Following the devastating earth quake which destroyed
The call came at 9 am Monday and the team here at Cheshire Oaks dug deep into their own pockets to help raise the £5000 needed for the water filtration system.
By 3pm Thursday a bulk order had left
Once again it is the continued support of all our customers that enables us to be ready for requests for help such as this.
Thursday 10th December marked the Mitchell Group’s third Christmas Carol event. We would extend a very big thank you to all who attended on the coldest of December evenings for a truly special occasion.
Over 1200 “friends and family members” of the Mitchell Group streamed into Chester Cathedral for an evening of true Christmas celebration, the first guests arriving just before 18.00 hours to ensure the best of seats !!
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Leading songwriter and musician, Graham Kendrick and band, led the music, with Rob Parsons, author and founder of the charity, Care for the family, who inspired us with the true meaning of Christmas.
We also raised £1479 for our chosen charities, Ugandaid and Care for the Family, So thank you to all who contributed and we will ensure the money is passed on safely.
Finally a big thank you to all of our team who took time out of their home life to help make the event yet another significant and memorable occasion.
In the words of David Burke....
....When I found out that I would be working at Mitchell Group I was aware of the reputation it had for excellent customer care. But as I arrived for my first day, I was astounded at the number of facilities available for staff and customers alike.
As I was taken around on a tour of the site, the first thing that came to my mind was the amount of thought and the attention to detail that has gone into this vast development. Again, the attention to detail has left no stone unturned when it comes to facilities that make buying a car here so enjoyable for the customer, from the customer waiting area to the handover bay, these facilities make the customer feel special.
But it’s not just about selling cars; the site includes workshop and valeting areas which are amazingly clean and tidy and provide an excellent service which is a vital part of the company.
The company’s tag line is “it’s our people who make the difference” and I think that is definitely the case here, the staff are friendly and helpful and they have made my experience of working here unique, enjoyable and very useful, and I would like to thank them for that.
I don’t think I could have chosen a better place to do my work experience. Again, a big thank you to everyone who helped make this such a valuable experience.
In the words of Ben Smith-Richards....
....I spent a week overall for my work experience in the Mitchell Dealership. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and opportunity to see what it was like to work in a big business. While I was there I was shown a range of different jobs, including marketing, sales administration and helping out in the workshop. These were just a few of the jobs I did throughout the week.
Every day was different from each other, doing new things I’d never done before, and also learning new pieces of information too. All the staff seemed to enjoy their jobs, and all had different roles within the dealerships. For example, I worked in the marketing department where we looked into different events that had happened, advertising the dealership to the public and also customers over the years.
All the staff in the dealership were friendly people and very welcoming to customers making you feel comfortable when talking to them. They were good at what they do and I learned some interesting information from them. Overall the experience was worthwhile and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to take a look into a successful, professional business.
Mark Knapman, aged 17, is the youngest ever Mitchell Skoda customer and having just passed his driving test is delighted to have just purchased a limited edition Skoda Fabia 1.4 Silverline.
Rob Norton, Skoda Sales Specialist, says “we are delighted to welcome Mark to the Mitchell culture and look forward to seeing him at the weekly wash and go held on a Saturday for our customers. It has been a pleasure to see how much Mark is looking forward to driving his car out of the Mitchell Skoda showroom”.
Mitchell Group has a child sponsorship programme in partnership with World Vision. All of the team are encouraged to participate on an individual basis and the company felt it important to show how their monthly donations were being utilised.
It was decided to send four of the team from Cheshire Oaks to Kimu, Uganda, for what turned out to be a life changing experience. Over the course of four days they visited two World Vision projects to see the work in progress amongst some of the world’s poorest areas.
The team discovered that as World Vision is centrally supported by the government, it allows them to assign 87% of all donations directly to the people who need it most. Additionally, the time scale involved in any one project is typically 15 to 20 years as there is an extensive re-education of the local communities as well as structural development.
The pictures within this Blog illustrate some of the experiences the team listed below had the privilege to be a part of, please feel free to click each image to make them bigger:
The feedback from the team has been extremely positive, heart felt and a resounding testament to the way World Vision conduct their world wide operations.
Further details about World Visions work and opportunities to be involved can be found at www.worldvision.org.uk Thank you to all the team and customers who contributed.
