Corporate Social Responsibility | Leicester

Corporate Social Responsibility of Sturgess Motor Group

Our suppliers are carefully chosen to reflect our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Wherever possible we use local suppliers and contractors. This helps to support our immediate community and reduces the energy wasted and carbon emissions from deliveries.

We examine our suppliers and contractors’ employment, Health and Safety and environmental practices to ensure that their CSR policies are in line with our own.

Our suppliers and contractors are treated fairly, particularly smaller businesses that rely on us.

All chemicals used are biodegradable and non-corrosive

Suppliers and contractors environmental and Health & Safety instructions (COSHH Regulations) are closely adhered to and only those suppliers with whom we have confidence in their products are used.

Wherever possible sustainable products are sourced where feasible, eg recycled, FSC or low environmental impact products.

We use energy suppliers with renewable energy sources and have installed solar energy panels at one site, and are exploring our options with regards to our other two.

We greatly value the contribution that all our employees offer to the business. This directs us to make sure we engage our employees to share our vision of responsible representation of our business.

Our business employs 113 people, most of whom live in and around Leicester. This assists in reducing commuting time and the associated carbon footprint.

We actively keep all staff informed of the progress of the business and the challenges that lie ahead.

All staff are remunerated at levels above the national minimum wage.

All staff are encouraged to join affiliated, money saving websites, therefore helping to reduce their cost of living. In fact, part of our employment package offers the option for employees to join our own Sturgess Discount Shopping portal.

Due to the nature of our business, we encourage all employees to be respectful of where our operations are located and ensure the minimum of disruption to our neighbours.

Walter E Sturgess & Sons Ltd trading as Sturgess of Leicester and Sturgess Motor Group is an Appointed Representative of Automotive Compliance Ltd who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No. 497010). Automotive Compliance Ltd’s permissions as a Principal Firm allows Walter E Sturgess & Sons Ltd trading as Sturgess of Leicester and Sturgess Motor Group to act as a credit broker, not a lender, for the introduction to a limited number of lenders, and to act as an agent on behalf of the insurer for insurance distribution activities only. We are a credit broker and not a lender. We can introduce you to a carefully selected panel of lenders, which includes manufacturer lenders linked directly to the franchises that we represent. We act on behalf of the lender for this introduction and not as your agent. We are not impartial, and we are not an independent financial advisor. Our approach is to introduce you first to the manufacturer lender linked directly to the particular franchise you are purchasing your vehicle from, who are usually able to offer the best available package for you, taking into account both interest rates and other contributions. If they are unable to make you an offer of finance, we then seek to introduce you to whichever of the other lenders on our panel is able to make the next most suitable offer of finance for you. Our aim is to secure a suitable finance agreement for you that enables you to achieve your financial objectives. If you purchase a vehicle, in the majority of cases, we will receive a commission from your lender for introducing you to them which is either a fixed fee, or a fixed percentage of the amount that you borrow. This may be linked to the vehicle model you purchase. Different lenders pay different commissions for such introductions, and manufacturer lenders linked directly to the franchises that we represent may also provide preferential rates to us for the funding of our vehicle stock and also provide financial support for our training and marketing. But any such amounts they and other lenders pay us will not affect the amounts you pay under your finance agreement; however, you will be contributing towards the commission paid to us with the interest collected on your repayments. Before we propose you to a potential lender, we will inform you of the likely amount of commission we will receive and seek your consent to receive this commission. The exact amount of commission that we will receive will be confirmed prior to you signing your finance agreement. All finance applications are subject to status, terms and conditions apply, UK residents only, 18s or over. Guarantees may be required.

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