A NETWORKING club is expanding, with more staff and new premises.

Bridge Club, a company which builds links between owner managers and business service providers, was set up by Caroline Theobald in 2000.

Its membership has grown to 280 but Ms Theobald found it needed an extra impetus to become a national operation, and enlisted help from accountants Keith Robinson & Co. Keith Robinson, partner at the Middlesbrough-based firm, said: "Our role with the Bridge Club will be to guide Caroline and her team towards their goal of expansion. By forecasting their business growth, a detailed plan has been put in place that has already assisted in the employment of more staff and the securing of new premises."