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Blackmore has garnered a duo of green hat-tricks after reaching the finals of three national environment awards as well as securing a trio of eco-friendly certifications.

The Shaftesbury, Dorset-based printer is a finalist in Dorset Business Awards' 'Environmental Excellence' category, with the victor announced on 29 November.

As well as winning the British Chambers of Commerce' Green Award for the South West Region, the company was highly commended in the national Environmental and Sustainable Technology Journal's 'Environmental and Sustainable Management Award'.

The company has been recognised for investing in a Ryobi 754WD press, which consumes almost 50% less power than a previous machine with an equivalent specification from a different manufacturer.

It has also changed workers' shift patterns to accommodate car sharing, as well as using as well as using eco metallic vegetable-based inks.

Further bolstering its green credentials, the publishing printer added to its ISO 14001 accreditation in recent months with FSC and PEFC accolades.

Blackmore sales director Aubrey Aviss said: "We have been working extremely hard to be at the forefront of environmentally-friendly print, which has been confirmed by the double hatrick.

"It doesn't stop here as we are constantly working on future plans to ensure our impacts to the environment are minimal."