Sporting company goes to the top

Jonathan Smith, managing director of the firm, which is based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, supervised the installation of the pitch protector in Himachal Pradesh.

The cricket ground will be staging two Twenty20 Indian Premier League matches this month.

Mr Smith said: "We have been in touch with representatives of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for some considerable time but matters were brought to a head when the wicket in the capital, New Delhi, was reported as unfit. To assist them... we advised a rain cover system consisting of a full set of our mobile covers complemented by our flat sheets for the surrounding areas."

He added: "The requirements for the stadium in Himachal Pradesh were slightly different. The cricket ground, at 4,700 feet above sea level, is the highest in the world and has a breathtaking mountain backdrop."