Mark Jones, owner and managing director of Ribchester's Workhouse Advertising and Marketing, has been elected a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Fellowship of The Chartered Institute is the most senior grade of membership possible for the worldwide organisation and is bestowed upon marketing professionals who have a proven record of expertise, experience and success in marketing operations.

Mr Jones, who has been a professional marketeer for 22 years, said: "It is very satisfying to know that all the hard work and the achievements over the years have been recognised, especially when that recognition comes from your peers in the industry you have worked in all your life."

Workhouse Advertising and Marketing, set up by Mark and his wife Nita in 1992, has grown to become one of the region's leading marketing agencies, employing 21 people.