Liverpool-based Document Direct has received a £400,000 investment from the North West Fund for Venture Capital.

The company, which specialises in outsourced dictation, is among the UK’s leading suppliers of transcription and secretarial services, producing upwards of 20,000 documents per month from recordings sent over the internet. It will utilise the funding to pursue its expansionary aims.

Martyn Best, founder and managing director of the firm, commented on the windfall, saying "The growth of Document Direct until now has been funded by myself and some very supportive shareholders, and the addition of this investment will enable our service infrastructure to be enhanced, and our business development and client service team to be significantly strengthened.”

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