Admiral Group, which employs about 1,000 people in Newport city centre, has welcomed its 10,000th employee.

When the South Wales headquartered company launched in 1993, it had just 57 staff based in Cardiff.

A quarter of a century later, Admiral now employs 10,000 staff across eight countries, employing more than 6,800 people in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport alone.

After checking new starters in all its operations around the world, Mostofa Miah, who joined the company’s claims department in Cardiff in March this year, was identified as the company’s 10,000th employee.

Before joining Admiral, Mostofa worked as a supervisor in a restaurant. He has two cousins who also work in claims and friends in the company’s sales department.

Admiral’s Recruitment team surprised Mostofa in his department to present him with a special 10,000th employee award and doughnuts to share with his new team.

Admiral is currently recruiting for a number of support and contact centre roles in its Cardiff, Swansea and Newport offices.