Propel growth programme helps first business

Abbey Telecom is the first company to take advantage of a local business support programme which aims to accelerate growth plans for established companies.

The Blackburn firm has been quickest off the mark to become the inaugural participant in the Propel initiative, which is to boost performance in Lancashire SMEs over three years old.

Delivered by Vedas Services Ltd, it will provide Abbey Telecom with staff profiling to assist with personal development, leadership and talent management.

“It’s going to help businesses with fewer than 250 employees which are determined to achieve further success and will give them a springboard for growth.”

Abbey Telecom managing director Tony Raynor added: “We’ve been in business for twenty years so we don’t usually qualify for this sort of match funded support. Our maintained base of telephone systems grows annually but we show a steady increase rather than risky high growth.