Sytner Group has been placed 14th in Glassdoor’s Top 50 UK Companies to Work for Survey, making it the highest ranked business in the automotive sector.

The Group were the top rated retailer ahead of other large national businesses like Apple and IKEA.

Sytner Group’s chief executive Darren Edwards (pictured) said: “The world of retailing in the past has been associated with long hours and inflexible work patterns, at Sytner we are working hard to give all colleagues a better work life balance through flexible, family friendly working patterns whilst retaining our passion for delivering great customer service.

“It’s encouraging that our team feel we are on the right track and we will continue to take steps to ensure we deliver on our aim of being a great company to work for”

The survey is based on direct colleague feedback via the Glassdoor website where Sytner have a 4.4 star overall rating, with 87% saying they would recommend a friend and 100% approving of the company’s chief executive, Darren Edwards.