A BLACKBURN exporter has expanded its operations with a new office opening in Mexico. Northern Industrial, which specialises in spare parts and repairs, hope that the new office will help spearhead the company’s expansion into not only Mexico itself, but elsewhere in Latin America and the USA. The new branch in Mexico City will be headed up by Alejandro Núñez and is the first overseas site to be opened by Northern Industrial. Northern Industrial managing director David Lenehan said: “Downtime in breakdown situations costs about £200,000 an hour on average across all businesses worldwide according to a recent global study.