A specialist tea merchant, which sources some of the rarest and most unusual varieties of Britain’s favourite brew, is hoping to tap into Newcastle’s bustling night scene by pioneering a unique day-into-night venue at its Heaton-based headquarters. The Estate Tea Company was launched in 2014 by Tom Webb, who drew inspiration from a project heRead more
A Grimsby-based pet food manufacturer which produces a range of tasty treats for dogs, is scaling up its operations by relocating to new premises and increasing capacity, helping it to target significant growth in both the UK and international pet foods sector. Skippers Pet Products approached Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment FundRead more
A Sheffield based engineering company, which is helping businesses recoup thousands of pounds in energy costs, is turning up the heat on its future growth plans after calling on help from Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Headquartered at Sheffield’s Century Park Industrial Estate, Saphex manufactures, designs and repairs a wide rangeRead more
A Huddersfield-based manufacturing company is setting its sights on significant growth and expansion after calling on Finance For Enterprise to scale production of an innovative range of microbiological cleaning products, following the successful acquisition of one of its competitors. Biobax produces a diverse range of environmentally friendly products including sustainably sourced paper straws, hand sanitisersRead more
A specialist industrial and commercial gearbox engineering company, which has been trading for nearly a century, is targeting a new phase of growth after securing £100,000 in loan funding from Finance For Enterprise and NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Huddersfield-based Highfield Gears specialises inRead more
A specialist training company is helping businesses in the digital sector to overcome the abundance of software engineering vacancies in the region after securing a £75,000 loan from NPIF – BEF &FFE Microfinance, which is managed by BEF and Finance For Enterprise and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). The Developer AcademyRead more
Finance For Enterprise has welcomed experienced business lending manager Gurinder Mandir. Former banker Gurinder will be responsible for helping SME businesses across the UK to access a range of different lending packages to help them plan for future growth, but who are typically unable to secure financial support from traditional high street lenders. Gurinder joinsRead more
NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, managed by the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) and Finance For Enterprise (FFE) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) have successfully provided over £10 million of loans to help businesses in the region overcome barriers to growth. Appointed in 2017 to deliver NPIF – Microfinance loans toRead more
A Grimsby-based manufacturing company, looks to create eight new jobs and target multi-million-pound growth after securing a loan from alternative lending provider Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Operating from Grimsby’s Enterprise Village, Smartflow Couplings now specialises in manufacturing innovative hose couplings which are used to improve both safety and efficiencyRead more
Businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber, and Tees Valley are set to benefit from an additional £5m of funding from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (“NPIF”). Responsible finance providers Finance For Enterprise (“FFE”) & Business Enterprise Fund (“BEF”) were appointed in 2017 to manage NPIFRead more
