Expanding Bradford human resources group Relay Recruitment has celebrated the New Year with a move to a larger, specially refurbished HQ in Salem Street.

The new building will accommodate its growing complement of consultants and allow the company to undertake a newly expanded range of services.

Founded in 1996 by Steven Street and Laurance Elliott, Relay has posted an average 94 per cent compound growth year-on-year.

Mr Street said the investment in the three-storey premises off Manor Row showed the importance Relay placed on 'real' rather than virtual consultancies.

He said: "We're not Luddites, we have an interactive website and the new HQ has video-conferencing facilities. But I do wonder if any vacancies have ever been satisfactorily filled by the over-hyped dotcom enterprises."