Nick McKay, managing director of Newcastle-under-Lyme-based mhl support is celebrating after scooping an award at this year’s Central region finals of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year programme, held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, last night.

Competing against 21 of the Central region’s most inspirational and dynamic entrepreneurs, Nick McKay was presented with the Business Products & Services award in recognition of his talent for identifying a gap in the market for a company that through exemplary ‘Premier’ service provides quality advice on health and safety, and employment law compliance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Andy Glover, head of Ernst & Young’s Central region entrepreneurial growth markets team at Ernst & Young, said: “Nick’s focus, determination and drive have made mhl support a company which provides premium advice and consultancy to a growing national client base. On behalf of Ernst & Young and the programme’s sponsors - Coutts & Co, the London Stock Exchange and The Times - I would like to congratulate Nick.

The Entrepreneur Of The Year awards programme, now in its seventh year in the UK, takes place in over 40 countries around the world with nearly 10,000 entrepreneurs having competed at regional, national and international levels. The programme is sponsored by Coutts & Co, the London Stock Exchange and The Times.