ENTREPRENEUR Christine Coates is celebrating a second accolade after receiving the OBE earlier this year.

Christine's firm Coates Engineering (International) Ltd, which she owns together with her husband, has been awarded the Investors in People standard.

The firm, which employs 66 at its Whitworth base, manufactures machinery for industries including food manufacturing and water treatment and exports its products across the world.

Christine, a former director of ELTEC, received the OBE for her services in economic development for the North West.

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