Car dealer group Thurlow Nunn will close dealership doors on the evening of December 22 and keep them closed until after Boxing Day to ensure all staff, from valeters to managers, get four days of rest this Christmas.
All its car retail outlets, which hold franchises for Vauxhall, Peugeot and MG at locations in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, will be closed from December 23-27th, and will also close again on New Year’s Day.
“Thurlow Nunn is a family-run business, and as such, the wellbeing of our team is something we prioritise,” said Will Tew, managing director of Thurlow Nunn, which was ranked the UK’s 68th largest car dealer in the latest AM100.
“With Christmas being such a special time of year, we wanted to provide all our personnel with the chance to spend some quality time with their friends and family.
When its teams come back to work in 2024, Thurlow Nunn is introducing a five-day working week for its sales staff, to again ensure they get proper breaks for leisure and family time through the course of the year.
“We are committed to making Thurlow Nunn a great place to work,” said Tew (pictured). “Part of this is ensuring every team member is able to balance their home life and work life effectively.
“By giving the whole business four days off over Christmas, and moving our sales team to a five day working week in 2024, we hope to give our valued employees the chance to relax and unwind, knowing that they are being looked after by the Thurlow Nunn family.”
Recently Thurlow Nunn opened a new MG showroom beside its King’s Lynn Vauxhall dealership and it is adding Peugeot to its Norwich site.
It was also presented with a customer satisfaction award by Stellantis for sales and service satisfaction.
A growing number of dealer groups have recently announced initiatives focused on employees’ work-life balance, from Burrows Motor Group closing on Sundays to Arnold Clark moving sales staff to five-day working patterns.