A commercial disaster recovery firm in Skipton has invested in a new hi-tech coach.

ISS Ark & General has made purchased the vehicle so it has a mobile headquarters for its disaster site co-ordination.

The vehicle, which has a purpose-built office and communications centre, aims to help the firm respond to companies in distress after disasters such as fire and flooding.

Steve Mitchell, the firm's national operations manager, said: "This is a tremendous boost to our ability to immediately respond to major disasters.

"The coach gives us a mobile base from which we can quickly and effectively deal with any situations which arise transporting the required number of staff to areas of crisis and to undertake restoration work.

"The office area delivers a distinct operational advantage over other disaster recovery firms and allows us to get the job done even more efficiently than before."