WORTHING-based Cedar Garage has been named as the best garage business in the country in Top Garage 2018.

This is a national competition that aims to identify the leading businesses in the sector.

The award was received by co-owners and founders of Cedar Garage, Kevin Pearce and Matthew Copp, at the Top Technician/Top Garage Awards..

The final was extremely tight with four garages vying for the title.

Businesses were gauged on customer service, business planning, tools and garage equipment, parts and training.

Cedar Garage is based in Tarring Road in Worthing, and opened a second site in the town in Littlehampton Road earlier this year.

The business received an extensive prize package worth several thousand pounds, including items from sponsors Pico Technology, Pro-Align, Ring Automotive and Snap-on, as well as training from competition supporters Auto iQ,

There was also a £1,000 cash prize from Aftermarket magazine.

Kevin said: “We are ecstatic to have won Top Garage.

“The whole team has worked their socks off and it is great that their commitment has been recognised in this way.”

Matthew added: “We are so happy to have won.

“Everyone in the team has the same attitude as us- they want to be the best and this is a fantastic way to show the work that goes into the business.”

Top Garage enables garages to show what makes them the best in the sector and means they will be able receive the same kind of recognition as individual techs have through Top Technician since its foundation in 2002.