A FORMER Clacks MP has won a prestigious award with his building supplies company.

Cartmore Building Supplies, situated in Lochgelly, has trumped competition from all across the country to win the Builders Merchant Journal award for top Hard Landscaping Display in the UK this year.

Gordon Banks, director of Cartmore, served as MP for Ochil and South Perthshire between the years of 2005-2015.

He was on hand at the awards ceremony in Covent Garden, London, to pick up the award and spoke of his delight to receive it.

He said: “It’s great to have captured this award on the back of building UK Builders Merchant award last November in the same category.

“Also being shortlisted again this year for the award we won last year is tremendously good news and we hope we are successful at this event later in November.

“It’s rewarding to note that the efforts of an independent merchant can be recognised when faced with the challenge from large national competitors.

“It shows that you don’t have to be big to be good at what you do.”

This award follows on from winning UK Builders Merchant in the same category last November, with Cartmore looking ahead to retaining their title this year.

Gordon added: “We will continue to grow and innovate at Cartmore and our new Fibo Collect concrete, mortar and screed batching plant is proof of this.

“The fact that our business in Lochgelly is winning UK recognition shows that hard work, innovation, creativity and determination all pay off and we are grateful to the organisers who saw fit to reward us with top spot.”

Cartmore moved to their new Lochgelly premises in 2021 and opened their new landscaping display last May.

Their display, sitting in at more than 1000m2 is regularly lauded by industry professionals and customers alike for its excellence and appeal, sealing Cartmore the award this year.

Gordon accepted the award from Andrew Miller, key account director at Marshalls, who kindly sponsored the category.

The awards show was hosted by Stephen Mangan, who also presented Gordon with the award.