TWO East Lancashire firms are doing battle for a top industry award.

Potterton Myson, based in Burnley, is in the finals of the Manufacturing Industry Achievement Award for its work in developing a new information technology system. And Cobble Blackburn has also been short-listed in the same category. The award winners will be announced on September 21.

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