BOLTON based recruitment company Four Recruitment has appointed a new talent acquisition manager as it plans to expand — including the launch of a new Bolton office.

The company, which already has a Bolton office in Chorley New Road as well as in Manchester and Blackburn, has appointed Emma Rawlinson into the role.

She previously worked in the internal recruitment department at AO.com, in addition to running her own recruitment business.

The appointment comes as the firm also prepares to announce the launch of new Bolton headquarters to provide its first self contained office.

Four Recruitment is owned by brother and sisters team Phil, Claire and Gemma Sofield, and the company won the Family Business of the Year award at last year's Bolton and Bury Business Awards.

The firm has revealed plans to increase by 75 per cent over the next six months.

Mr Sofield, the company's operations director, said: "2015 was our most successful year to date. We achieved our highest revenue and won two industry awards.”

“We have ambitious plans to open a new larger headquarters in Bolton in the coming months, and to more than double our employee numbers in the next six months.

"Emma’s appointment will help us to achieve these plans. She is the first internal recruiter we have employed and her expertise and knowledge of the recruitment market is a huge asset to Four.”

He added: “We have made a fantastic start to 2016, January was our most successful month to date with a 33 per cent increase in revenue. We have exciting plans to announce including the launch of our new headquarters in Bolton which will provide us with our very first self contained office."