Falmouth's Pendennis Shipyard has come away from the British Marine Awards 2016 with another trophy to add to its collection.

Joint managing director Mike Carr collected the award from British Marine president Fiona Pankhurst after the company was named the best marine company to work in the over ten employees category.

Now in its third year, with the largest number of entries to date, the awards ceremony took place during an exclusive black tie dinner underneath the legendary 19th century sailing ship, Cutty Sark at Greenwich.

The judges also noted that Pendennis offers staff a very good well-being package - from onsite gym to quit-smoking campaigns through to health checks. Pendennis has a strong sense of community, working with local schools, which in turn helps with staff development.

Mr Carr, said: “Employee welfare and building our skilled workforce is crucial to the quality of work that we produce and service that we offer. As a management team we have worked hard over the years to provide a working environment that all of our staff, at all levels, are both proud and excited to be part of. We are therefore delighted to be named as Best Marine Company to Work for in the UK.”