TECHNOLOGY business Allpay has invested £3m in its Hereford head office on Whitestone Business Park after launching two new operations as part of an expansion strategy. The company, which specialises in payment collection services and plastic card manufacturing, will construct a new bureau and card production facility after growing demand for its services. The new building is set to be fully operational by June and comes after Allpay opened offices in Westminster and Cheltenham, creating 50 jobs.

Marshall Haldane, operations director at Allpay, said: "This current round of investment ensures the delivery of enhanced products and services for our current clients and enables us to continue winning new business."

Pierre Galeon, corporate and commercial development director, added: "In the last six months, allpay has won more than 20 new business contracts with a range of global organisations across both the payments and card services businesses. The investment will see our market growth continue, and enable us to improve our services to existing clients, both of which I am very excited about."