AEROSPACE firm Hurel-Dubois has won a top safety award.

The Burnley company was presented with a British Safety Council award for its accident rate.

"By making safety an important feature of everyday work practice, the winning companies are reducing accidents and ill health while improving productivity and profitability," said Sir Neville Purvis, Director General of the British Safety Council, as he presented the awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.

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