Shelforce has been named the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) Business of the Year.

The company also took home the Excellence for People Development award.

The company supports disabled people in their entry to employment, with 75% of their workforce having a disability.

Shelforce’s business manager Howard Trotter said: “We are so proud of our team and our development programme; our success is ultimately down to them. It’s amazing that we have been recognised not once but twice by the GBCC Awards panel.”

The awards were live-streamed from Chamber House in Edgbaston and hosted by BBC News presenter and reporter, Amy Cole.

Steve Allen, president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, said: “Shelforce have shown excellence in many of this year’s categories, not only in their service to manufacturing and sustainability but also through their investment in staff development and the wider issue of diversity and inclusion.

“Shelforce are an outstanding example of what it means to do good business and we are glad to recognise them as such after a year of such adversity.”