CONSERVATORY roofing firm Ultraframe was today celebrating a double award.

The Clitheroe-based stock market success story has won the Expansion category in the British Venture Capital Association/Financial Times awards.

And founder John Lancaster also won the Venturer of the Year award for his achievements in building a company up from a one man business to a £200 million-plus firm employing more than 600 people.

The latest success comes on the back of Ultraframe winning a prestigious Duke of Westminster award earlier this year and last year's Lancashire Evening Telegraph East Lancashire Business Award Company of the Year title.

The BVCA awards aim to highlight the achievements of Britain's entrepreneurs,

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