A LEGAL publishing firm has seen turnover double and expects to create jobs as it continues to expand.

Cedrec Information Systems Ltd, which publishes environmental and health and safety information for clients including Coca Cola and Du Pont, is poised to move into new territory.

The Sunderland-based company, which employs seven staff, is launching an information package covering all relevant health and safety related legislation aimed at companies in Northern Ireland.

Managing director Steven Armstrong said: "Our new product is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and was created due to a growing demand for user-friendly health and safety information.

"Health and safety legislation is continuously changing and causing headaches for many businesses, particularly those in the manufacturing and engineering sectors.

"Cedrec keeps pace with these changes and has developed several specialist information and update packages designed to reduce the workload of managers by summarising key legislation in plain English."

The firm, which is based at Sunderland's Business and Innovation Centre, said it plans to launch products further afield over the next two years.