The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) last night announced heating experts C&J Heating as the Stevenage Business of the Year, at the 2015 FSB Hertfordshire Business Awards.

The Stevenage-based heating business, is run by father and son entrepreneur team, Nigel and Lewis Howard. They have been recognised for a number of achievements including increasing their turnover by fifty per cent in the last twelve months, overcoming national competitors to win some large scale national heating contracts and becoming the face of the Smart Installer Club, for national business HomeServe Alliance.

Lewis Howard, Director, C&J Heating said: “We are over the moon to win Stevenage Business of the Year at this year’s FSB awards and would like to thank our employees and customers for all of their support. The FSB awards are all about recognising SMEs and the hard work and dedication we put in every day. The big players often get all the credit in the heating industry, so it is great to be able to fly the flag for the smaller heating businesses across the country.”