WINDERMERE-based technology company Alertacall Ltd has received a silver award under the government's Employer Recognition Scheme for support to the armed forces community.

The awards, signed by the Secretary of State for Defence and the chief of the defence staff, are recognised as laudatory honours and aim to encourage employers to support defence.

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Will Orme, chief operating officer of Alertacall Ltd said: "Several members of our team are veterans, cadet instructors or forces parents or spouses and we actively try to recruit from the Armed Forces community where possible."