An Ayrshire firm is keen to spread its wings as part of a nationwide expansion. ‌

Irvine-based EssJay Electrical Services are plugging into success from their base in the town's South Newmoor Industrial Estate. ‌

The team of eight, headed by Steve Roberts, are a major contractor for the Ministry of Defence and carry out work on more than 5,000 of their homes across Scotland. ‌

It's a major task for the family-run firm, who work on properties from Dumfries to Wick on a weekly basis.

But Roberts, 48, has his eye firmly set on the company's continued growth - with local work just as important to their strategy.

He said: "It all started with me doing soffit lighting during Covid and from there we began subcontracting for a local housing agency which gave us an avenue into the MoD

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