A-Truss, the Irish trussed rafter specialist and newcomer to the timber frame housing market, has won the Ulster Bank/Irish Independent Business Achievers Award.

Since its founding in 1996, the County Meath company has increased turnover from e500,000 to e4.5m this year, providing timber, grading and trussed rafter design and engineering services. It is planning a major drive into the popular timber frame housing market.