A toy company has won an award from its industry peers.

Flair supplies products such as Plasticine, Smurfs, Sylvanian Families, Hello Kitty and Uno.

The Cheam-based business which began trading in the UK in July 1999, won the toy company of the year at the annual Toy Industry Awards ceremony.

It was also awarded girls’ toy of year for the Sylvanian Families Caravan and Car – one of the best selling toys of 2009.

Chief executive Peter Brown and marketing director Lindsay Hardy picked up the awards.