The company's Middlesbrough office has done most of its jobs for the water industry since it was set up five years ago. But technical director Tony Jefferson says he now wants to expand the building services side of the business. This will include mechanical and electrical engineering work with local authorities, developers and industry, typically on refurbishment projects.
The office hit a £1m turnover this year and Jefferson has set ambitious targets for it to grow by 50% a year for the next three years.
Jefferson said Middlesbrough had been chosen above the European head office in Redhill, Surrey for the expansion, because the group has had difficulty recruiting skilled engineers in the South-east.
He said: "When we put adverts out for people we had a much better response in Middlesbrough, and a much higher quality on average."
