PORTABLE appliance testing company Kitchener 2000 has won a £2.4million contract with Lancashire County Council.

The deal will see staff from Kitchener, of the Junction 7 business park in Clayton-le-Moors, deliver tests across council schools and buildings for the next four years.

It secures 28 jobs at the company.

Managing director Robert Kitchener said: “The contract speaks volumes for the dedication and hard work of our team of engineers.”