ACS marks Leeds Armed Forces Day by revealing winning student design for this year's charity Steel Soldier Silhouette

Yorkshire-based manufacturer ACS Stainless Steel Fixings has unveiled the winner of a new student design competition - part of its fifth annual Steel Soldiers campaign.

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Held in the lead-up to Leeds Armed Forces Day, the competition invited Year 8 pupils at Lawnswood School, Leeds, to create a design concept for this year's Steel Soldier silhouette. ACS will now use the winning idea as inspiration for the 2025 campaign design, set to be revealed this autumn.

It marks an exciting new dimension for the much-loved annual Steel Soldiers campaign, which has raised over £13,000 for the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) since its inception in 2020. Traditionally launched ahead of Remembrance Day, the campaign invites donations from businesses and community groups in return for a handcrafted steel soldier.