A Swedish company which puts wi-fi on trains and buses around the country has moved its UK headquarters to Chatham Maritime.

Icomera set up its first operations in this country with a small team at the Medway Innovation Centre in 2006 but has since outgrown the site near Rochester Airport.

Today it supplies internet connections to commuters on coaches run by Chalkwell and the Kings Ferry, as well as on South West Trains and scores of other clients.

Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst cut the ribbon on the new headquarters in Victory House on Friday, which is also home to Swedish bank Handelsbanken.

Icomera has moved 50 employees to the new HQ, where it monitors internet connections on trains, coaches and ferries around the globe.

Dave Palmer, managing director of Icomera UK, said: “There is a good atmosphere at the Medway Innovation Centre but we outgrew it.

“We didn’t want to move away from Medway as we have good support here, our people live here and staff like the lifestyle here, as opposed to London.”

Miss Tolhurst said: “This company have been supported by the team at the Medway Innovation Centre, which provided a central place for them to grow.

“They wouldn’t have wanted to leave but their success means they have got too big and have moved to this fantastic new office.

“I wish them every success in the future and hope they continue to grow and employ more people in the area.”