TEAMWORK paid off for colleagues at Swindon Renault dealership Fish Brothers, who made it to the chequered flag of a nationwide business competition.

Teammates from the Paddington Drive dealership reached the final of the Platinum Dealer of the Year competition designed to find the best Renault dealership in the UK.

A team from Fish Brothers' sales department qualified for a regional final for performance and customer ratings. After winning the West of England heat, the team met colleagues from top Renault dealers across the UK at finals in Oxford. They were posed a series of questions designed to test knowledge of Renaults, service skills and consumer law.

After winning the final for the best sales department in the UK, the Fish Brothers team was boosted by colleagues from the dealership's service department before entering the grand final.

Fish Brothers captain James Ryan, teammates Tanya James, Paul Ryan, plus Stephen Jones and Martin Waters from the service department, came in fourth place. Paul Ryan said: "It was a demanding and exciting contest. I'm really proud of our team, and although we didn't quite grab the crown of best dealer in the UK, to compete in the hard-fought grand final is a great achievement.''