A RUNCORN firm attended a prestigious awards ceremony after being nominated for a ‘highly sought’ award - which they won.

AMB Technical, based on Clifton Road, Sutton Weaver, were nominated for the Rising Star Award which celebrates growth, ambition and resilience.

Martyn Holme, managing director, was excited to be nominated and to be in the final list of construction companies selected at the Total Awards ceremony, held at the Manchester Marriot.

He said: “We’re absolutely over the moon to have won the Rising Star Award.

“Like all businesses, the last year has been a challenge.

“However, we are so proud, of the team and what we have achieved and the challenges we have had to overcome.

 “The Total Award’s was judged by a panel of highly experienced construction industry leaders that voted for AMB Technical stating that for a company to have overcome the challenges of nearly to be able to say that our company has increased turnover by 228% from 2018 -2021, increased staff by 600%, with forecasted plans to hit £4.6 million turnover by the end of this year - a huge achievement especially for a company that has been trading for just over three years.”

AMB Technical’s client base over the pandemic has been involved in projects such as building hospitals, schools and colleges, running essential power stations, and maintaining UK’s Road and Highways infrastructure.

The firm are also keen to help and grow the community around them - supporting boxers to achieve lifetime dreams, funding and supporting local football teams and giving children from poorer backgrounds lifesaving skills such as learning to swim.