A GALASHIELS businessman was celebrating this week after his company saw off competition from 60 rival firms to win a coveted award earlier this month.

Dominic Taddei’s Clear Mortgage Solutions Group were named Best Authorised Representative for Overall Business Quality’ at the Legal and General UK awards at the Guildhall in London in June.

The Edinburgh-based firm was founded in 2002 by Dominic, who is Group Managing Director. In the last couple of months, the company has opened another office in the Borders, meaning they now operate across three locations in Scotland - Edinburgh, Livingston and Galashiels.

The company also plans to open a new Edinburgh city centre office in George Street this summer, taking the number of team members from 16 to 22 by the end of 2015.

Dominic said: “It is a very exciting time for us just now at CMS as we not only expand the business, grow the team and move into new offices in Edinburgh city centre but also to be recognised by Legal & General as the best in our field for overall business quality across the UK is such a great accolade.

“The award is testament to the highly professional, knowledgeable and dedicated team we have on board, who collectively have over 50 years of industry experience and consistently deliver day after day, always going the extra mile and leaving no stone unturned.

“Our goal is to be the company of choice in Scotland for professional impartial mortgage, protection and insurance advice which we are definitely on track to achieving.”