Hyundai honors its dealers after a year of record growth

It's the season of dealer awards again, and this time it's Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe's turn to look back and reward its dealers for some amazing achievements in 2021.

Based in Tessenderlo, Belgium, Hyundai supplies more than 30 countries in Europe through a network of more than 140 dealers.

Another tough year, but Hyundai dealers still delivered

Dealers' level of support and service to Hyundai often goes beyond what is expected, and despite another difficult year, with supply shortages on top of the pandemic, dealers posted incredible results with record sales of construction equipment.

The list below shows the 2021 Hyundai category winners:

Best dealer of 2021 for UK & IRELAND

Winner: Taylor & Braithwaite Ltd

Reason:  Thanks to a fantastic performance in all areas, Taylor & Braithwaite has increased its market share and sales to become one of the most successful dealers in Europe.

Best dealer of 2021 for Northern Europe

Winner: Suomen Telakone Oy

Reason:  After the sale of the company to the Finnsiirto Group, Suomen Telakone Oy continues to be successful with a large number of orders, a growing market share and new branches for sales and service, with excellent after-sales performance. 

Best dealer of 2021 for Germany

Winner: HBN Hyundai Baumaschinen Nord GmbH

Reason: This hard-working dealership fully supports the Hyundai brand and is constantly looking for new ways to increase sales and market share.

Best dealer of 2021 for Eastern Europe

Winner: Lager d.o.o.

Reason: Bearing remains successful with Hyundai's highest volume and sales in Eastern Europe. This has resulted in double-digit market share.

Best dealer of 2021 for French regions

Winner: Machdeal

Reason: Hyundai commends Machdeal for still managing to successfully sell large Hyundai excavators and mini-excavators after 20 years of operation, with a market share of about 20%, despite being 12,000 km away from the EU.

Best dealer of 2021 for southern Europe

Winner: Edimac srl.

Reason: In recognition of Edimac's tremendous efforts to improve customer service and its strong emphasis on long-term partnerships with their customers.

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Winner: G & G Macchine

Reason: For a major effort to further improve the image of the Hyundai brand in the Emilia-Romagna region.

Best market coverage 2021

Winner: Whelan Plant Sales Ltd

Reason: Whelan Plant has achieved fantastic results in terms of market share growth. This is partly due to the fact that they began selling Hyundai excavators within their territory.

Award for best environmental initiative 2021

Winner: Van der Spek-Vianen B.V.

Reason: Van der Spek-Vianen has successfully introduced new working methods to reduce its carbon footprint. Much of this was achieved through modifications to Hyundai machines to make them fully electric.

Best marketing campaign 2021

Winner: Tracto-Lena

Reason: Tracto-Lena organized the Hyundai Challenge 2021, a special skills event for Hyundai operators. It proved to be a professional and well-run event, with good engagement on social media, all of which helped promote the brand.

Best dealership event 2021

Winner: Molson Equipment

Reason: Molson successfully hosted 3 open dealer days at their Avonmouth facility and at a quarry in South Wales, with 600 key customers in attendance.

Best Hyundai team spirit 2021

Winner: Axiál

Reason: This award recognizes a dealer who carries the Hyundai brand through team spirit. Axiál is a Hyundai dealer with a long track record, which benefits from regularly organizing team building activities, which really contribute to an absolutely great team spirit.

Best Seller 2021

Winner: Chris Jordon - Taylor & Braithwaite

Reason: Chris had a fantastic sales year for Hyundai, working tirelessly to provide his customers with the best service possible. Chris was also instrumental in helping Taylor & Brathwaite have a record year.

Best Product Innovation 2021

Winner: EMSG Sverige AB

Reason: This award is for a dealer who has modified Hyundai machines to enable sales to new industries or provide new solutions to customers. EMSG was able to install an elevator on a Hyundai crawler excavator for a disabled operator.

Best consideration for Hyundai 2021

Winner: Hyundai Baumaschinen Nord GmbH

Reason: This award is for a dealer who has consistently promoted Hyundai products above all others. Baumaschinen has been doing this for more than 23 years and even opened a second branch in 2019.

Best growth investment 2021

Winner: BIURRARENA Sociedad Cooperativa

Reason: Biurrarena receives this award because it has invested heavily in after-sales service with the help of 2 new software packages. The Advanced Maintenance Assistance System provides faster handling of machine problems, while Remote Technical Assistance enables online diagnosis of the machine.

Best excellence in customer service 2021

Winner: TOSCOMECCANICA SRL

Reason: Nominated by Hyundai's aftersales team, this award recognizes a dealership that continues to deliver customer service that exceeds expectations.