Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has recognised its leading dealers in Europe, noting that they have delivered during another tough year.

“The level of dealer support and service to Hyundai often goes above and beyond what is expected and despite another tough year, with supply shortages on top of the pandemic, dealers have delivered incredible results with record sales,” the company notes.

The 2021 category winners were:

Dealer of the year - UK & Eire

Winner: Taylor & Braithwaite Ltd, which increased its marketshare and sales to become one of Europe’s most successful dealers.          

Dealer of the year - Northern Europe

Winner: Suomen Telakone Oy, which was sold to the Finnsiirto Group and continues to be successful with high orders, growing marketshare and new premises for sales and service, offering excellent after-sales performance.

Dealer of the year - Germany

Winner: HBN Hyundai Baumaschinen Nord GmbH, described as a hard-working dealer that is fully behind the Hyundai brand and constantly looking for new ways to increase sales and marketshare.

Dealer of the year - Eastern Europe

Winner: Lager d.o.o., which continues to be successful with Hyundai’s highest volume and turnover in Eastern Europe. This has resulted in double-digit marketshare.

Dealer of the year - French regions

Winner: Machdeal, which has been selling Hyundai equipment for 20 years, with around a 20% marketshare, despite being 12,000 km away from the EU.

Dealer of the year - Southern Europe

Winner: Edimac srl, in recognition of its huge efforts improving customer service and strong focus on long-term partnerships with its client base.

Best Newcomer

Winner: G & G Macchine, recognised for its great effort spent elevating the image of the Hyundai brand in the Emilia-Romagna region.

Best 2021 Market Coverage

Winner: Whelan Plant Sales Ltd, which has achieved fantastic results for marketshare growth.

Best 2021 Environmental Initiative Award

Winner: Van der Spek-Vianen B.V., which has successfully introduced new methods of working to reduce its carbon footprint. A big part of this was achieved by making modifications to Hyundai machines to become fully electric.

Best 2021 Marketing Campaign

Winner: Tracto-Lena, which organised the 2021 Hyundai Challenge, a dedicated Hyundai operator skill event. It proved to be a professional and well executed event, with good engagement on social media, all helping to promote the brand.

Best 2021 Dealer Event

Winner: Molson Equipment, for its dealer open day events over three days, at the Avonmouth site and a quarry in South Wales, with 600 key customers attending.

Best 2021 Hyundai Team Spirit

Winner: Axiál, a dealer that champions the Hyundai brand through team spirit. Axiál organises regular team-building activities which help promote team spirit.

Best 2021 Salesperson

Winner: Chris Jordon - Taylor & Braithwaite, who worked tirelessly to ensure his customers were provided with the best possible service and contributed to Taylor & Brathwaite having a record year.

Best 2021 Product Innovation

Winner: EMSG Sverige AB, which modified Hyundai machines to enable selling to new industries or offer new solutions to customers. EMSG was able to mount a lift on a Hyundai crawler excavator for a disabled operator.

Best 2021 Hyundai Focus

Winner: Hyundai Baumachinen Nord GmbH, a dealer that has consistently promoted Hyundai products above all others.

Best 2021 Investment in Growth

Winner: Biurrarena Sociedad Cooperativa, which invested strongly in after-sales service using two new software packages. The Advanced Maintenance Assistance System secures a faster handling of machine issues, while the Remote Technical Assistance enables machine diagnostics online.

Best 2021 Customer Service Excellence

Winner: Toscomeccanica SRL,  a dealer that continues to deliver customer service that goes above and beyond expectations.