DIGITAL services provider Incremental Group is making its first foray south of the Border, with the launch of a Manchester office later this month.

The business is making the move in a bid to attract more customers as well as to access a wider pool of talent.

Chief executive Neil Logan said: “Having a presence in the north west is strategically important to us as we expand across the UK.

“We spent time evaluating several options and believe Manchester, and in particular our new base in Media City, provides us with the right platform to continue to grow our customer base and attract excellent digital technologists”.

He added that the company expects to hire as many as 60 people in Manchester within the next two years.

Mr Logan, who was formerly chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin, launched Incremental as an acquisition vehicle in 2016. In December of that year it acquired 34-person Inverurie firm First eBusiness Solutions, a provider of digital services to clients in the oil and gas sector.

Incremental currently employs 70 people.