A COUNTY automotive business which employs more than 100 staff is in line for a major industry award.

Valeo Service UK of Redditch has been nominated as supplier of the year in the Car & Accessory Trader awards, part of the giant Haymarket Media Group, which publishes leading consumer titles WhatCar? and AutoCar. The awards recognise the best performing businesses throughout the automotive industry and it is the first time that Valeo has been nominated.

Phill Everitt, Valeo Service UK managing director, said: “Being nominated for this prestigious award has given everyone in the company a boost and we need the people of Redditch and surrounding areas to go online and cast their vote. Winning this award would contribute fully to supporting our efforts to bring customers to the Redditch area, not only to see our world class distribution facility, but also the town we operate in.”

The award is given to the company with the most votes and so the company is urging people to get behind the business and cast their vote by visiting the website: www.catmag.co.uk/cat-awards-2015 The deadline for voting is Friday , February 6.

Valeo Service UK supplies a wide range of automotive products from clutches to wiper blades to lighting products – to name but a few – to spare parts distributors and independent garages throughout the UK.

Phill Everitt, Valeo Service UK managing director, said: “Being nominated for this prestigious award has given everyone in the company a boost and we need the people of Redditch and surrounding areas to go online and cast their vote. Winning this award would contribute fully to supporting our efforts to bring customers to the Redditch area, not only to see our world class distribution facility, but also the town we operate in.”

Valeo is an automotive supplier and partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, it proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving.