Gedling MP cuts ribbon on new Covid-secure showroom created by Mapperley car dealership

A car dealership has unveiled new Covid-secure measures put in place to ensure customers are kept safe whilst visiting their state-of-the-art showroom in Mapperley

MG Nottingham on Westdale Lane invited Gedling MP Tom Randall to the opening of the new-look premises and he was asked to cut the ribbon during a socially distanced outdoor ceremony.

The family-run business has installed a set of new automatic doors to their showroom so that no-one has to risk catching the virus by touching doors just to get in to talk to staff, see the latest cars or offers and sign documents.  This is in addition to existing precautions such as hand sanitisers, PPE for staff and disinfecting all cars between viewings.

Every car sold by the firm also comes with a complimentary reusable aluminium bottle of hand sanitiser.

VP Directors Malcolm Ledgar and Mark Campbell said: “We would like to thank not only Tom Randall MP, but also Peak Aluminium Systems Ltd of Nottingham for carrying out the installation of the new doors so efficiently.

Gedling MP Tom Randall has been a supporter of MG Nottingham, and sister company Vehicle Procurements Ltd, since visiting to find out more about electric cars and their impact on the community a few months ago.

Mr Randall said: “I was pleased to assist Westdale Lane’s Vehicle Procurements Ltd in accessing a Government Coronavirus Grant back in April, which ensured they reopened after the lockdown.

“It is great that they have used some of that funding to introduce COVID-secure measures, such as these automatic doors, so that both customers and staff remain safe.

“I am delighted that businesses across Gedling have received over £17,000,000 of Conservative Government funding to support them throughout the pandemic and that they continue to operate in a COVID-secure manner.”