Tile and stone distributor the Verona Group has been named in Yorkshire’s Fastest 50 Awards for the second year running.

The annual Yorkshire’s Fastest 50 Awards recognise Yorkshire-based businesses who have consistently grown their revenue while remaining profitable.

It includes firms from a wide range of sectors including food and drink retailers, manufacturers and leaders in the tech sector, with Verona rising from 26th place in 2018 to 22nd place in 2019.

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The company came in at seventh in the medium-sized business category of Yorkshire’s Fastest 50 Awards .

Marketing director at Verona Katy Harris said: “Winning an award is always a pleasure for the whole business, but to see Verona moving up this list of prestigious Yorkshire-based companies is a real highlight.

“The business has an ambitious plan for the future that will see us reinvest across the business in order to develop our product and service offering, continuing our strong foothold within the sector.

“A big well done goes to all the team at Verona who make this happen, and thanks to all our valued customers for their continued support.”

The list celebrates companies who are succeeding and investing despite tough economic climates and creating jobs in the region.

Information is compiled using publicly available financial data from Companies House.

Founded in 2001 as the Mosaic Tile Company, Verona is a distributor of tiles and mosaics in natural stone, porcelain, ceramic and glass.

The company is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and supplies independent and multiple retailers nationwide.

It has recently launched a six=strong range of patterned tiles, named after Spanish artists and designers.