{"id":1522,"date":"2019-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/trio-appointments-aid-burnley-firms-continuing-growth\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:25","slug":"trio-appointments-aid-burnley-firms-continuing-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/trio-appointments-aid-burnley-firms-continuing-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Trio of appointments to aid Burnley IT firm&#8217;s continuing growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new trio has been hired by an East Lancashire technology firm to deal with a growth in business.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13035 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/new-trio-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"new trio\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/>Burnley-based Holker IT has welcomed three fresh starters across the board.<\/p>\n<p>Simon McGowan and Jordan Woodwock have joined the Phoenix Way outfit as account manager and service desk engineer respectively, and\u00a0Martina Giles Kusakova as business administrator.<\/p>\n<p>Managing director, Matthew Metcalfe, said: &#8220;It is certainly a positive sign that we have had to bring in three new faces.\u00a0We have seen a real spike in business over recent months \u2013 particularly in relation to cyber security \u2013 and there is scope within the team for further growth in the near future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Burnley College graduate Simon, 35, had previously risen through the ranks at Walker Farrimond, while\u00a0Jordan, 25, who also attended Burnley College and lives in Altham, has a diploma in engineering. 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