A TEESSIDE engineering firm has won three national contracts worth more than £500,000, taking its total business so far this year to more than £1m.

MB Tech Limited, based in Stockton, has won deals to supply its products to Wimbledon Tennis Club, oil and gas company Total and global technology group GEA Power Cooling Systems.

The firm, which has been operating for little over two years and makes value-added accessories such as steel flooring, handrails and safety gates, has struck the deals only months after securing four other contracts worth £500,000.

Its turnover already exceeds £1.5m, and is to rise again on the back of its latest contracts.

The Wimbledon deal - worth about £80,000 - will see MB Tech design, fabricate and supply lightweight flooring for the new roofing system trusses.

It will also supply about 5,000sq m of open steel flooring for Total's refinery near Immingham, in Humberside, in a deal worth more than £320,000, and will make steel grating and handrails for GEA's several power stations in the UK. The contract is worth about £100,000.

The value of new business already secured by MB Tech this year totals more than £1m.

Steve MacDonald, director of MB Tech Limited, said: "The engineering industry in the UK is a tough one to master, especially given the amount of competition that there is here at the moment.

"We are absolutely thrilled that we have been able to create a position for ourselves that allows us to stand out above our competitors."

Malcolm Potter, manager of the Tees Valley Engineering Partnership, of which MB Tech is a member, said: "It is hard to believe that MB Tech Limited has only been in operation for around two years.

"Within that short time, the firm has already built itself a strong reputation and it is great to see its world-class expertise being recognised and enjoyed by a variety of national firms."