Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has achieved a significant milestone of over £100m of funding advanced across the Midlands in the 18 months since opening its regional office in Birmingham. The Midlands team has enjoyed rapid growth since regional managing director David Parsons opened the office in 2018 with support from head of portfolio Mike […]
Arbuthnot Specialist Finance Limited (ASFL), the short-term property finance arm of Arbuthnot Latham, is pleased to announce it has supported a client in the purchase of a property in Glasgow which provides eight separate office suites. The deal was completed in just seven working days from the moment the loan was approved. The client utilises […]
Specialist SME lender Shawbrook Bank has provided funding support as part of a recapitalisation with a solution made up of working capital, asset finance and cashflow loan for Medica Packaging to expand its facilities and meet its ambitious growth plans. Based in Crewe, Medica Packaging specialises in the design and manufacture of cartons, patient leaflets […]
Hickory’s Smokehouse has received a £13m funding package from leading alternative lender ThinCats to help accelerate its active roll out of restaurants. The first Hickory’s Smokehouse opened in Chester in 2010 following founder Neil McDonnell’s extensive research into the American BBQ and smokehouse sector. The team behind Hickory’s has been operating in Chester for 20 […]
A popular hotel in a Pembrokeshire beauty spot has secured a bright new future after being bought by new owner Robert Jones and hotel manager Matthew Pugsley. The 10-room Lamphey Hall hotel in the village of Lamphey was recently put up for sale. In addition to a £50,000 loan from the Development Bank of Wales, […]
Porky Whites is a name synonymous with quality British sausages. The treasured, family-owned brand, which has been serving its special-recipe bangers since 1935, is looking forward to another decade of growing appetites, with the security provided by £750,000 in funding from Independent Growth Finance (IGF). The partners came together after a combination of external factors […]
A UK-based SME credit and short-term finance provider, Affiniture, established in 2011, supports over 6,000 SME accounts with over £125m of spend per annum. Shawbrook Bank has recently supported Affiniture Cards Limited (trading as Diners Club International) with the refinancing of their existing funding arrangements through the provision of a committed senior funding line. The […]
Alternative SME credit specialist Caple has helped Working Voices, a specialist business communications training firm, with access to unsecured lending. Working Voices will use the long-term unsecured loan to implement its strategic growth plans. The business plans to increase its revenue streams by developing and marketing new products and services and continuing to expand globally. […]
Andusia, the UK’s leading aggregator and exporter of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), has agreed a funding package with ThinCats, the alternative lender to mid-sized UK businesses. Based in Hertford, Andusia is the UK’s largest independent exporter of commercial waste, servicing the rapidly growing energy from waste market. In an economy evermore concerned about its environmental impact, […]
Gloucester-based Window Widgets (2006) Limited, which includes The Residence Collection of premium windows and doors, has been acquired by the existing UK management team from USA-based Masonite International Corporation. The terms of the deal were not announced. The UK management team includes Sarah Hitchings (sales and marketing director), Michael Hart (technical director), Richard Bonnor operations […]
