AN engineering company is expanding to cope with demand for its bespoke corporate gifts.

DJH Engineering has built a 1,500sq metre extension to its premises at Consett Business Park to give it more construction space.

The company produces a range of gifts, from precision-built scale model locomotives to a model aviation collection and pewter pieces for board games. Its products can cost up to £2,500.

DJH, which employs 45 staff, is working on a model of Gateshead's Millennium Bridge for Gateshead Council and made a miniature Angel of the North for the Tate Art Gallery. Demand for its products has grown since the company set up its website with the help of Business Link County Durham.

"Our order book is full for the next three months and the new website is already playing an important part in our growth," said sales manager Carole Whitfield.