A national vehicle rental company is to create about 30 jobs after investing thousands of pounds in a new site in Oxfordshire.

Reflex Vehicle Solutions has opened on a two-acre site at Milton Park near Didcot where it has spent £50,000 setting up a hire, distribution and storage centre.

Bosses say more recruitment will take place over the coming months as it looks to grow the business across the south of England.

Managing director John Collins said: "Earlier this year we announced major expansion and recruitment plans for Reflex and we have been working hard to put these into place as soon as possible to cope with growing demand.

"The opening of our Oxfordshire base is crucial for the growth of the business which has a wide client base in the South and South East."

Reflex operates more than 4,500 rental vehicles for both passenger and commercial use including both passenger car and commercial use vehicles and, as well as the company's headquarters at Stockton-on-Tees and its new Oxfordshire base, has sites in Middlesbrough, Glasgow and close to the M25 in London.

Shaun Elmstrom, manager of the Milton Park site, added: "We chose this location because of its proximity to major routes such as the M4 and M40.

"Much of Reflex's business is around the Birmingham, Bristol and London areas and Didcot is central to all of these cities."