A FORMER Swindon College student is celebrating after pulling off a hat-trick of industry awards.

Karine Sears, 23, scooped three package design awards in as many years.

Karine picked up her first Institute of Packaging student prize in 2001 and has continued to impress the judges ever since.

This year's competition saw Karine retain the top prize with a novel Toblerone pack design.

"Winning the awards has definitely been useful for my career," she said.

"They boosted my confidence throughout my course."

Karine, who completed a degree in packaging design at Swindon College, now works in Maidenhead for Polestar Taylowe, designing packaging for everything from whisky to toothpaste.