A WASHFORD company which had its base destroyed in a huge fire in December is set to start rebuilding next month.

Claymore Lubricants Ltd, of Heming Road, is to start work on a new office block and factory and is hoping to be back on the site early in the next year.

A new 30,000sq ft factory will allow the company to grow again and the company to take on more staff.

The company manufactures, blends and distributes lubricants for industry.

Meanwhile, the company has managed to stay in business thanks to a helping hand from town property consultant John Truslove who found alternative premises quickly enough for crucial production or sales time not to be lost.

But after the fire the company had to move down from 30,000 sq ft to 11,744 sq ft and from 33 staff down to 11.