HORWICH-based Ingersoll Rand Sales is in the running for a top industrial prize.

The company has reached the final shortlist in the national 1996 Manufacturing Industry Achievement Awards.

The winners are to be announced at a gala evening to be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, tomorrow.

Ingersoll Rand is shortlisted in the Design Product of the Year category for its 37kw oil-free rotary screw compressor.

The awards are organised by business magazine publisher Miller Freeman Technical Ltd.

Their managing director, Roger Michael, said: "These awards highlight the strength of our manufacturing industry.

"Companies shortlisted for an award can consider themselves to be among the best in the country."

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