A BOOMING business has started a recruitment drive.

Booth Industries supplies doors and panels for military, nuclear, petrochemical, oil and gas platforms and installations.

As well as a number of promotions, the business has taken on more senior staff to maintain its “continued growth and success”.

John Hynes, Redhall Manufacturing’s managing director, said: “These changes are a positive first step in our restructuring strategy. They will enable our continued growth and success, and provide us with the ability to meet the future, which with the right people, attitudes and talents, can be a secure and profitable one for everyone in Redhall Manufacturing and the Redhall Group.”

Formed in 1873, the Nelson Street firm, which is now part of Redhall Manufacturing, specialises in blast and fire-resistant doors, acoustic doors, windows, blast-relief panels, tunnel doors and large access doors, such as aircraft hangar doors. Some doors can weigh more than 20 tonnes.

It sits alongside Bristol-based metals firm Jordan Manufacturing and Tyneside engineers R Blackett Charlton within the group.

Stuart Lawrence has been promoted to managing director of Booth Industries in a move which the Redhall Group said reflected its “strong desire” to maintain the Booth identity and reputation.

Other appointments include Chris Norris, who has been appointed engineering director with ultimate responsibility across the whole Booth business for design authority issues, project management and design re-source management.

Barry Gregson will assume the role of business development director, with responsibility for delivering the annual sales targets across the business with a specific focus on expanding exposure to new markets and customers internationally.

Joining Mr Norris and Mr Gregson are new finance manager Nigel Andrew, who has ultimate responsibility for the purchasing department, and newly-appointed business manager Norman Harrison.

He will continue his lead on work for the Crossrail project across London and also retain responsibility for project management of contracts within the engineered doors sectors.

The east-west Crossrail project will link Essex and Kent to Berkshire and Buckinghamshire across Greater London with over 70 miles of extra line and 30 miles of new tunnels. It is planned to open in 2018 and is currently Europe's biggest construction project.

Caroline Evans has been appointed SHEQ manager. She will oversee safety, health, environment and quality issues across all the Booth sites.