Contract management firm Horner Brothers expects to take on 50 extra staff this year to cope with soaring demand.


The Rotherham-based company took on 50 extra staff last August and expects to double its 12m turnover during the next 12 months after trebling turnover since last year.


Joint director Dennis Horner said it had gained 10 major blue-chip financial clients over the last year.


"We spent three years developing our system to be able to deliver a full e-commerce solution," he said. "I believe we are now the market leader for in-house development systems."


The company is in the middle of major investment. A 3m distribution centre is under construction and it plans to spend 3m on kit. It has "pencilled in" an order for a second Drent Vision web press.