A ROSS-ON-WYE company has been presented with a silver award by the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Origin8tive Limited, based at Hope Mansell was among 37 employers from the West Midlands to receive the award at the National Memorial Arboretum. 

 The Employer Recognition Scheme awards, now in its tenth year, continues to recognises employer support for the wider principles of the Armed Forces Covenant.

The scheme encompasses bronze, silver and gold awards for the employers that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the Armed Forces community.

The winning West Midlands organisations are spread across the whole of the region and come from a wide range of sectors including construction, local government, healthcare and technology.