{"id":17492,"date":"2014-12-18T11:44:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T10:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/?p=17492"},"modified":"2014-12-18T11:44:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T10:44:18","slug":"bradys-arva-wins-volkswagen-golden-pin-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/index.php\/bradys-arva-wins-volkswagen-golden-pin-award\/17492","title":{"rendered":"Brady\u2019s Arva wins Volkswagen Golden Pin Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brady\u2019s Volkswagen Arva has been recognised for its excellence at the Volkswagen Diamond Pin Awards ceremony which took place in Berlin, Germany last week.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Brady\u2019s Arva was awarded the Diamond Pin, which is the highest honour that Volkswagen can bestow on a dealer, for services to the Volkswagen brand in 2014. Brady\u2019s previously won a Gold Pin award in 2010 and this latest win further emphasises Brady\u2019s commitment to outstanding service.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17493\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17493\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Bradys-Arva.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured at the Volkswagen Diamond Pin Awards, which took place in Berlin, Germany, is Dr. Wolf-Stefan Specht, Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars; Padraig Brady, Managing Director of Brady\u2019s Arva and Mr. Gerrit Heimberg, \u200eRegional Manager Sales Europe at Volkswagen AG.\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Bradys-Arva.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Bradys-Arva-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured at the Volkswagen Diamond Pin Awards, which took place in Berlin, Germany, is Dr. Wolf-Stefan Specht, Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars; Padraig Brady, Managing Director of Brady\u2019s Arva and Mr. Gerrit Heimberg, \u200eRegional Manager Sales Europe at Volkswagen AG.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The ceremony, attended by delegates from all over the world, presented the coveted Diamond Pin awards to representatives from the United Kingdom, Germany, China, USA and South Africa among other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the award, Padraig Brady, Managing Director, Brady\u2019s Arva, said; \u201cI was delighted to travel to Germany last week to receive the prestigious Diamond Pin Award on behalf of Brady\u2019s Arva, from Volkswagen.\u00a0 We have been a member of the Volkswagen network since 1961, when my father Phil embarked on this exciting and constantly evolving journey. As a result, the two most important components are a dedicated workforce and a loyal customer base and I am delighted to accept this award on behalf of both my staff and customers who have been incredible supportive of our business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the win, Paul Burke, Head of Operations, Volkswagen Group Ireland, said, \u201cI would like to personally congratulate Padraig and the team at Brady\u2019s Arva for showing their continued commitment to providing outstanding service and dedication to the Volkswagen brand. This is an incredible honour for both Padraig\u2019s team and the Volkswagen brand in Ireland. The standard set this year demonstrates perfectly Volkswagen\u2019s commitment to excellence and the need to continually benchmark ourselves against our peers both in Ireland and in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul Burke added, \u201cWe are looking forward to 2015 with confidence thanks to the excellent and dedicated network of dealerships and Group Headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brady\u2019s Volkswagen Arva has been recognised for its excellence at the Volkswagen Diamond Pin Awards ceremony which took place in Berlin, Germany last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dealerimporter","category-news","cat-8-id","cat-1-id","has_thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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