Blackpool business benefits from Lancashire Business Growth Fund support

The largest supplier of IT outsourcing to the UK holiday park sector, Challenger Technology, has been awarded a business grant of £11,040 towards their total project investment of £55,204 by the Lancashire Business Growth Fund.

Established for more than ten years and with 30 staff, Challenger Technology is a small group of companies made up of Gconnect Technology, Infinium IT , it’s division Clarity Wireless and currently has a turnover of £3m; they plan, implement and manage the IT infrastructure, predominantly in the leisure industry.

"We are already into the first year of a five year plan and are on target to have a £10m turnover by 2020 and a staff workforce of 120."

Paul added: “Any business thinking of expanding should apply to the growth fund. It’s relatively simple to do and can really help.”

He said: “Every business owner knows that you’ll explore every avenue for grants and funding that you might be entitled to. The Lancashire Business Growth Fund is a great opportunity for anybody looking to expand their company in the year ahead and I’d encourage everybody to find out more about it.”

Its key aim is to accelerate the creation of sustainable jobs by encouraging companies to bring forward growth projects on a bigger scale with a larger impact at a time when those jobs are most needed.