A NORTH-EAST specialist training firm has attracted a number of large companies from across the region.

C&A Safety Solutions, which provides health and safety and management courses for the engineering and manufacturing industries, now lists Cleveland Potash, Stockton-based Clarion Homes and Hartlepool's Camerons Brewery as clients.

The Hartlepool business was started by C&A Pumps and Engineering.

Alan Roberts, managing director, said: “We always intended to set up a training division to provide courses that plug a gap in the market.

“The aim is to become a leading business in its own right by delivering very specific training, skills and qualifications that others cannot accommodate.”

C&A Pumps and Engineering provides electrical and mechanical installation services for Sedgefield Racecourse, UK Steel Enterprise, Cleveland Fire and Rescue and HM Prisons.