Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group celebrated the opening with a launch party on 3rd November 2011 at South Rings Business Park, attended by professionals from across the region’s business community.

They were joined by Leonard Curtis staff and the evening included entertainment from a David Brent lookalike and a magician. The opening of the new Preston office is part of the Group’s wider national expansion programme, bringing its total number of offices to nine. The firm also has offices in Manchester, London, Birmingham and Bristol and currently employs over 140 people.

Mark Delaney, Director for Lancashire, said: "The new Lancashire office is in a convenient and central location and makes our services much more accessible to companies based, not only in Lancashire, but in Merseyside and Cumbria too."

Having started out as an insolvency practice, Leonard Curtis has significantly developed its service lines over the years to offer alternative solutions to help directors of struggling businesses to retain control of their business and continue trading. Added Mark: “Insolvency should always be the very last resort for companies experiencing financial distress and at Leonard Curtis we see it as our role to avoid this scenario wherever possible."

Directors Mark Colman and Mark Delaney are joined by David Brent lookalike at the launch party