Colchester businessman Julian Harris has been recognised in a top national business competition, thanks to his thriving Bang & Olufsen audio-video franchise.

He has won a highly-commended certificate of merit in the British Franchise Association's (BFA) Franchise of the Year Awards.

In two years, he has smashed every target he has been set and his Colchester business is ranked 18th worldwide in the Bang & Olufsen empire.

Published Friday November 1, 2002