STEEL fabricator Pipe and Piling Supplies (PPS) has won a leading business award.

The company, which is headquartered in Fife, Scotland, but carries out all of its manufacturing at a fabrication plant in Bridlington, won Small/Mid-sized Deal of the Year at the 2016 Insider Deals and Dealmakers Awards. T

Judges described the company’s recent acquisition by managing director Alistair Cochrane as “an excellent example of what can be achieved with the right management”.

The judging panel also praised the “simple but effective” way he took control of the business.

PPS was acquired by Alistair Cochrane in November 2015 for an undisclosed sum.

Mr Cochrane, who acquired PPS for an undisclosed sum last November, joined the company in 2008 with a focus on expanding the business and growing profitability.

Since then turnover has risen from £1.59 million to an estimated £20 million for the current financial year.

The company supplies steel piling and overhead structures to infrastructure clients, with key customers including Network Rail and Balfour Beatty. In recent years the business has worked on some of the UK’s biggest rail projects.

Mr Cochrane said: “I’d like to thank our dynamic and dedicated team who have worked hard to grow the business by developing new products and using our strong engineering skills to deliver bespoke services for our customers.”

He said as a result PPS had contributed to some high-profile and complex building projects.