AN ambitious IT company is to employ a further 10 staff members after growing by almost 40 per cent in the last financial year.

Razorblue Group already employs more than 40 people across its Catterick, north Yorkshire and Leeds bases and is looking to take on further staff in the next 12 months after opening an office at Wynyard Park.

The company has recently recorded record results, increasing turnover by 39 per cent to £3.5 million, and is hoping a new recruitment drive will allow this figure to rise to £4.5 million next year.

Dan Kitchen, managing director of Razorblue, said the expansion felt like “coming home”, as he lives in Teesside and formerly attended Red House School in Stockton.

“Although this is a new office, this is not new territory for us” said Mr Kitchen.

“We already have a large client base in Teesside and having a presence here will open doors to other local businesses.

“What we have to offer, I believe, gives us the edge over our competitors” he added.

Although Razorblue will retain its offices in Catterick and Leeds, as well as expanding its base in London, Mr Kitchen believes the opening of the Wynyard site is key in helping the business achieve further growth.

“At Catterick we experienced problems with recruitment and, although we will keep recruiting in that area, we feel there are greater opportunities here to find new talent from Teesside and the other local universities.

“Our success has come amid dramatic change in the IT sector, but that will continue to be the case” he added.

The company began as a cloud hosting business but has gradually evolved to offer expertise in telecoms, IT support and bespoke business software.

“We became an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in 2009 and built our own network” said Mr Kitchen.

“We also wholly own our cloud infrastructure and the knowledge behind that goes back more than 10 years” he added.

Razorblue has recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and its current clients include Sports Direct, Wensleydale Creamery and financial advisors Gale and Phillipson.

“We’ve got to move with the market and keep up with the times – that’s what we’ve done for the past 10 years” he added.

“If new technology comes to the market you’ve got to embrace it.”