A GROUNDBREAKING Runcorn company is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Sigmatex develops and manufactures carbon fibre textiles at Manor Park used by some of the world’s top car and plane manufacturers.

Through research and development it boasts a wide range of unique products.

Scott Tolson, Sigmatex group chief executive officer, said: “We are pleased to have reached this prestigious milestone.

“Our success is still driven by the spirit of our founders – continuous improvement of our products and our innovative culture which pushed the boundaries in creating high performance fabrics to our customers. “Sigmatex has the widest range of conversion technology on the market, combined with our long term investment plan for growth.

“Our mission is to increase the quality of our products and services so there can be no other choice in textile solutions”.

The company’s 250 employees worldwide convert massive quantities of carbon fibre to industries ranging from construction and defence to marine, sports and leisure.