Plans for a major expansion at a Bradford chemical manufacturer have been outlined to a Government minister during a visit.

Nick Garthwaitte, managing director of Christeyns UK, told junior environment minister Dan Rogers MP, that the company had agreed to lease land next to its East Bowling site from Bradford Council for a major development.

The Belgian-owned company will conduct a feasibility study into building around 50,000 sq ft of additional production and warehousing space behind its Rutland Street headquarters.

It would enable Christeyns UK, whose Bradford operations produce powders and liquids for the commercial laundry and construction sectors, to concentrate all its operations on one site. .

Mr Garthwaite told the minister it was envisaged that the new premises would be a multi-million pound development eligible for support from the Regional Growth Fund.

The move would boost Christeyn's efficiency and expansion, leading ultimately to more staff being added to the128-strong Bradford workforce.

Mr Garthwaite said: "We'd love to be on one manufacturing site. It makes perfect sense and would save money. That will set the scene for our stability and our commitment to Bradford."

He said Christeyns UK had enjoyed two years of 'stunning' growth and 2014 would continue that success, with turnover expected to reach more than £26 million.

"The business is in a very strong position. We don't appear to have seen any recession, with our laundry chemicals business growing by 50 per cent and construction chemicals by 25 per cent last year and by a similar amount in 2014.

"We secured our largest ever order last year worth £20 million over five years and our largest customer in Scotland extended our contract for another five years," said Mr Garthwaite.

He told the minister, whose portfolio includes water management, that a key part of Christeyn's business model was investing in customers' sites to reduce energy and water usage, while making a return on selling chemicals.

"We have teams out there optimising customers' plants all the time," he said. ,

Mr Garthwaite called for more co-ordination in policies on training and apprenticeships. He said too many different agencies were working to their own agendas.

"There seems to be a lack of joined up thinking and too many different agendas running parallel to each other and that makes it difficult for businesses to know where to go for support," he said.

Mr Rogers, a Liberal Democrat minister, toured Christeyns with Bradford East MP David Ward and praised the company for its commitment to training, investment and energy conservation.