STAFF at the wallcoverings arm of Borden Decorative Products have picked up the Investors in People award.

The Darwen-based firm, behind names including Crown Wallcoverings, Shand Kydd and Storeys, has become the 88th East Lancashire employer to be recognised under the national training and development standard. The company, the country's largest exporter of wallcoverings, employs 211 people at its Belgrave Road headquarters.

"The history of our three famous brands may well go back into the 19th century, but our staff's skills are fully up-to-date," said chief executive Neil Sharrock.

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