Sign supply business Applelec is celebrating its 15th year in business, reporting that it increased its year-on-year turnover by 44 percent. Recent expansion and innovation has included a new factory in Leeds, 16 new members of staff and a company rebrand.

"We keep focussing on what we do best, high quality products and manufacturing with 100-percent attention to customer service," comments managing director Ian Drinkwater. "Applelec is a great place to go to work each day and we are all so proud of what the company has achieved since we began in 1998."