Willmott Dixon has announced it plans to generate £100 million of work by 2020 with the opening of a new office in Farnborough.

The company is targeting growth in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire and Dorset having already delivered successful projects in southern counties.

A total of 25 full-time staff will be based at the new office, including Richard Poulter, Willmott Dixon's deputy managing director for its construction business in the southern counties.

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The facility will act as a base to pursue industry opportunities across the four counties, aided by a rise in private sector work and the firms prominent place on frameworks including Scape's Major Works framework and the Southern Construction Framework.

Mr Poulter said: "We are seeing a surge of activity, both in the public and private sectors across the region, so Farnborough is an ideal location to open a new office. Our structure is based on making sure we have locally based teams for our customers and the office will expand our ability to focus exclusively on Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Berkshire, where we have already delivered notable work.

"Our goal is to generate a turnover of £50m by 2018 across the region, rising to £100m in 2020, and we'll be creating new jobs along the way as part of our focus to use local companies whenever possible."

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