BUSINESS found themselves rewarded for going green at last night's Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainable Business Awards.

The event staged at the Botley Park Hotel had attracted more entries than ever this year and was hosted by former BBC weather man and global warming expert Michael Fish.

The winner of the Sustainable Business of the Year award was Permanent Publications based in East Meon, who also took the Small Business category.

Other category winners were: The Leckford Estate (Medium Business Award), Vitacress Salads (Large Business Award), BioBubble (Environmental Technology and Innovation Award) and Greenhouse Graphics (Leadership Award). A full report and more pictures will appear in Tuesday's Business South section..

Pictured are Timi Van Houten of Greenhouse Graphics, Tim & Maddy Marland Permanent Publications, Michael Fish, Kojo Blankson of The Leckford Estate, Steve Rothwell Vitacress Salads and Greg McCormick of Biobubble For more pictures and a comprehensive report see Tuesday's Daily Echo.