TELECOMS and internet group Commsworld has upped its turnover forecast for the year from £10 million to close to £13m.

The Edinburgh company also hopes to increase its workforce from 50 to 60 in the coming months.

It said business has been boosted by winning clients such as Arnold Clark, The Edinburgh International Conference Centre and The Law Society,

Commsworld, founded in 1994, is also building a superfast fibre network in the Scottish capital in conjunction with AIM-listed CityFibre.

Ricky Nicol, Commsworld chief executive, said: “2015 has certainly been the biggest year in our history.”