Case Studies

Reacton Fire Suppression Ltd and Fireward Ltd, leaders in advanced fire suppression technology, secured a £3m funding package from Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending to accelerate their strategic growth.

Ashbrook Holdings Limited has taken a major step forward in its buy-and-build strategy with the acquisition of Webb Injection Moulders, supported by a £2m funding package structured by Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending and backed by the British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme.

A female founded advanced manufacturing business raised £600k of investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II to scale-up the solutions it provides to manufacturers across the world.

Cheshire-based Frank Olsen Furniture, a designer and manufacturer of smart technology-integrated furniture, secured £80k from NPIF II – GC Business Finance & River Capital Smaller Loans, which is managed by the consortium as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).

Evolve vehicle repair company secures loan from Midlands Engine Investment Fund II to support business growth

Based in Blackburn, Littlefair's Wood Finishing Products, an award-winning and environmentally-friendly wood finishing products brand, has raised £75,000 from NPIF II

Oxi-Tech is a clean-tech company which has developed disinfectant technology using water and electricity. A £250,000 investment through the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (COISIF), has helped to accelerate the company’s commercialisation and its next phase of growth.

Integrated Graphene is an advanced material supplier that has invented, patented and commercialised a revolutionary design for a manufacturing process to produce a high-performing pure 3D graphene foam on any surface in seconds. As a capital intensive process, funding was needed to develop the new material and commercialise it, hire a team of technical and commercial experts, and to demonstrate scalability and performance.

Smile Plastics is a material design and manufacturing house making supersized 100% recycled and 100% recyclable decorative panels for commercial and private interiors.

GTS specialises in specialist adhesives and flexible materials, one use of which is in electric vehicle battery modules.

Nova Pangaea’s technology converts wood and crop residues into sustainable biocarbons, biopolymers, biochemicals and advanced biofuels, offering new sources of income for agricultural enterprises.