BurrBaxter, which specialises in the production of traditional printed forms to complement electronic payslips, took on the extra unit, which had been empty for two years beforehand, following significant growth in volumes during 2011.

Joint managing director Adam Baxter said: "Until 2009 I like many traditional printers had fought a losing battle on the side of business forms against the internet until we learned how to combine traditional pressure seal, despatch notes and epay electronic payroll and display, to actually generate more print orders not less.

"[As a results] we have now doubled the size of the plant and turnover in the space of 12 months, mainly using traditional 2/2 forms, purely through organic growth."

BurrBaxter experienced a boom in enquiries following the emergency Budget in 2010, which prompted local authorities and other public sector organisations to embark on major cost-cutting programmes.

Baxter said at the time that the company had attracted interest due to its ability to produce simple transactional print, in a cheap and green way, using older print equipment.