A former manager with roofing supplies merchant Proos Roofing Supplies has admitted stealing £36,000 from his employer.
Guy Howell pleaded guilty to committing fraud while branch manager for Proos Roofing Supplies in Blackburn.
The case was committed to Preston Crown Court for sentence after a hearing to establish the facts, according to the Lancashire Telegraph.
The 25-year-old Howell was committed on bail.