Peter Vardy Group, the fast-growing Scotland-wide automotive retail business, celebrates its tenth birthday this year and is set to transfer over £5 million of ownership to its 800 colleagues as part of its Partnership Share Scheme.

As of yesterday each employee will be given share options in the company to allow them to share in its future success. All 800 will be given the opportunity to join the Scheme.

To benefit financially partners need to remain with the company for a minimum of three years. When they exercise their share options each colleague will receive a loyalty bonus as well any uplift in the value of the share options over that period.

Since it was established in June 2006 the Peter Vardy Group has grown from one dealership in Perth to 12 throughout Scotland. Colleague numbers have risen from 1 to 800.

Peter Vardy, Chief Executive said: “It is a rarity in a privately-owned family business to give away such a significant amount of equity in the company, but when I set up the business in 2006 I had a vision to create the world’s best motor retail operation as measured by our colleagues, guests and communities in which we serve.

“We recognise that people want more than just a salary when they come to work. So we are creating a new type of company, for a new generation, with flexible working patterns in a modern environment where colleagues, now partners in the business, can flourish to everyone’s benefit. That has been my focus for the last ten years and this exciting new Partnership Share Scheme locks-in that vision.”