AMBITIOUS chartered accountants Jacksons played host to 50 guests at the opening of their newly-refurbished Bolton offices.

The former Watson Laurie House in Breightmet Street, just off Bradshawgate, is now Trinity House.

The ceremony was performed by Paul Davidson, chief executive of Bolton Business Ventures, who unveiled a commemorative plaque.

He was welcomed by founding partner Nigel Jackson, a former Bolton School pupil who established the business in Westhoughton in 1985. It now has offices in Bolton, Rochdale, Southport and Wigan, employs 65 people and has an annual turnover of £2m.

The Bolton office is the largest in the firm, which intends to achieve the Investors in People standard.

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