Lookers Mercedes-Benz in Brighton has been named as fleet sales team of the year for the manufacturer’s annual Retailer of the Year awards. Nigel Barber, corporate fleet director for Lookers Mercedes-Benz, middle, collects the award for Fleet Sales Team of the Year from Mercedes-Benz UK sales director Mike Whittington and awards host Vicki Butler-Henderson

Those judging the Lookers team and their counterparts from 31 other Mercedes-Benz market areas were looking for exemplary sales performance plus business retention excellence.

The Lookers Mercedes-Benz team showed the way by growing their year-on-year figures by 20% and achieving 159% of their fleet objective target.

Nigel Barber, corporate fleet director for Lookers Mercedes-Benz and leader of the five-strong team that won the award, said: “Sheer teamwork and being totally customer focused is the secret of our success.

“We explored every avenue when it came to our customers’ requirements, ensuring that best practice was delivered in all areas from initial contact to aftersales support.”