Green issues are topping the news agenda and Oxfordshire business awards is helping many firms to receive recognition for their environmental ethos, while proving they can compete on a level playing field.

A good example is rapidly developing alternative fuels company, Regenatec (pictured left), based at Milton Park.

William Smith, business development director, said: "Winning the small business category is a good third-party endorsement of our business, ethics, and technology.

"It is a win for sustainable biofuels and it helps build on the Oxfordshire brand image of being a centre of biofuel technology excellence."