KATHY Hardwick has joined South Hereford Garages Volkswagen as a service adviser at the firm's Centurion Way showroom in Hereford.

The 26-year-old from Fownhope, who started her career by training as a technician, is using her experience to liaise with customers and her colleagues in the workshop.

"I've always enjoyed meeting people so meeting our customers is great and my background knowledge is certainly useful when it comes to understanding the technical side of things and explaining what's required to our customers," she said.