A businessman who expanded a specialist precision engineering company, Pailton Engineering, during the recession has been named one of the Midlands’ top business people. John Nollett has been included in Insider Media’s prestigious 42 Under 42 Awards 2011 and he has been named International Entrepreneur of the Year.

The award follows the company being named Manufacturer of the Year in the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards. As Pailton Engineering MD Nollet steered the company through a 17 per cent expansion in 2010 on top of a seven per cent increase in 2009 through exploring new market opportunities such as the military and bus sectors.