HELSTON based staircase specialists, Spiral UK, took the Manufacturer of the Year title at the Western Morning News Business Awards.

The judges were looking for innovation, design, quality, efficiency, sales flair – and all the other skills needed to be a winning manufacturer. The judges also asked for examples of how the business has adapted to the changing marketplace and its strategy for the future.

Spiral UK's managing director, Eric Nicholls, said: “We were very honoured and delighted to have won this award especially when faced with such strong competition from across the South West. All the team have worked extremely hard this year so it is very pleasing that this has been recognised by the judges.”

This award comes on the back of ongoing investment into Spiral UK as well as a constant development of a team culture that includes excellence and continual improvement. It is this team culture that has resulted in substantial investment in staff training programmes, recruitment of new staff and the creation of new technical, media and training positions at their Helston factory.

Mr Nicholls added: “2016 has been a great year for the company. We have invested in a new showroom and recruited new key staff and we will continue to invest and recruit as we start 2017 with a strong growth plan in place.”