A new £500,000 facility has been opened in Bradford on Avon to help an automotive firm meet demand as orders soar.
Engineering firm Anthony Best Dynamics (ABD) has officially opened its new factory extension despite plans to move to larger facilities in two years' time.
The company, which provides international car manufacturers with testing and measurement products for vehicle suspension, brakes and steering, plans to move to the new Kingston Farm development in Bradford in Avon by 2015 where it hopes to double its workforce.
However, managing director Tim Rogers said demand was so high for its products that the company had no choice but to expand or risk losing key contracts.
"We are looking to build a new factory up the road in two years time but it's been important to get some new facilities up and running.
"It's a new annexe but we've built it to quite a high standard. We've done this to let the staff know we are developing the product, let the community know we are committed to the area and let our investors know we are improving our capacity.
"At the moment the factory is absolutely choc-a-bloc."
Earlier this year ABD launched on the London Stock Exchange to raise the £2.5 million needed for its expansion.
The money will be used to fund the new factory, further recruitment and establishing a presence in Asia.
Mr Rogers added: "We close the books at the end of this month and figures are pretty much where we thought they would be. The automotive market has started to spend and open up, particularly in areas such as Japan and China where key customers are."
"We are now above where we were before the downturn."
"We don't want to be in a position where we have to turn down orders."
