Ford Retail has been awarded Franchised Bodyshop Group of the Year at Auto Body Professionals Club (ABP) awards.

The group’s bodyshops consist of 16 sites throughout the UK, operating under the brand names Polar Ford (Yorkshire and North West), Dagenham Motors (London and South East), Brunel Ford (Bristol and South West), Heartlands Ford (Birmingham and the Midlands) and Lindsay Ford (Northern Ireland).

Garry Winckley, Ford Retail group aftersales director, said: “In difficult trading conditions Ford Retail continues to increase market share and profitability by focussing on delivering the highest possible standard of repair and customer service.”

Crash repair work has dropped significantly as technology on new cars reduces the amount of low speed collisions.