GETTING involved in other people's problems has won a Teesside company two Queen's Awards.

Cleveland Cascade, Middlesbrough, has developed a chute to move dry, bulk material vertically in a cheap and environmentally-friendly way.

The chute can be used in any industry where materials need transferring vertically, such as ship-loading or silo-filling.

The design means that dust emissions are reduced without the need for expensive extraction equipment.

The company has won a Queen's Award for Environmental Achievement and an award for Export Achievement following the successful marketing of the chute.