A Moray businessman is in the running for an award which recognises leadership skills.
Managing director of AJ Engineering Alan James has been nominated for an award by The Institute of Directors in Scotland.
The company is one of six finalists in the director of the year category for small and medium size businesses.
In the last 18 months the company has also been crowned Scotland’s Employer of the Year at the Federation of Small Business (FSB) Celebrating Small Business Scottish Awards and also won SME of the Year at the Moray Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.
He founded AJ Engineering in 1999 and now employs over 80 staff including 12 apprentices and has developed a reputation as one of the region’s foremost steel fabrication, steel erection and cladding specialists and supporters of continuous learning and apprenticeships.
The firm also acquired NEWCo in 2015.
Mr James said: “In what is a very difficult time for all businesses across Scotland and the UK, this is some bright news.
“I am very proud of AJ Engineering, but a director is only as good as the staff that the company employs and I am very lucky to have an extremely strong team both at our Forres headquarters and at our sister company NEWCo, which is based in Fort William.”
The winners of the awards are set to be announced on Tuesday, September 8.
