A vehicle  hire company has opened a new branch creating 11 jobs.

Northgate Vehicle Hire launched a new branch in Brighton Road, Shoreham, earlier this month.

At about 10,850 sqft, the new branch houses up to 35 light commercial vehicles for business use. The previous nearest site was in Crawley.

Marcus Strong, area operations manager of Northgate, said: “The launch of the Brighton branch is a great opportunity for Northgate to further support our customer base in the area.

“Our flexible vehicle hire product provides businesses with all the benefits of purchase and contract hire but with none of the risk.”

Led by manager Shib Bhaskaran, the branch offers business rates and competitive daily hire fees for the public as well as a vehicle maintenance and breakdown and recovery service.

With its head office in Darlington, the branch is its 74th in the UK and Ireland.