WELCOME to our weekly round-up of business news in Warrington.

Training the youth

BUILDING firm Harry Fairclough is helping a youth training charity in Bury.

Construction students at Rathbone Training have been given bricks, tools and safety clothing from Howley-based building firm Harry Fairclough to help them gain the skills and qualifications they need to get into the industry.

Firm gets funding

CORPORATE finance specialist MC Vanguard has secured major funding for a leading Lancashire software developer.

The corporate finance arm of Latchford-based Mitchell Charlesworth accountancy firm has secured £200,000 from MSIF (Merseyside Special Investment Fund) to enable BrightOffice, based in Skelmersdale, to reveal its ambitious growth and employment plans.

Sauce of support

CONTRACTOR and staffing sector financial support specialist Outsauce has announced it will be supporting The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre throughout 2015.

Giant growth plan

PROCUREMENT giant Procurement for Housing (PfH), based in Birchwood’s Olympic Park, has made three new appointments.

Leisa Hewitt joins as new procurement director, Magnus Walker, head of energy services and Ian Taylor, head of operations.

Business diary

WELCOME to the Warrington Guardian’s business diary.

  •  February 6: 10am until 3pm, jobs fair at the Parr Hall with Warrington South MP David Mowat.
  •  February 11: 7.15am Business Breakfast Group at Warrington Golf Club.
  •  February 12: 7.30am Great Sankey High School Business Breakfast.
  •  February 12: 8am Birchwood Forum at Birchwood High School
  •  February 25: 9am to 1pm Colony Networking ‘LinkedIN and Google+ training workshop with Connecting Cheshire at Statham Lodge Hotel, Lymm.