Lexus announces winners of its Centre of Excellence Awards

19 March 2026

Lexus has announced the winners of its annual Centre of Excellence awards, with Lexus Stockport winning Centre of the Year and Listers Group winning Group of the Year.

The awards cover a range of categories, including new, used and fleet car sales, customer service, insurance and marketing, rewarding those centres that achieve outstanding results.

In addition to winning Centre of the Year, Lexus Stockport received a Centre of Excellence Award for Best Used Car Customer Experience.  It was also recently accredited with Gold status for the Lexus Best Employer in Town (BEIT). This is a ‘People Standard’ framework awarded by Lexus UK to recognise Centres that excel in supporting, leading, and developing their teams, with a focus on fostering a positive workplace culture and high employee engagement and retention.

Fred Goodwin, General Manager of Lexus Stockport commented: “Wow, what a way to celebrate my 25th Year with the Lexus Brand.  Not only were we accredited with Gold Status for BEiT, and the Winners of Used Car Customer Experience, but we finally achieved Lexus Centre of the Year.  This is such a proud moment for each and every member of our Team.  These awards recognise the dedication, professionalism, and customer care our team delivers every single day.”

John Dowell, Director of Listers Group, which has Lexus Centres in Bristol, Cheltenham, Coventry and Lincoln, said: “We are extremely proud to receive the Centre of Excellence Group of the Year award; it reflects the dedication and passion our teams have for Lexus and recognises their unwavering delivery of customer centred service.”

Winners of Lexus Centre of Excellence Awards

AwardWinner
Best Service Customer Engagement MeasureLexus Bolton
Best New Car Customer Engagement MeasureLexus Ipswich
Best Used Car Customer Engagement MeasureLexus Stockport
Elevate Customer ExperienceLexus Lincoln
Aftersales PerformanceLexus Bournemouth
Used Car PerformanceLexus Nottingham
Insurance PerformanceLexus Bolton
Kinto PerformanceLexus Cardiff
Finance PerformanceLexus Sidcup
Fleet PerformanceLexus Swindon
New Car Sales under 300 Area Sales OperationLexus Newcastle
New Car Sales over 300 Area Sales OperationLexus Coventry
Overall New Car PerformanceLexus Hatfield
Marketing AwardLexus Tunbridge Wells
EV Frontrunner AwardLexus Edinburgh
Making Luxury PersonalLexus Croydon
Group of the YearListers Group
Centre of the YearLexus Stockport

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Lexus announces winners of its Centre of Excellence Awards

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Lexus UK, Neil Perrin and Paul Todd from Lexus Stockport, with TV presenter Kate Silverton, and Luigi Ksawery Luca’, Toyota (GB) President and Managing Director
From L to R: Chris Hayes, Director Lexus UK, Emma Dexter, Paul Hatch, John Dowell, Adam Tonks, Gary Wilkes from Listers, and Luigi Ksawery Luca’, Toyota (GB) President and Managing Director

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