva travelled to Germany to receive the award on behalf of Brady's Arva. They have been a member of the VW network since 1961.
Commenting on the win, Paul Burke, Head of Operations, Volkswagen Group Ireland said "This is an incredible honour for both Padraig's team and the Volkswagen brand in Ireland. The standard set this year demonstrates perfectly Volkswagen's commitment to excellence and the need to continually benchmark ourselves against our peers both in Ireland and in Europe."
Pictured above at the awards ceremony are Dr Wolf-Stefan Specht, Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars; Padraig Brady of Brady's Arva, and Gerrit Heimberg, Regional Manager Sales Europe at Volkswagen AG.