The team at Swansway’s Crewe Volkswagen operation has welcomed Andy Poole as brand manager – almost 20 years after he first worked there.

Poole returns to the centre he first worked at in 1998, when it was known as L C Charles Volkswagen and he was the facility’s service manager.

In the interim, Poole has worked in a variety of roles within the Inchcape group, including general management and, most recently, as head of business at Wolverhampton Audi for Jardine Motors.

Poole said: “I spent over a decade with plc dealer groups, but I’d kept my eye on Swansway after they’d acquire L C Charles Volkswagen and I was impressed with the company’s growth”.

“Joining Crewe Volkswagen felt like coming home. Seeing some familiar faces, with the added bonus of being just fifteen miles from home.”

He added: “Working for a family owned and run business, is completely different to working in a plc; decision are made much more quickly, there’s no long chain of command and no shareholders to think about.”