New sales consultant Ben Lee recognises he couldn’t have joined award-winning Vauxhall dealer Arthurs at a better time in his career.

For his move to Arthurs has coincided with the Oswestry-based dealership winning a fifth consecutive Vauxhall Customer Excellence Award.

Ben said: “I am delighted to be joining the Arthurs team in Oswestry at this special time.

“To have received their fifth consecutive outstanding customer service award – and sixth in total – is really exciting and promises well for the future.”

The 35-year-old has been in the motor industry since he was 16 and has been selling cars – many of them Vauxhalls – for 12 years. For the last four years he has been a dealership business manager in the Midlands.

But he and his partner Tracy made the decision to start a new life together in Wales and have bought a house in Bangor on Dee.

“We are loving every minute of it and my half hour drive to Oswestry, rather than a similar journey from home to work in the Midlands, is an absolute pleasure,” said Ben.

“I am really enjoying country life and every single person I have met so far is what our thoughts are towards people in this area.

“There are so many lovely people in this lovely area and I can’t speak highly enough of the loyalty customers have to Arthurs which in my experience in the motor industry is unbelievable.”

He is already putting his current hobbies to good use – walking and meeting people.