A NORTH Yorkshire painting and decorating business has scooped a global award.

Chris Green and Son Painters and Decorators has been named the winner of the Excellence in Property Restoration Services category in the Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards 2019.

Celebrating the success and achievements of firms and individuals, the annual awards looks for those that have taken an innovative approach to demonstrate exceptional business performance.

Chris Green and his son Matthew – who joined the business straight from school nearly ten years ago – won the award after being unknowingly nominated by one of their clients.

Chris, who is based in Harrogate, said: “Winning this award is absolutely surreal, it’s completely different to the awards we’ve won in the past and the fact that we didn’t enter ourselves makes the win feel even more special.

“To find out that our success will be published in the Corporate LiveWire magazine, which goes in every airport’s Aspire First Class Lounge in the world, left us speechless too.”

The Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards were established to honour those who standout as consistently showing best practice in every aspect of their work and transforming the industry they work in.

This year the company has also been shortlisted in the Residential category in the Johnstone’s Painter of the Year competition, along with the Small Contractor category in the Painting and Decorating Association's (PDA) Premier Trophy Awards.

Chris added: “This is the sixth year that we have been shortlisted in the Johnstone’s Painter of the Year competition since 2005, winning the top prize in the residential category in 2013 before being named Supreme Winner.

“It’s also the sixth time we’ve been shortlisted since 2012 for the Premier Trophy Awards too, as well as Matthew being crowned Leeds College of Building’s Apprentice of the Year award in 2013.

“It feels fantastic that our passion and hard work is recognised, and we’ve got a lot to look forward to in 2019, not just on the awards front, but also charity work too.”

Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, said: “I was delighted to see local painting and decorating business Chris Green and Son be recognised at this level.

“Chris has a great track record for winning awards, this time as the winner of the Excellence in Property Restoration Services category in the Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards 2019. My congratulations go to him and his son.”

Chris Green and Son Painters and Decorators has been a member of the trade body PDA for 10 years.