“The standard of the entries was extremely high,” commented April Hayhurst, Derby College’s Business Development Director (shown congratulating the winning team on its award), “and it was a really tough job to decide on a winner. But we were really impressed by HL’s story – it’s great that a local company is so forward thinking, together with offering students opportunities within the manufacturing sector through apprenticeships and innovation.”

The energy efficient Liniar window, door and roof system is designed and manufactured at HL Plastics’ state of the art factory in Derbyshire, together with its eco-friendly decking, verandah, fencing and piling systems. The whole range is completely lead-free and innovation, new product development and testing remain high on the company’s radar.

The delighted Liniar team, led by Managing Director Roger Hartshorn, collected their award from TV presenters Paul Ross and Anne Davies.

Roger paid tribute to the company as a whole, saying, “We’re celebrating our 40th birthday as a firm this year – and we couldn’t have achieved this success without the great team we have at HL, so this award is for them!”