As principal shareholder and founder of Eden Motor Group, in 2008, it is paramount to me that the company delivers on our mantra “a better world of motoring”, where we aspire to provide an unparalleled level of customer service.

At Eden we have an outstanding team who have been shaped by my almost 40 years’ experience in the UK automotive sector and who are aligned with our corporate values of openness, absolute integrity and flexibility. We combine the best practices of large retailers with the personalisation of a smaller, private company.

I am delighted with the growth of our company and the strong relationships we have with manufacturing partners. We now operate from 25 retail locations in the South of the UK representing Vauxhall, Mazda, Hyundai, Peugeot and MG, as well as our Eden Approved used car online and showroom centres.

One of the many phrases used in Eden is “delivering cars, parts and hours to happy customers” and for this to be consistently translated into practice we need colleagues to be energised and focussed on the job in hand. To this end, we are closed for business on Sundays, allowing everyone to enjoy family time. We also recognise the demands and time constraints of our customers, so we open till 6pm each night apart from Tuesdays and Thursdays where we open in sales until 9pm.