Blemain Group has launched a committee to help staff get involved in community projects.

The Supporting the Community Committee was formed by a cross section of volunteers from the business, and will focus solely on helping small local projects in the Greater Manchester area.

Blemain has around 400 staff and the committee is looking to help a range of local community organisations from children’s hospitals and youth centres to environmental and urban regeneration projects.

Irene Thomas, head of commercial underwriting at Blemain Group and chair of the new committee, said: “As a business