A leading engineering and training firm has announced the expansion of its Aberdeen team as part of plans to increase turnover.

Jee Ltd, which has offices in Aberdeen and Kent, will be expanding its Aberdeen offices and moving the new team into Westhill premises following a goal to increase turnover from £5m to £20m in 4 years.

The company also announced the appointment of new board members, Finance Director Andrea Haywood and Director Jenny Matthew.

Jee managing director Trevor Jee said: "The Jee team, which is spread between Aberdeen and Tonbridge, near London, has already outgrown the current Aberdeen office, having doubled in size this year.

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"As part of a carefully managed growth strategy, we have plans in place to expand the Aberdeen team into new Westhill premises and open an engineering office in Central London, with the potential of creating 40 jobs in the UK by the end of 2013 and a total of 150 UK jobs over the next 4 years."

He explained: "Our biggest growth area has been in subsea projects. A large focus for 2012 has been adding to our subsea engineering team, building on the wealth of knowledge the company already possesses as our client portfolio rapidly increases in this area. This recruitment drive will carry on into 2013, allowing the Jee team to continue providing clients with the range of expert knowledge they are looking for in large and complex projects."

The subsea engineering and training firm was founded by Mr Jee in 1988 and is still an an independent, privately-owned company.

Mr Jee added: "With our combination of engineering and training, we are also able to address the skills shortage, developing engineers from outside of the industry into subsea specialists through our conversion programme, creating a bigger talent pool for this sector."

(IT)