A BLACK Country manufacturer is planning to expand its business after moving to a larger premises on a Kingswinford industrial estate.

RP Tooling Ltd has moved to a 24,207 sq ft unit on the Pensnett Estate after agreeing a 10-year lease with London & Cambridge Properties (LCP).

The move has seen the company add more than three times the space from its previous premises in Halesowen and the firm also plans to take on an additional 10 members of staff.

Darren Withers, director, said: “The unit appealed because it was in the ideal location and because it had been extensively refurbished, with a new roof and fully redecorated offices.

“We had been looking for some time to find the right premises with the specification we needed to grow the business.

“We are delighted with the move and are looking forward to expanding our operations further over the next few months.”

Andrew Preston, industrial property manager at LCP, said: “It’s yet another good success story for manufacturing in the Black Country and I am very pleased that we were able to accommodate RP Tooling as it unrolls its development plans.”