Finance Yorkshire Case Studies

Posted 1st May 2013

Sheffield-based AME Group Ltd design new products and create high-specification prototypes for large companies or individual inventors.

Posted 1st April 2013

West Yorkshire business Fullsun Photovoltaics Limited was started in April 2012 and develops high concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) modules for the utility and commercial markets

Posted 1st April 2013

Envirodoor Limited, based in East Yorkshire, is an international manufacturer and supplier of specialist industrial and hygienic doors. 

Posted 1st April 2013

Kevin Hollinrake and Jeremy Ward, both 49, established property intelligence company, Vizzihome, in 2009 when the pair identified a gap in the property sector for strong market intelligence. 

Posted 1st March 2013

Sheffield-based IT lead generation company, Fluent Communication, combines telemarketing, social media and digital marketing to generate new business opportunities for its clients in the IT/Technology sector.

Posted 1st February 2013

Skipton-based Healthcare House provides information and advice on a wide range of healthcare issues as well as supplying medical consumables and equipment across the UK. 

Posted 1st January 2013

Drinks company Euphoria Cocktails specialises in ready-made bottled cocktails. The company is the brainchild of Victoria Novis who established the firm in 2010 when she saw a gap in the market.

Posted 1st January 2013

Young Leeds entrepreneur Sohail Rashid launched the first property search application on Facebook in the UK in January this year and it is now the largest property network on the social network. The 27-year-old can also lay claim to the fastest growing property website of 2012. 

Posted 1st January 2013

Wilson Benesch, based in Sheffield, manufactures high end audio loudspeakers and turntables for domestic and professional use. The company employs 17 highly trained employees and is regarded as a world-class innovator in its field. The majority of its products are exported to more than 30 countries.

Posted 10th October 2012

Turbine Efficiency Group specialises in the supply and maintenance of gas turbines around the world. Since being established in 2000, the company has enjoyed continued growth and is on target to reach a turnover of more than £4.5million this year. 

Posted 1st October 2012

Leeds-based Silchrome Plating Limited was established in 1949 and offers a wide range of metal finishes and treatment processes to a variety of industries including engineering, aerospace, defence, oil and gas and electronics. 

Posted 1st October 2012

Sheffield-based metals stockiest and distributor firm, Broder Metals Group Ltd, was established in 2006.

Posted 1st October 2012

The Beautiful Meme is a collective of designers and writers that specialise in rebranding and advertising.

Posted 1st August 2012

Carlton Manufacturing is a developer and manufacturer of sustainable construction materials. The Wakefield-based company produces a range of sustainable cements, mortars and concretes for construction and DIY sectors that contain a high proportion of locally sourced waste materials rather than freshly quarried new material.  

Posted 26th July 2012

Innovative technology business Peratech, which has its headquarters in Brompton on Swale near Richmond, is the world leader in Quantum Tunnelling Composite technology, which was invented by David Lussey, Chief Technical Officer.  

Posted 25th July 2012

Landscaping and garden supplies company Charlton Brook was established in Sheffield in 1978 by a father and uncle team.

Posted 24th July 2012

Ultimate Office Solutions, based in Silsden near Keighley, provides complete office refurbishment, design and furniture for business across the country including Smith and Nephew, Skipton Building Society and Leeds City College.  

Posted 2nd July 2012

Ember Ads is a unique online advertising business based in Leeds at the Round Foundry Media Centre.

Posted 1st June 2012

Green Screen Productions Ltd (GSPL), based in Bubwith, near Selby is a production and production services company that has a large green screen facility.

Posted 1st June 2012

XeraCarb Ltd, a spin-off from Sheffield Hallam University, has devised a new ceramic composite material that is lightweight but very hard and strong. 

Posted 1st May 2012

Bankwood Meats is a meat manufacturer and purchases, cooks, slices and packs turkey crowns. The company was established by Managing Director’s John Hearsey and Andrew Bennett and has been trading on Thorne Enterprise Park since November 2004.

Posted 1st April 2012

SHEilds Ltd is a health and safety training company. The company, established by chairman Mike Shields in 2002, is based in Hessle, Hull, and has offices in Dubai and India. 

Posted 22nd March 2012

A Bradford-based tent and marquee specialist is venturing into the field of luxury ‘glamping’ with new product lines thanks to a £70,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire. 

Posted 1st March 2012

Sheffield-based BetterYou was set up five years ago to capitalise on a gap in the market for innovative health supplements, including transdermal magnesium products and sublingual vitamin sprays, for modern customers with busy lifestyles.

Posted 1st March 2012

ALA IB is a North Yorkshire GAP insurance provider working with personal and corporate clients. The company’s success selling and brokering insurance products has seen it become the largest online supplier of GAP insurance to corporate and retail sectors in the UK. ALA IB has also started selling truck, tractor and plant GAP insurance. 

Posted 1st March 2012

Abbeydale Brewery is a Sheffield-based brewery supplying its range of beers to real-ale drinkers in more than 400 pubs across Sheffield and beyond. Established in 1996 as by Patrick Morton and father Hugh, Abbeydale Brewery now produces more than 120 barrels per week.

Posted 1st March 2012

Leading internet technology service provider Save9 is the first business in Scarborough to receive an investment from Finance Yorkshire. Save9 provides expert technical services and solutions including web development, telecoms and ‘cloud computing’ - a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process business applications and data. Clients include Dale Power Solutions and all five West Yorkshire Councils.

Posted 1st March 2012

Finance Yorkshire provides valuable financial support to the manufacturing and engineering sector across Yorkshire and the Humber. The venture capital and loan fund has the financial packages available for a variety of requirements to help businesses achieve their growth ambitions. It can also join forces with other investors to provide gap-funding for specific projects. 

Posted 1st March 2012

Finance Yorkshire provides valuable financial support to the health sector across Yorkshire and the Humber. The venture capital and loan fund has the financial packages available for a variety of requirements to help businesses achieve their growth ambitions. It can also join forces with other investors to provide gap-funding for specific projects. 

Posted 1st March 2012

Finance Yorkshire provides valuable financial support to the digital and new media sector. The venture capital and loan fund has the financial packages available for a variety of requirements to help businesses achieve their growth ambitions. It can also join forces with other investors to provide gap-funding for specific projects. 

Posted 16th January 2012

Plastic packaging manufacturer Arvensis and sister company food plastic manufacturer PFF, recycles plastic bottles into plastic sheets and packaging for the food, healthcare and cosmetics industry.

Posted 1st December 2011

Hull-based John Moore Security Limited is on a sure footing for future growth ahead of its 25th anniversary next year after a £150,000 funding boost from Finance Yorkshire. 

Posted 1st December 2011

Bar Products and Services, based in Low Moor, Bradford, is an engineering company that specialises in supplying the global wire industry.

Posted 1st December 2011

Based in Denaby Main, Doncaster, Senior Architectural Systems Ltd supplies a range of fenestration systems for fabricators, architects and contractors working on commercial building projects. 

Posted 1st December 2011

Veracitix, based at The Media Centre in Huddersfield, is the brainchild of serial entrepreneurs Ian Pringle and David Grandinetti.  

Posted 27th October 2011

Leeds-based GSE Research is a specialist online scholarly publisher in governance, social responsibility, sustainability and environment for policymakers and practitioners. John Peters, the former CEO of Emerald Group Publishing, is re-entering the market with GSE Research Ltd, which is being partially funded by Finance Yorkshire. 

Posted 26th October 2011

Weedfree Limited, a Goole-based company, provides weed control and vegetation clearance services to local authorities, industry, utilities, power generators and the railway network. 

Posted 1st October 2011

Partnerships are the foundation for growth and Finance Yorkshire’s partnership with Barclays Corporate has resulted in two recent Sheffield based investments.

Posted 1st September 2011

KRL Group Limited is a photocopier specialist that has been trading for more than 25 years. Based in Willerby, East Yorkshire, KRL sells and services photocopiers, and is the main dealer for Konica Minolta machines as well as recently becoming a dealer for Ricoh. The company, which also recently underwent a management buyout (MBO), sells and services photocopiers to customers across Yorkshire, the Humber and parts of Lincolnshire.

Posted 1st August 2011

Badgequo has been trading for more than 25 years, during which time the company has developed a wide range of cosmetic and toiletry products which combine affordability and quality. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of branded gift sets and private label products for major high street retailers.

Posted 1st July 2011

Regional businesses can often struggle to find the right funding packages to meet their growth needs. Lee Bloodworth, HSBC International Commercial Manager, believes teamwork can often be the name of the game when it comes to providing the best funding solutions for businesses.

Posted 1st June 2011

Businesses often require support to aid growth. Mike Hackett, director at RBS, believes companies of all sizes can benefit from the advice and backing from a variety of organisations all tasked with building the region’s economy. He said: “The most important advice I give to any business I speak to, is to seek all the advice and help they can get and examine all the options open to them. The good news is that there is plenty out there.

Posted 1st June 2011

Microdat is a Leeds-based brewery equipment manufacturer. An established business operating in a growing market, Microdat has seen extensive new product development over the preceding 12 months and, with a strong order book, the business is well-placed to take advantage of a number of significant opportunities.

Posted 1st June 2011

Laser Cutting Company Ltd is the only tubular laser cutting company in the region, delivering tubular, sheet and flat metal parts on a daily basis to customers throughout the UK. Established in 1981, it was one of the first companies in the country to cut materials with a laser - as opposed to saw or flame cut.

Posted 1st June 2011

High Access Solutions specialises in providing both permanent and temporary roof safety systems allowing working at height to be carried out safely. All their technicians are qualified to the specialist industry standard and have the necessary trade skills to carry out the required work. The company provides a crucial service to the construction industry. 

Posted 1st April 2011

Screen 4 LLP, based in Barnsley, is a drug testing company which tests airline staff around the world and former drug abusers on home soil.

Posted 1st February 2011

S3 ID Group Limited (“S3 ID”), based in Rotherham, is the UK’s market-leading provider of innovative location awareness solutions. S3 ID offers a range of unique and patented solutions which improve personnel safety and security in the oil, gas, petrochemical and energy sectors. 

Posted 1st December 2010

Labfacility, based in Dinnington, is the largest producer of temperature sensors for the aerospace and automotive industries.

Posted 1st December 2010

Electrastar Ltd is a fibre optic specialist and data cabling installer based in Hull, East Yorkshire.