A TIMBER merchant's move to a £3m new premises has helped create 30 jobs and safeguarded a further 50.

The Arnold Laver Group is relocating from its Timber World base at Tyne Dock to a former steel site at Hebburn, South Tyneside.

The Timber World division offers a call and collect service and nationwide delivery of products.

The move is necessary as the Port of Tyne requires the Tyne Dock site for the extension of its container facility.