training provider BCE Mesnes -- a subsidiary of Bury College -- has celebrated a move into new office accommodation in Lever Street, Bolton.

Edwards House is the former drawing and administration office of tipping gear manufacturers Edbro.

Edbro has retained the ground floor and made the first and second floors available for let through chartered surveyors Paul Nolan & Company of Manchester Road, Bury. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr John Walsh, performed the opening ceremony.

BCE Mesnes, which used to be in Commerce House, Bridgeman Place, has 45 people working in 5,500 sq ft of space on the first floor.

The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr John Walsh, performed the opening ceremony for the Edwards House development.

There is still 15,500 sq ft of space available for let.

BCE Mesnes, which originated in Wigan in 1982, was taken over by Bury College in 1994.

The Bolton Bury Chamber of Commerce Training Division was acquired and integrated in 1998.

Modern Apprenticeship training and some commercial training is provided for the Bolton, Bury and Rochdale areas.

BCE Mesnes is also taking part in Employer Training Pilot -- a new government/Learning Skills Council initiative -- which offers employer incentives to release staff for training.

The scheme supports 45 additional clients, mainly in the care sector.