A DISTRIBUTION firm in Trowbridge has announced an ambitious plan to double its annual turnover in the next five years.

Hammond Way firm, The Consortium, hopes to take its annual turnover from £40m in 2004 to £100m by the end of 2009.

To oversee the plan the firm has appointed four new managers.

Chief executive Jeff Gould said: "We are confident that we now have all the resources with which to take advantage of the growth opportunities in the marketplace and we have been delighted with the recruitment process."