Staff at south coast-based Hendy Group are celebrating success this week after the company’s Ford commercial sales team was named the best in the country.

The Hendy Group Transit Centre sales team picked up the title of best sales team at the prestigious AM Awards in Birmingham.

All members of the team, who are based in Eastleigh and Portsmouth, were honoured for demonstrating clear evidence of genuine team work and motivation for improving customer satisfaction.

The team is one of the most successful in the country with its market share in 2015 50% higher than the national average.

Paul Hendy, managing director of Hendy Group, said: “Teamwork is a crucial element to the success of the whole group and the Transit Centre sales team in particular has proved outstanding in the past 12 months.

“Each and every member of the team deserves this accolade in recognition of their role in the success of our commercial sales operation and they should be extremely proud of this award.”

The best sales team award judged entrants on a range of criteria from how effectively each member works as a team to their success in meeting an agreed goal.

The judges were also looking for exemplar performance and innovation in the industry.