County Derry based concrete products manufacturer Tobermore has announced it is to create 100 new jobs as it embarks on an expansion costing £10 million.

Tobermore will build a new factory to accommodate for the increases in staff and production.

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Speaking to the BBC, David Henderson, Managing Director for Tobermore, said that company sales had doubled in the last three years. He added: "For about seven years in a row now our sales have been rising by 25 to 30% a year which is a phenomenal level of growth to sustain.

"Each week we put out two million bricks, so the market is fantastically strong."

The company is a leading manufacturer of rectangular and interlocking paving blocks in Ireland with six offices nationwide.

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