ACCOUNTANCY firm Evolution ABS, which operates from offices in West Buckland, has won the Skills for Growth Award in the 2018 Somerset Business Awards – the largest business awards in the county.

The award, judged by Wessex Reserve Forces & Cadets Association, recognised the business’s success in investing in the skills of its existing workforce to meet a particular business need and in showing a commitment to developing the workforce of the future.

This year’s Somerset Business Awards were the most competitive to date with 90-plus entries, an increase of more than a third on 2017. The black-tie awards ceremony was held at Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Taunton and attended by about 400 guests representing businesses in the local area. Somerset cricketer Peter Trego announced the 14 award winners to the waiting entrants.

Evolution ABS boasts a young and dynamic team and prides itself on the exceptional training it offers employees.

The firm’s founder, Margaret Scarrott, said: “We are especially thrilled to be recognised for our training and broader development work for young people – they go on to help us and so many others in Somerset, which is really exciting and rewarding.”