the go-ahead by town planners.

The company has been forced to increase the size of its offices following a recruitment drive which has seen staff levels rise by a massive 40 percent in the last two years. At the moment some employees are being housed at the nearby Belvedere Building.

The new complex, which has now been approved by the Development Applications Board, will increase the surface area of the building by an additional 6,000 square feet underground, below the current site of the fountain in front of the building. The company now has 90 staff, including 15 senior executives, operating on the Island.