Adenstar, the Portslade based construction group, has won a design and build contract from Shoreham Port Authority.

This for a storage shed which would cover the playing area at Withdean Stadium.

Under the same contract, Adenstar is extending an existing 100-metre shed by 20 metres.

Founded in 1999, Adenstar Reinforced Concrete has grown into a multi-million pound business, winning major contracts across the South.

Most of the contracts have involved large areas of on-site reinforced concrete.

Chairman Derek Chapman , who is also a director of Brighton and Hove Albion, said: "The decision to target this work has greatly increased our order book.

"There are companies that construct multi-million pound concrete frames, particularly in London, but not companies of our size specialising in £500,000 to £2.5 million structures. We have found a nice gap in the market."

Adenstar Development was about to be awarded its second major concrete apron paving contract for British Airways at Heathrow at the time of the World Trade Centre tragedy. The project was shelved but part of it has now been reinstated. In the year to the end of November, group turnover was up by 20 per cent.

Last year the group designed and built its own offices in Portslade.

These will be officially opened next month when Adenstar's investment in training will also be recognised with a member of the workforce receiving the 250,000th Construction Skills Certification Scheme award.

To add to its achievements, the firm was presented with an Investor in People award by , minister for construction Nick Raynsford. Mr Chapman told the minister although his firm was investing heavily in training he was concerned about a shortage of skilled labour.