North-East telecoms company BNS Telecom has established an in-house training team to help prepare recruits for their new roles.

CHRISTIAN JOHANSSON has been appointed to lead the team as training co-ordinator.

Mr Johansson has worked for banks and companies in Sweden and at Amex in the UK.

He will now be responsible for organising and delivering a range of training packages which meet the specific needs of BNS's 180-strong workforce.

Headquartered in Prudhoe, BNS Telecom is one of the UK's largest independent telecommunications services providers and handles millions of calls each month through its networks.