BOSSES at one of the district's best known engineering firms have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list.

Richard and Charles Barr, joint managing directors of the Centrax Group, have each been awarded MBEs.

Richard Barr, who lives in Newton Abbot, was honoured for services to the power generation industry and exports from the UK.

Torquay-based Charles Barr was similarly recognised for his company's export achievements as well as his contributions to the aerospace industry.

The company was founded in 1946 by Richard H H Barr OBE and Geoffrey White after both worked with jet pioneer Sir Frank Whittle during the second world war.