MANUFACTURERS Tiflex are planning to expand with the creation of a new building and six more jobs at their factory near Dobwalls.

The company, which produces cork and rubber bonded materials, is an important supplier to various industries worldwide. Its branded products include Tico, Treadmaster flooring and Oxbridge cricket balls. It employs 180 people in its factory and laboratory at Doublebois.

A planning application has been submitted to Cornwall Council for the creation of a 960 square metre new building, and the extension of the existing car park with an extra 38 spaces.

Managing director Hugh Rogers said: ‘The company is growing and we need more floorspace essentially to keep doing what we’re doing.’