Students from a Harpenden School were named as the best overall company at a student business competition.

Students enter the Young Enterprise Company Programme in teams and participants set up and run businesses for an academic year.

The team from Sir John Lawes School, in Manland Way, set up Tableaux, who design, manufacture and sell wall art and they were named as the best overall company at the Young Enterprise Company Programme in the St Albans and Harpenden Final on Thursday, March 26.

Sam Beech, managing director of Tableaux, said: “We’re thrilled to win Best Overall Company.

“It means so much to us and makes the hard work well worth it.

“We’ve come such a long way since we started the Company Programme in September last year, and have learned so much.

“As soon as I saw the proposal of Young Enterprise I jumped at the opportunity.

“It’s a chance to prove myself at organising people and at establishing a company. I keep all the cogs turning, all the team co-ordinated and had no doubt we would succeed. Do have a look at our website www.tableauxdesigns.co.uk”

The team will now go on to represent St Albans and Harpenden at the Hertfordshire competition on Thursday, April 23.

Young Enterprise’s Company Programme is supported by HSBC and is aimed at 15 to 19 year olds.