Case Study: Hendy Group achieves 400+‑day reduction in absence and streamlined recruitment with Access Group's SelectHR

Hendy Group - Customer Case Study

Hendy Group, a long-established motor trade business with 644 employees and franchises for Ford, Mazda, Kia, Honda, Iveco and others, faced inefficient, manual HR processes—absence was tracked on spreadsheets and managers struggled to collate data or report on turnover, leavers and joiners. To centralise HR and support its 66 managers, Hendy engaged Access Group and initially implemented Insight (an early version of SelectHR), later upgrading to Access Group’s SelectHR solution.

Access Group’s SelectHR provided a single, easy-to-use platform with self-service dashboards, automated absence tracking, recruitment workflows and configurable communications (including automatic four-week absence emails). The system cut administrative work, enabled automatic vacancy notifications and mail-merged interview invites, and helped Hendy reduce absence by over 400 days in four years, significantly lower long-term sickness and the need for a part‑time HR role—demonstrating clear, measurable business impact from Access Group’s solution.

Hendy Group

Clare Hendy

HR Director