ONE of Redditch’s best known business names has moved to new and larger premises.

Dormer Hire Centre, which is owned by Redditch businessman and Redditch Council leader Matt Dormer, has moved from its familiar base in Evesham Road, Headless Cross, to Premier House in Hewell Road.

The building has been purchased for £575,000.

The business was launched over 30 years ago and has been a well-known name in the town ever since.

Born in Feckenham, Matt Dormer is also a watch commander at Redditch Fire Station.

The new property will also accommodate Frank Hedges Ground Care Ltd, a Bromsgrove-based garden equipment sales and repair business, that Mr Dormer has acquired.

He said: “We had been outgrowing our former premises for the past 10 years, and with the acquisition of the Bromsgrove garden equipment business, it made even more sense to seek out our own premises where we could consolidate our current growth and cater for further expansion.”

He added that the move was likely to create at least two jobs in the short term, with potentially more to come later this year.